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Bode George provides fresh details on how APC leader Tinubu ‘begged’ Abacha for appointment

Bode Goerge, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has insisted that the All Progressives Congress (APC) national leader, Bola Tinubu, begged late military ruler, Sani Abacha, for appointment.


In an interview with The Sun, George provided more details and said people like former Osun governor, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, knows about the story.

His reaction follows comments by some Tinubu’s associates absolving him of allegations that he sold out to Abacha.


George said: “I have nothing personal against Tinubu. I don’t hate him. We may not be in the same political party and there is no big deal about that. Nigeria’s constitution guarantees freedom of association. On this issue of Kola’s claims, I’m saying nothing but the truth. Kola Abiola was right.

“Tinubu begged Abacha to make him an administrator or a state commissioner. I was in the military that time, and I was in Aso Rock with Gen. Abacha and Gen. Oladipo Diya who was then chief of general staff to Abacha. I was the principal staff officer I to Gen. Diya. I was then a commodore in the Nigerian Navy.

“Tinubu came to Aso Rock to lobby for these positions but already the military had taken decisions that Abacha’s regime was going to be purely a military regime unlike that of Babangida who appointed civilians as deputy governors to military governors then.


“Tinubu actually came to lobby to be made a commissioner but when he was told about the military decision, he became sad. He wasn’t happy and that was when he went to join NADECO and other pro-democracy activists. If Abacha had given him the positions he lobbied for, Tinubu would have been part of Abacha’s government.

Unfortunately some of these people defending Tinubu and now attacking both myself and Kola Abiola don’t know all these that I’m revealing. I’m saying it again categorically that it was when Tinubu didn’t get appointment from the Abacha’s government that he, out of frustration and anger went to join NADECO.

“I challenge Tinubu to a public debate on this. I challenge Tinubu to a public debate on any national television station either here in Nigeria or abroad. I’m even ready to face him on CNN or BBC on this issue. I’m calling out Tinubu, he should take up my challenge. Even if he said we should go to a graveyard to face one another on this issue, I’m ready to face him.


“For those defending Tinubu, have they seen Tinubu coming out to speak personally or issue a personal statement on Kola Abiola’s claims and my support for Kola Abiola? I’m talking about people like former Lagos state APC chairman, Chief Henry Ajomale, former NUPENG president, Joseph Akinlaja and others who have become Tinubu’s defenders on this issue.

“If these people don’t know about what transpired during the June 12 crisis, they should keep quiet instead of defending what is not defensible, I say once again, Tinubu should come and face me in a public debate on this issue if he believes I’m not saying the truth.

“If Abacha had agreed with Tinubu, Tinubu would have become deputy governor to Oyinlola. Both Oyinlola and Tinubu are brothers. They are both from Osun state. Tinubu is from Iragbiji while Oyinlola is from Okuku. Nigerians should ask Oyinlola if I’m lying. Facts are facts, Tinubu can’t deny that he lobbied Abacha to be made a commissioner or deputy governor to Oyinlola. I’m putting all these together in my memoirs, which will be out very soon,” he said.

https://dailypost.ng/2019/07/06/bode-george-provides-fresh-details-apc-leader-tinubu-begged-abacha-appointment/

All Tinubu’s media lackeys, MÁGÁ dogs, and senior and junior domestic servants do is spread lies, falsehoods, propaganda, and whitewash a tainted character like Tinubu.

Remember folks. Chief Bode George was a military officer at that time. A high ranking one. There are some information available to him that wasn’t available to the public.

He lobbied Brig. Gen Olagunsoye Oyinlola to become his vice as military governor of Lagos under IBB, it failed. He lobbied Abacha to become Commissioner, it failed. That was when he now became an emergency member of NADECO "fighting for democracy".

Hear it from the horse's mouth, Oyinlola himself. While there's nothing wrong in lobbying, it is disingenuous to start posturing as a pro-democracy activist. Sule Lamido, Bode George, Oyinlola, Kola Abiola, all these men cannot possibly be lieing against Tinubu. They were there!.

P.S: Shehu Sani's post in 2019 before he decamped back to APC and got bribed with a CON. They know Sule Lamido is right.

Bola Ahmed Tinubu lobbied to be my vice while I was the Lagos State Military Governor, but it was unsuccessful.

~ Brig. Gen Olagunsoye Oyinlola.
Former military governor, Lagos state.

