By Seun Opejobi The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu has disclosed that former President Ol...
By Seun Opejobi
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress,
APC, Bola Tinubu has disclosed that former President Olusegun Obasanjo punished
him while he was governor of Lagos State.
Tinubu explained that the decision was not a personal
punishment but an action taken against the Lagos State Government.
He said Obasanjo took the decision against his
administration because he was in the opposition party.
The APC flagbearer spoke during his presidential campaign
rally in Benin City, Edo State against the backdrop of Obasanjo’s endorsement
of the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi.
He accused the former president of frustrating his efforts
of solving the challenges of electricity supply during his tenure as governor.
Tinubu also accused the then Obasanjo’s administration of
diverting and embezzling money meant to solve electricity challenges.
According to Tinubu: “I brought Enron to solve electricity
problem and help Lagos economy but Obasanjo and PDP frustrated it. They
punished me and Lagos people and even began deducting our money.
“I created Local Governments in Lagos to accelerate
development and create employment for our people but Obasanjo siezed our
allocation and punished us for that.
“That was wickedness and such a man said he endorsed a man
for you to vote as President. Can Obasanjo recommend a leader for anyone in
Nigeria? A man who does not know the way cannot show the way.
“They punished me as Lagos State governor, not personal
punish but the entire Lagos State was punished.”
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