Ogunlewe On Tinubu: What He Said Before And What He Is Saying Now

Former Minister of Works, Senator Adeseye Ogunlewe has gone completely round on his perceptions on All Progressives Congress, APC national leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu vowing to support his 2023 presidential aspiration.

Ogunlewe who retired as a permanent secretary in the Lagos State civil service was a contemporary of Tinubu’s at the advent of the Fourth Republic and had been elected on the platform of the Alliance for Democracy into the Senate in 1999.

However, as Tinubu consolidated over the party, Ogunlewe gave way and defected to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP ahead of the 2003 General Election and became a strongman of Dr. Olusegun Obasanjo’s in Lagos. He also became a harsh critic of Tinubu.

In one of his comments on Tinubu, he said:

“There is nothing special about Tinubu. There is nothing invincible about him. People should stop dressing him in borrowed robes. Tinubu gets away with some of these things because of money he spends.”

Now, following his return to Tinubu’s political camp the former permanent secretary, minister and senator is dressing Tinubu up for the 2023 presidency.

In an interview with the Sun Ogunlewe is quoted to have said: “I have been reading and watching a lot of comments about it. I believe 2023 should be thrown open.”

“Nobody should be shut out. There is nothing wrong about Southwest showing interest. We are talking about democracy.

“To shut out some people or group is undemocratic. Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu wants to contest, let him contest. What is the noise about Tinubu all about? Is Tinubu not qualified to contest? I will support Tinubu if he wants to contest.

“Tinubu has paid his dues. If Tinubu wants to contest, let him contest, and let Nigerians decide his fate. Tinubu is a dogged fighter. He has triumphed over many challenges. He has seen it all. He can do it if given the chance.

“Nothing in life is static. Tinubu is from the Southwest, and anything for the progress of Southwest, I’m for it. If the 2023 project is for Southwest interests, then I’m now on the same page with Tinubu, and I have no apology for it.”

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