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— Emma ik Umeh (Tcee )🇳🇬 (@emmaikumeh) June 23, 2025

BODE GEORGE when are you going to relocate from Nigeria as you promised? TINUBU is the president federal republic of Nigeria. You want TINUBU to take up your challenge while you can't even keep simple promise made by you. George you must keep to your promise you like it or not that is if you have shame. A senator lobby to be a commissioner? Haba old man lie small small na

Fake News
Gen Abacha that even wanted Tinubu assasinated
like Alfred Rewane and Kudi Abiola for championing June 12 and democracy

Tinubu had to flee Nigeria into exile

Mmmmh, I don't fully thinks so this news don't even have a site bro

Christistruth00:
Fake News
Gen Abacha that even wanted Tinubu assassinated
like Alfred Rewane and Kudi Abiola for championing June 12 and democracy

Tinubu had to flee Nigeria into exile

What was your post in the Supreme Military Council to be privy to any fact? There's time to listen, there is time to talk and time to learn from old men who scattered Nigeria.

LadyExcellency:
What was your post in the Supreme Military Council to be privy to any fact? There's time to listen, there is time to talk and time to learn from old men who scattered Nigeria.

They were very public events
Tinubu was the leader of NADECO in exile

Christistruth00:
They were very public events
Tinubu was the leader of NADECO in exile

What an irony. A leader in exile, you mean like Simon Ekpa? Don't you mean a coward in exile?

Christistruth00:
They were very public events
Tinubu was the leader of NADECO in exile

It doesn't matter. Never swear on behalf of any politician even if he's your parent. The more you look, the less you see.

Politicians and the ruling class stage disagreements and fights to win their followers and still dine together at night.
Tinubu will pick up Elrufai's call before that of some APC Governors, even at the point of highest disagreements.

Common evidence they cannot provide,to what effect is this news now,I hope it’s not to impeach him as president

Tinubu that we all know his antecedents
Is that someone anyone should be defending if not that he manipulated his way to the presidency.

Even the loud mouths defending are doing so to keep their job and share in the loot.

LadyExcellency:
It doesn't matter. Never swear on behalf of any politician even if he's your parent. The more you look, the less you see.

Politicians and the ruling class stage disagreements and fights to win their followers and still dine together at night.
Tinubu will pick up Elrufai's call before that of some APC Governors, even at the point of highest disagreements.

As long as it is the Truth it doesn't matter to you

Peter Obi was working for Gen Abacha as if his life depended on Abacha

Not everyone was like that

If you want to go after those that collected appointments from Abacha then Peter Obi should be number one

Why are you just saying this now?
Why did you not say so before?

Tinubu's so called democratic values is nothing but the two-faced hypocrisy that is the trait with him till date.

Why are you just saying this now?
Why did you not say so before?

There are some questions
Why would a senator beg to be made commissioner

The claim that it was ALL MILITARY AFFAIR is untrue

Commissioners were civilians

Now Nigerians tend to reason in binaries Everything is about sides

Either I am for Tinubu or against
I am neither

If Bode George convinces me I will believe him

For now His story is not really credible

That does not mean he is not telling the truth he might be

But He who alleges must prove

Let us learn how to listen without taking sides

Bobloco:
All Tinubu’s media lackeys, MÁGÁ dogs, and senior and junior domestic servants do is spread lies, falsehoods, propaganda, and whitewash a tainted character like Tinubu.

no b Ibo u b again?

Even when u know it's a lie, since it's Tinubu u must take it as d truth, even coming from bode goerge that is known as a die hard hater of Tinubu.

Na your problem b that, people who were there provided dates n evidences so u can believe whatever u want


If u can believe Buhari was cloned without knowing the meaning of cloning, Wetin u no go believe again

Sheuns:
Remember folks. Chief Bode George was a military officer at that time. A high ranking one. There are some information available to him that wasn’t available to the public.

shebi na Una believe say Buhari was cloned without knowing the meaning of cloning. Na Una dey say make Buhari open cap n drink water on national TV cos u said his oesophagus is leaking




Nobody should take u people serious again cos u can believe anything once u don't like that person

AMINDA:
He lobbied Brig. Gen Olagunsoye Oyinlola to become his vice as military governor of Lagos under IBB, it failed. He lobbied Abacha to become Commissioner, it failed. That was when he now became an emergency member of NADECO "fighting for democracy".

Hear it from the horse's mouth, Oyinlola himself. While there's nothing wrong in lobbying, it is disingenuous to start posturing as a pro-democracy activist. Sule Lamido, Bode George, Oyinlola, Kola Abiola, all these men cannot possibly be lieing against Tinubu. They were there!.

Bola Ahmed Tinubu lobbied to be my vice while I was the Lagos State Military Governor, but it was unsuccessful.

~ Brig. Gen Olagunsoye Oyinlola.
Former military governor, Lagos state.

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— Emma ik Umeh (Tcee )🇳🇬 (@emmaikumeh) June 23, 2025

if u people can believe Buhari was cloned without knowing the meaning of cloning, Wetin remain wey Una no fit believe.

