Tinubu Is My Role Model - Buruji Kashamu

Senator-elect and a chieftain of the
Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State, Chief Buruji
Kashamu, has described the National Leader of the All
Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, as his role
model.
Kashamu, who is the chairman of the Organisation
and Mobilisation Committee of the PDP in the South-
West, paid a rare tribute to the former Lagos State
governor in an open letter, describing Tinubu as a true
hero to be emulated by every Nigerian.
Kashamu is the senator-elect of Ogun-East senatorial
district and one of the most vocal opponents of the
APC before the party won the presidential election of
March 28.
He said that it was important to honour those
deserving of honour now that elections are over.
In the open letter addressed to Tinubu, Kashamu said,
“Truth be told, men like you are made up of sterner
stuff and are rare to come by in every generation.
Little wonder you are called the Asiwaju and Jagaban
of Borgu. I doff my hat.
“I hope that in spite of our membership of different
political platforms, we would be able to collaborate
for the upliftment of Yorubaland in particular and
Nigeria as a whole.
“My sincere prayer is for the Almighty Allah to keep
you and give you good health and long life to be able
to see the Nigeria of your dream. For me, I join other
Nigerians in wishing you the best, even as we aspire
and pray Almighty Allah to make us – the younger
ones – be like you, the Jagaban of Borgu.”
Kashamu described Tinubu as the architect of modern
Nigeria, who, he said, made history by leading an
opposition party for 16 years and then grabbing power
at the centre.
He noted that without Tinubu, the President-elect,
Muhammadu Buhari, would not have won the March
28 election.
He said, “Although I now belong to the opposition,
your achievements transcend political divides and I
am not ashamed to publicly acknowledge them. There
is no denying the fact that your place in the history of
the Yoruba race in particular, and, in Nigeria in
general, is well etched.
“The fanatical support that the President-elect,
General Muhammadu Buhari, enjoys in his homestead
was matched with your commanding influence in the
politics of the South-West and indeed the Yoruba race
to produce the results we witnessed during the
elections.
“By your sheer wit and unwavering commitment to
democratic ethos, true federalism and economic
prosperity, you led the Alliance for Democracy from a
one-state party to a regional party and now a national
party that is about to form the government at the
centre.”
Buruji, who sued former President Olusegun Obasanjo
last December over a controversial book authored by
the ex-President, also congratulated Obasanjo and
Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun.
He promised Amosun that he would ensure that the
nine PDP senators in the Ogun State House of
Assembly give him maximum cooperation.