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I have nothing against Osinbajo, we’re relating well, Tinubu says

I have nothing against Osinbajo, we’re relating well, Tinubu says

Posted: October 27, 2022 at 3:19 am   /   by   /   comments (0)

All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, says he has forgiven his estranged political godson, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.

Tinubu stressed that he harbours no iota of ill-feeling against the former presidential aspirant.

Osinbajo, a former close ally of Tinubu, was a major contender for the APC presidential ticket, which the ex-Lagos governor eventually won.

The incumbent Vice President was Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice under Tinubu as the Lagos State Governor.

It’s widely believed that Tinubu played a major role in Osinbajo’s emergence as the running mate to Buhari in 2015.

The Vice President’s decision to contest for the APC presidential ticket against Tinubu was interpreted as betrayal in some quarters.

Osinbajo was excluded from the APC presidential campaign council, but the party said the decision was on the orders of President Muhammadu Buhari to allow him to concentrate on governance.

On Monday, while addressing a group in Kano that backed Osinbajo’s presidential bid, Tinubu said he had nothing against the vice president.

He said, “I have nothing against him. I have been to his house after the primaries. I saw him on the day of the goodwill message [at] the retreat organised by the president.

“And a man who forgives, a man who asks for forgiveness from Allah fully deserves forgiveness. If you cannot give forgiveness, how are you asking from Allah? To me, it is over.”

Earlier, Coordinator of the Drone Marshall Support Group, Alwan Hassan, urged Tinubu to publicly work with Osinbajo and other former APC presidential aspirants.

He said, “We made consultations with your friends and even your enemies. Sometimes, all of them speak of one good quality about you.

“Most of them have agreed that you stood out as being patient and forgiving [of] whoever offends you in politics.

“We want to see more public participation between you and the vice-president, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, and all other aspirants that contested against you. You are the candidate; you have won.”

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