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.

POLITICS: Tinubu Is Treacherous , Fayose Warns North

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has accused a former Lagos State governor, Bola Tinubu, of treachery , saying, “The North should know that Tinubu’s support for (Muhammadu) Buhari is a Greek gift.”
Mr. Fayose described the former governor as a politician who would sell out anyone to achieve political gains. He said Mr. Tinubu was not honest in his support for the Mr. Buhari, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC.
“Knowing Buhari’s age, state of health and mental capability, Tinubu is only using him to achieve his target of high-jacking power from the North,” the controversial Ekiti governor said
Speaking through his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, Saturday, Mr. Fayose said, “A man who could sell out his own party candidates can sell out anyone given the right prize and political gains.
“Tinubu said with his own mouth at Onikan Stadium, Lagos on Saturday that he was instrumental to the victory of President Goodluck Jonathan in the 2011 general elections.
“He said: “In 2011, I helped Jonathan become President because he made us believe he was a breath of fresh air.”
The governor added that the implication of Mr. Tinubu’s statement was that he sold out the Action Congress of Nigeria, presidential candidate, Nuhu Ribadu, in 2011.
Mr. Fayose said Mr. Tinubu did the same thing to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar under the Action Congress in 2007.
“That to me is treachery and on this issue of Buhari and the March 28 presidential election, I am saying again that the North should beware!” Mr. Fayose said. “The North should know that Tinubu’s support for Buhari is a Greek gift. Tinubu only wants to corner the economy of Nigeria, using Buhari because he knows that he (Buhari) is weak and even at 41, his military government was ran by his deputy, Tunde Idiagbon.
“Therefore, now that the Almighty Allah has made Tinubu to confess that he traded off Ribadu in 2011, I am calling on our brothers and sisters from the North to beware of this political mercenary.”