Tobi Adebayo
The Bola Tinubu Media Campaign Team has dismissed insinuations that the presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) disrespected the Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun.
ThisNigeria reported that Tinubu, while addressing APC delegates in Ogun State on Thursday, revealed that he influenced Abiodun’s election as governor.
“Look at this one seated behind me, Dapo, he wouldn’t have become governor without my support,” Tinubu had stated.
The comment had sparked reactions from some Nigerians who described it as disrespectful to a sitting governor.
Responding to the reactions in a statement on Friday, Director of BAT campaign team, Bayo Onanuga said that the comment was “mischievously interpreted.”
Dapo Abiodun reacts to Tinubu’s statement on his election as Ogun gov
“It is on record that the leading presidential aspirant in the forthcoming primaries of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu addressed the national delegates of the party in Ogun State , with Governor Mr.Dapo Abiodun in attendance.
“In his effort to convince the party delegates to vote for him at the primaries, he went down memory lane to provide specific instances when he brought his political clout and strategic skills to assist individuals, groups and tendencies in the party to gain political power.
“Since the video of the speech he delivered in Yoruba hit the social media, varied interpretations have been given to the speech, which in the main was about Governor Abiodun, who in the true tradition of Yoruba culture bowed to his leader after Tinubu’s short speech.
“The Tinubu campaign is not surprised why the opposition in the APC have decided to turn and twist the statement.
“The former Lagos governor, a great party man remains the man to beat at the party’s convention on Monday.
“We are least surprised that he is the target of well-calculated and most unkind virulent attacks
“The campaign organisation hereby appeals to the media to avoid over- sensationalising issues of facts and play its constitutional role of informing the electorate to make informed choices at the presidential primaries,” the statement read in part.
