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Tinubu Admits To Leaked Tape, Claim His Was Misinterpreted by MadeInTokyo: 9:25am On Feb 21, 2019
I said I will not go to Alausa and I will not steal money or ask for government funds. Instead, I will recognise the successful efforts of APC members, using only my personal funds.

“The falsifiers seek to paint my statement as improper. However, it is common practice to give tokens of gratitude to party members for their work. It is feeble to suggest that such a practice somehow amounts to vote-buying.

“No one was directed to give money to potential voters. I made it clear that the token rewards will only take place after the election.

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday refuted reports alleging that he boasted in Yoruba language that he stole public funds.

There are reports circulating in the media allegedly based on a ‘leaked’ audio tape of Tinubu at a public meeting of APC supporters in Lagos on February 14.

The reports claimed that Tinubu boasted that he stole public money.

Tinubu, through his Media Officer, Mr. Tunde Rahman, said in Lagos that he could never have uttered what was ascribed to him.

He said that in a desperate attempt to paint him in bad light, the reports grossly mistranslated his statements to imply corruption and election malpractice.

“Politics is an arena where mischief and exaggeration may not be the best craft but are permitted excesses of the trade. However, when people engage in willful defamation, they have crossed the line into the impermissible.



The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday refuted reports alleging that he boasted in Yoruba language that he stole public funds.

There are reports circulating in the media allegedly based on a ‘leaked’ audio tape of Tinubu at a public meeting of APC supporters in Lagos on February 14.

The reports claimed that Tinubu boasted that he stole public money.



Tinubu, through his Media Officer, Mr. Tunde Rahman, said in Lagos that he could never have uttered what was ascribed to him.

He said that in a desperate attempt to paint him in bad light, the reports grossly mistranslated his statements to imply corruption and election malpractice.

“Politics is an arena where mischief and exaggeration may not be the best craft but are permitted excesses of the trade. However, when people engage in willful defamation, they have crossed the line into the impermissible.

“I addressed a meeting attended by hundreds of people. The meeting was open to the public at large. Moreover, the media was present and visible. There can be no leak involved when a statement is publicly made and the media present there.

“The reports claim that I boasted that I stole money. The merchants of this outlandishness used the fact that I was speaking Yoruba at the meeting as the basis for their falsehood.

“Thus, non-Yoruba speakers are left to accept their translation of my words. Had I spoken in English, they would not have had a story to sell, for my words clearly did not say what they claim I said,” he said in a statement.

Tinubu said one of the issues addressed was the reward system for loyal party members and supporters after securing victory for APC in the 2019 elections.

“In short, I promised the party faithful, APC supporters and members a reward for their efforts to secure victory in the 2019 elections.




“I have previously stated the goal of getting three million people in Lagos to sufficiently believe in the vision of the APC that they will vote for President Buhari and Vice-President Osinbajo.

I said I will not go to Alausa and I will not steal money or ask for government funds. Instead, I will recognise the successful efforts of APC members, using only my personal funds.

“The falsifiers seek to paint my statement as improper. However, it is common practice to give tokens of gratitude to party members for their work. It is feeble to suggest that such a practice somehow amounts to vote-buying.

“No one was directed to give money to potential voters. I made it clear that the token rewards will only take place after the election.

“As far as any reasonable person can discern, it is somewhat impossible to purchase a vote after an election has already taken place,” he said.


https://punchng.com/leaked-audio-misrepresented-my-statement-says-tinubu/
Re: Tinubu Admits To Leaked Tape, Claim His Was Misinterpreted by MadeInTokyo: 9:25am On Feb 21, 2019
Another lie for zombies to believe
APC zombies were arguing foolishly that the tape was fake, now Tinubu has verified that he actually made those statements but was misinterpreted

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Re: Tinubu Admits To Leaked Tape, Claim His Was Misinterpreted by Racoon(m): 9:26am On Feb 21, 2019
Ganduje denied his own leaked babanriga dollar bribe stuffing scandal audio-visual tapes but Ibrahim Magu forensic analysis proved him wrong;
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has confirmed the authenticity of the video showing the Kano State Governor, Umar Ganduje, allegedly receiving millions of dollars as bribe.

SATURDAY PUNCH gathered that forensic analysis of the video showing Ganduje receiving bribe from a contractor indicated that the video was not digitally cloned as claimed by some of his loyalists.

https://punchng.com/political-considerations-stalling-ganduje-bribery-probe-investigation/

Rotimi Amaechi infamous leaked audios was also initially denied only for the APC as moribund party/ govt to shamelessly made a volte face.

Now Tinubu too have been caught in another frenzy on tape; “No one was directed to give money to potential voters. I made it clear that the token rewards will only take place after the election. (still vote-buying) which he didn't deny but trust the APC & NL zombies to start the damage control for him.Continue!

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Re: Tinubu Admits To Leaked Tape, Claim His Was Misinterpreted by codedguy1(m): 9:58am On Feb 21, 2019
Racoon:
Ganduje denied his own leaked babanriga dollar bribe stuffing scandal audio-visual tapes but Ibrahim Magu forensic analysis proved him wrong;


Rotimi Amaechi infamous leaked audios was also initially denied only for the APC as moribund party/ govt to shamelessly made a volte face.

Now Tinubu too have been caught in another frenzy on tape; “No one was directed to give money to potential voters. I made it clear that the token rewards will only take place after the election. (still vote-buying) which he didn't deny but trust the APC & NL zombies to start the damage control for him.Continue!


Buhari still does not know the technology used in the Gandollar video even after Magu his unconfirmed effcc boss categorically confirmed the video as undoctored grin

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Re: Tinubu Admits To Leaked Tape, Claim His Was Misinterpreted by MadeInTokyo: 10:07am On Feb 21, 2019
codedguy1:


Buhari still does not know the technology used in the Gandollar video even after Magu his unconfirmed effcc boss categorically confirmed the video as undoctored grin
grin grin grin
Re: Tinubu Admits To Leaked Tape, Claim His Was Misinterpreted by DMerciful(m): 11:10am On Feb 21, 2019
Tribal and agbero politics!
Re: Tinubu Admits To Leaked Tape, Claim His Was Misinterpreted by Clerverly: 11:13am On Feb 21, 2019
“I addressed a meeting attended by hundreds of people. The meeting was open to the public at large. Moreover, the media was present and visible. There can be no leak involved when a statement is publicly made and the media present there.

Tinubu should have ignored the useless ipob Pigs..

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Re: Tinubu Admits To Leaked Tape, Claim His Was Misinterpreted by hesilo(m): 11:16am On Feb 21, 2019
Ok!....My own is...

Please if you stay in PH and traveling to Enugu on friday for the elections please kindly contact me. I really wana vote but truth is after traveling last time and last week's suspension, i went broke. Kindly help if you can. Thanks

And don't forget Atiku/Obi has my vote
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