Former Governor of Lagos State
and National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu
on Tuesday revealed what the late Brigadier General Mobolaji Johnson told him
when former President, Olusegun Obasanjo seized the statutory allocations of
Lagos State some years ago.
Obasanjo had in 2005 seized Lagos
State statutory allocation because Tinubu created additional 37 Local Council
Development Areas, LCDAs.
Despite the Supreme Court
ordering the then president, Obasanjo to release the allocations, he never
obeyed the court’s order until the late Umaru Yar’Adua released the seized
allocations in 2007.
Speaking at the Day of Tributes
for Mobolaji Johnson at the Onikan Stadium on Tuesday, Tinubu said his time
with Johnson was at a critical period when Obasanjo confiscated the allocations
of Lagos State.
He said Johnson told him then to
ignore Obasanjo and focus on re-engineering Lagos State, which he did and that
it paid off.
Tinubu said: “Johnson embarked on
re-engineering and assembling the best cabinet to show transparency at that
time. He showed courage and strong determination for the benefit of of Lagos
State. His retirement was sudden following the coup in 1975. He lived a life of
great contentment.
“We bid farewell to a man of
great integrity. My time with him was at a critical time when I was facing
another general who seized the money of Lagos State. He said governor, ignore
that man and re-engineer Lagos State. I wish him eternal rest.”
Bola Tinubu extolled the virtues
of Johnson, describing him as a man of integrity.
He said Johnson was a true
gentleman, a servant leader and a man of incorruptible character, saying that
he never used his position to amass personal wealth.
“He did not compromise in his
profession. He left a good legacy in public service. He laid a durable
foundation for Lagos State. He served the people and made them the cornerstone
of social and economic policies.
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