Top sources familiar with the drama revealed that Tinubu used the Abuja-Kaduna train bombing only as a smokescreen.

BY SAHARAREPORTERS, NEW YORKMAR 30, 2022

Former Lagos State Governor and National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, was shocked on Tuesday to realise that President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Senate President Ahmad Lawan and a host of other dignitaries snubbed his 70th birthday colloquium, SaharaReporters has learnt.

SaharaReporters further gathered that Tinubu was therefore forced to call off the event which was only attended by two South-West governors and Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje while other expected dignitaries shunned the colloquium, which came only days after the much controversial APC national convention in Abuja.

Top sources familiar with the drama revealed that Tinubu used the Abuja-Kaduna train bombing only as a smokescreen to save face when he realised that the dignitaries had shunned the event and it would not get the momentum he so desired.

At the Eko Hotels in Lagos, the venue of the 13th Bola Ahmed Tinubu Colloquium with the theme, “Pivoting Nigeria Into The New Order,” Tinubu, while trying to hide his displeasure had said, “Today is supposed to be a very joyful 70th birthday of mine living on earth. I give thanks to God Almighty for being able to survive to this age. I have just been informed of a very sad incident in our country, very sad indeed, that over 60 people and many more were killed and bombed on a train between Kaduna and Abuja just last night. That is a very serious incident about the security of lives in this country and it calls for a very serious sober reflection.

“For me to be here celebrating, dancing and enjoying myself doesn’t show enough concern for a statesman and a senior citizen of this country. This event should not be held. I have consulted with the people you see around me here and they’ve agreed with me and being a very highly committed democrat, I have given myself to their suggestion that they agree that this event be cancelled.”

However, sources told SaharaReporters that Tinubu did not need to get to the venue of the event to make the announcement if he truly cared about the victims of the train bombing, which occurred on Monday evening, the previous night. 

“Contrary to his claims, the real reason was poor attendance; Buhari boycotted; the Senate President boycotted; only three governors showed up; Ganduje, Oyetola Gboyega of Osun and Lagos Governor, Babatunde Sanwo-Olu.

“Even the new chairman of APC (Abdullahi Adamu) was absent. The Kaduna incident happened the night before. It was all false that he cared about the train victims,” one of the top sources explained.

SaharaReporters also learnt that by shunning the event, the President and other chieftains of the APC were sending Tinubu a subtle but important message – you don't have our support for 2023 presidency. 

“They used their absence to send a final message to Tinubu that he won’t be their candidate. Tinubu had arrived in the hall and was ushered in by his supporters and even Governor Sanwo-Olu was ready to read his speech when the event was cancelled under the pretext that '60 persons' were killed in the Kaduna train bombing.

“He (Tinubu) only used that to save face; the truth is that he was embarrassed by the level of attendance despite assurances that heavyweights would attend. 

"Even the Vice President (Prof Yemi Osinbajo) didn’t attend, though he was in Abeokuta the previous day,” another top source said.

Tinubu has been going round the country and meeting with traditional rulers and other leaders to seek support for his 2023 presidential bid which he called a “life-long ambition”. 

He met with Buhari in January 2022 to formally declare his intention to run, saying he intends to step into his shoes, and not on his toes. 

http://saharareporters.com/2022/03/30/exclusive-real-reason-former-lagos-governor-tinubu-cancelled-70th-birthday-colloquium

I have been vindicated. I said it earlier that the Tinubu I know will never cancel his birthday celebration because of the train attack. Tinubu is a heartless human being without human empathy in his wicked soul. Just think about this, this is the first time since the beginning of this inglorious regime that Tinubu is condoling with victims of terrorist attacks but he has been holding his colloquium every year. Fellow Nigerians, is this the first time that hapless Nigerians are in the receiving end of insecurities ravaging Nigeria under the inept Buhari that Tinubu helped bring to power? Has Tinubu condemned any attack even against his own kinsmen before now? We haven't forgotten his infamous statement when the daughter of Afenifere leader was killed by marauding herdsmen wherein he was asking where are the cows? Is Evans a herdsman? The truth is that Tinubu cancelled his birthday celebration because the powers that be shunned him and his inordinate ambition so he did that to save face.

Saharareporters with their fake news again.

