Adeseye Ogunlewe, a former
minister of works, says Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the All Progressives
Congress (APC), is the most prominent politician in the south-west.
In an interview with Daily
Independent, Ogunlewe said Tinubu has achieved more than the late Obafemi
Awolowo and MKO Abiola, acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential
election.
The former senator who
represented Lagos East from between 1999 and 2003, denied saying the north will
not allow Tinubu get the presidency and that the APC leader may end up like
Abiola.
Results of the 1993 presidential
election showed Abiola was leading by a wide margin but the military regime of
Ibrahim Babaginda annulled the exercise before the electoral body made a final
pronouncement.
“He (Tinubu) is the most
prominent Yoruba person that has paid his dues and is knowledgeable about the politics
of Nigeria. I am confident he can lead Nigeria well if he becomes president,”
he said.
“How can I say that the north
will deny Tinubu and he will end up like MKO Abiola? All these people are
enemies of progress… Hasn’t he (Tinubu) done more than MKO Abiola? Hasn’t he
done more than Awolowo?”
” Maybe not in terms of
perfomance but he has more in terms of skills, wisdom. Look at the way he has
been able to cover all parts of Nigeria.
“Look at the number of people he
has been able to promote from nothing to be governors, ministers and even
Vice-President:.
“Believe it or not, whether you
like him or you don’t like him, you must give him credit. All those saying
negative things are not knowledgeable about Nigerian politics. If you are
knowledgeable about Nigerian politics, you should know that you cannot remove
the man’s achievements from him.”
Ogunlewe spoke after Babachir
Lawal, former secretary to the government of the federal, said Tinubu has what
it takes to rule Nigeria.
There are reports that Tinubu is
eyeing the number one position in the country but the top politician is yet to
speak about it publicly.
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