Leading opposition party, the Action Congress of
Nigeria, (CAN) has denied that its leader, Asiwaju
Bola Ahmed Tinubu never said Obama invited him
to the recently held Democratic Party National
Convention, DNC, in Charlotte, North Carolina,
United States of America. It described their action
as an ego massaging.
The party; through its National Publicity
Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed said it was a
rumour sponsored by opposition, noting that the
erstwhile Lagos State governor paid 5000 US
dollars for the generic invitation.
He said “This indolence on the part of those
making the allegation; anybody, who is
conversant with the Democratic Party National
Convention, DNC, and US politics, will know that
you will never be invited to the convention unless
you fall into any of these three categories: you are
either a candidate, a delegate or supporter of the
party.
“If you are a supporter and you are being invited,
you will be addressed with your first name as if
the President (Obama) invited you.
“Asiwaju (Tinubu) never said he got personal
invitation from President Barack Obama. Why the
brouhaha about who invited him? The question is
was he there or not? He was invited because of
his support for the Democratic Party, and he
never said he was personally invited by Obama.