Tinubu’s supporters ‘unhelpful’, ‘enemies’ – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said recent statement credited to some supporters of APC presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Tinubu shows they are his ‘enemies’.
Obasanjo, in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media Kehinde Akinyemi, said the statements coming from those claiming to be supporters of Tinubu are “unhelpful.”
“Those claiming to be insiders at the meeting issuing statement on the discussion and those crediting to me statement I had not made are enemies of the visitor and are not doing the visit any good,” he said.
Obasanjo’s comment may not be divorced from a statement by Speaker of House of Representatives, Femi Gbaja.
The lawmaker, who was part of Tinubu’s entourage to Obasanjo on Friday, had said, “When we were going to Obasanjo’s house, we were eight, including Asiwaju Tinubu and me; we didn’t want many people to know about the meeting. So, we were to meet Obasanjo and five others from his side.
“But when we eventually got there, we met something pleasantly shocking: a mammoth crowd of our supporters were already at the former president’s house waiting for us.
“So, Obasanjo told Asiwaju Tinubu to pick three people from his side and that he would pick three from his side to meet behind close doors. So, I, Chief Osoba and Chief Akande and Asiwaju went from our side. My people, what I heard there, what Obasanjo said, the victory of Asiwaju is assured.
“Obasanjo spoke at length and we were all happy. He embraced our candidate like a brother, gave him a pat on the back, and prayed for him copiously.”
Tinubu met with Obasanjo on Friday in apparent bid to solicit his support for the presidential aspiration. Others on his entourage to the former president included former Ogun state governors Aremo Olusegun Osoba, Gbenga Daniel.
