Ex-Lagos state Governor, Asiwaju
Bola Tinubu, has rebuffed the encomium showered on him by Ogun-East
senator-elect, Buruji Kashamu.
Kashamu the Chairman of the
Organisation and Mobilisation Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party in the
South-West, wrote an open letter to Tinubu, calling him his role model and the
architect of modern Nigeria.
A statement by Tinubu's
media adviser, Mr. Sunday Dare, described Kashamu as a pretender saying he was
insulted by the letter
“The days of false
adulation are gone in Nigerian politics. Fake praise singers like Kashamu will
find that their particular craft is no longer in vogue. During this election
cycle, their practice has dramatically turned from the way things are to how
things used to be. Politicians will no longer be able to change direction and
loyalties as if they were changing clothes.
Those in politics must know
that responsibility and accountability shall now follow them. One can no longer
walk both sides of the street at the same time. In case Kashamu has not
noticed, the politics of principle defeated the politics of posturing.”
“Kashamu may be prodigal but he is no
political son of Tinubu. Kashamu’s political lineage tracks to people like Bode
George and President Jonathan. He should direct his encomiums to these men who
are his true role models. They need his contrived affections more than Tinubu does.
“This same Kashamu rained
insults on former President Olusegun Obasanjo in a vicious campaign of calumny.
Kashamu’s party, the PDP, sponsored defamatory documentaries full of lies and
innuendos against me, General Muhammadu Buhari and other leaders of the APC.”
Tinubu urged Kashamu to
turn himself to the United States’ authorities over the accusations of drug
smuggling levelled against him, adding that only then would he believe that he
was a reformed person.
“Please keep your peace
until you make your trip to the USA as a senator-elect. Upon your return we can
then have a conversation. We can then proceed with your repudiation of the PDP
with a promise that you will stop corrupting and fouling the political system.
“I am a patriotic, law
abiding Nigerian and my achievements make me world-renowned. I am a global
citizen that travels freely to the USA, the United Kingdom and other nations. I
associate with individuals who seek democracy and good governance for all. I do
not spend time with characters whose values are at variance with societal
expectations and laws governing a decent society.”
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