Which Osinbajo snubbed Tinubu’s event? The same Osinbajo that his aide tweeted this? Even Osinbajo retweeted the tweet.

https://twitter.com/akandeoj/status/1508812210348384256?s=21&t=1szwisu45ZWzWaDL8YFf_A

Foolish people. We will soon hear them say that Tinubu purposely bombed the train so as to cancel his colloquium.

You’re still jittery that a man cancel his event in solidarity and you expect him to just go on and be doing owambe so that same you people can now start writing all sort of nonsense that he doesn’t care and bla bla bla.

LegendHero:
Saharareporters with their fake news again.

Sahara reporters said nothing but the truth. Stop supporting abnormalities because of little crumbs

Where are his 100 billion online and Nairaland supporters?

They should come and argue rubbish here


Guy man is doomed. I see him having a serious fall out with Aso Rock house boy


Las Las no basket for rotten mangoes

Fahdiga:
Sahara reporters said nothing but the truth. Stop supporting abnormalities because of little crumbs

Lol crumbs.

Maybe because you were raised with poverty you think everyone loyalty need to be bought before they support someone.

LegendHero:


Lol crumbs.

Maybe because you are raised with poverty you think everyone loyalty need to be bought before they support someone.

The feeding bottle will be removed from your mouth by 2023 when APC will be out of power and Tinubu finally humiliated

Fahdiga:
The feeding bottle will be removed from your mouth by 2023 when APC will be out of power and Tinubu finally humiliated

Tell us the truth.

Were you raised with poverty?

I am not shocked neither am I Suprised.
Just like we advised before Pmb came into power, we will advice again.
If Jagaban ventures into Aso rock, Pmb Presidency will be joy to what will hit you.

LegendHero:


Tell us the truth.

Are you raised with poverty?

common sense seems to be far from you bro

LegendHero:


Tell us the truth.

Are you raised with poverty?

I should be asking you this question

Such a selfish human being. So Tinubu expected a sitting president who just lost over 60 citizens to terrorists attacks to come to his birthday party like boy boy or Osinbajo should leave his trip to Kaduna where people died just because Tinubu said so. Na wa for this life sha, now we know where his urchins get their wickedness from

Massiveglory:
common sense seems to be far from you bro

Just imagine what he is asking someone

Tinubu and Sowore.
Presidential candidates doing what they know best.

LegendHero:


Tell us the truth.

Were you raised with poverty?

feeding bottle

LegendHero:


Lol crumbs.

Maybe because you were raised with poverty you think everyone loyalty need to be bought before they support someone.

Maybe you don't have poverty of the pocket, but you have poverties of the mind and morals. You are morally poor!

LegendHero:
Saharareporters with their fake news again.

Which Osinbajo snubbed Tinubu’s event? The same Osinbajo that his aide tweeted this? Even Osinbajo retweeted the tweet.

https://twitter.com/akandeoj/status/1508812210348384256?s=21&t=1szwisu45ZWzWaDL8YFf_A

Foolish people. We will soon hear them say that Tinubu purposely bombed the train so as to cancel his colloquium.

You’re still jittery that a man cancel his event in solidarity and you expect him to just go on and be doing owambe so that same you people can now start writing all sort of nonsense that he doesn’t care and bla bla bla.

But when Sahara reporters said Jonathan was a drunkard, it was not fake news then, right?

You are morally bankrupt

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LegendHero:
Saharareporters with their fake news again.

Which Osinbajo snubbed Tinubu’s event? The same Osinbajo that his aide tweeted this? Even Osinbajo retweeted the tweet.

https://twitter.com/akandeoj/status/1508812210348384256?s=21&t=1szwisu45ZWzWaDL8YFf_A

Foolish people. We will soon hear them say that Tinubu purposely bombed the train so as to cancel his colloquium.

You’re still jittery that a man cancel his event in solidarity and you expect him to just go on and be doing owambe so that same you people can now start writing all sort of nonsense that he doesn’t care and bla bla bla.

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LegendHero:


Lol crumbs.

Maybe because you were raised with poverty you think everyone loyalty need to be bought before they support someone.

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LegendHero:


Tell us the truth.

Were you raised with poverty?

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Thunders must not strike twice......