Na who no know Una for that side go dey take Una serious

AMINDA:
What an irony. A leader in exile, you mean like Simon Ekpa? Don't you mean a coward in exile?

Tinubu didn't deny NADECO but Simon ekpa the Ibo hero called himself a content creator n dissociated from everything ipob

Can u see d difference?

Karlman:
Tinubu that we all know his antecedents
Is that someone anyone should be defending if not that he manipulated his way to the presidency.

Even the loud mouths defending are doing so to keep their job and share in the loot.

if u people from your side can b so emotional to believe Buhari was cloned without knowing the meaning of cloning, Wetin remain wey Una no fit believe once u no like person?


Nobody takes u people serious again, we won't b surprised if anyone from your side come out tomorrow n say tinubu came to steal meat from his pot n u believe.

Is this not someone from your side?

Factcheck0001:
shebi na Una believe say Buhari was cloned without knowing the meaning of cloning. Na Una dey say make Buhari open cap n drink water on national TV cos u said his oesophagus is leaking




Nobody should take u people serious again cos u can believe anything once u don't like that person

Tinubu is not a democrat. He has proven and shown time and time again that he is not one.

A man that doesn’t allow democratic process in something as little as local government chairmen and councilors is who y’all are singing praises that he is a democrat?

This same Tinubu that has been a godfather in Lagos politics for well over 2 decades and stifled every opposition in Lagos?

Sheuns:
Tinubu is not a democrat. He has proven and shown time and time again that he is not one.

A man that doesn’t allow democratic process in something as little as local government chairmen and councilors is who y’all are singing praises that he is a democrat?

This same Tinubu that has been a godfather in Lagos politics for well over 2 decades and stifled every opposition in Lagos?

obi didn't conduct local government election for good 7 years n 8 months as governor


Is he a democrat?

Factcheck0001:
Tinubu didn't deny NADECO but Simon ekpa the Ibo hero called himself a content creator n dissociated from everything ipob

Can u see d difference?

That was because he was caught. If Abacha had renditioned Tinubu too and had him extradited from exile, I'm absolutely sure he would have denied NADECO too. Otherwise, he wouldn't have ran away in the first place. Everyone can be a hero from afar.

Factcheck0001:
if u people from your side can b so emotional to believe Buhari was cloned without knowing the meaning of cloning, Wetin remain wey Una no fit believe once u no like person?


Nobody takes u people serious again, we won't b surprised if anyone from your side come out tomorrow n say tinubu came to steal meat from his pot n u believe.

Is this not someone from your side?

...yapping is allowed.
Just be capping.
Keep capping.
Dey cap dey go!

Factcheck0001:
obi didn't conduct local government election for good 7 years n 8 months as governor


Is he a democrat?

Tinubu that asked LSHA to reinstate a speaker that was unanimously removed by majority of the house is a democrat?

AMINDA:
That was because he was caught. If Abacha had renditioned Tinubu too and had him extradited from exile, I'm absolutely sure he would have denied NADECO too. Otherwise, he wouldn't have ran away in the first place. Everyone can be a hero from afar.

the word "if" doesn't work when we talk about reality, so save yourself that stress

Many testified tinubu was part of NADECO n they even brought group pictures but just like your heroes from your side always cause trouble for u people n they run away


Ojukwu ran away when the heat got to it without losing any member of his family but 3 million ibos died......Hero number 1 japa

Nnamdi kanu ran away when the heat got to it without losing any member of his family but many Ibos died.......Hero number 2 japa


Simon ekpa was even the funniest, he claimed content creator and made it clear he doesn't know anything about ipob n many Ibos died.....Hero number 3.


These are d history of the people u called heroes but u people are d ones that will always call others cowards.

Abiola died for his mandate even when he was given the chance to run but u people believe yorubas are coward?



Fela died for what he believed n u people believe yorubas are cowards?

Obj came back to Nigeria when he knew he would b arrested n probably executed but u people believe yorubas are cowards?


It's like we are using different dictionary

Hero in your own dictionary means to run away after causing trouble.

While in your own dictionary coward means to stay n face d consequences of one's action

Sheuns:
Tinubu that asked LSHA to reinstate a speaker that was unanimously removed by majority of the house is a democrat?

ok


Obi didn't conduct local government election for good 7 years as governor


Is he a democrat?

Karlman:
...yapping is allowed.
Just be capping.
Keep capping.
Dey cap dey go!

is Buhari still cloned or jubril has gone back to Sudan?






I pity people who take u lots serious

Factcheck0001:
ok


Obi didn't conduct local government election for good 7 years as governor


Is he a democrat?

When did it become the duty of a governor to conduct elections? What happened to the electoral commission?

Christistruth00:
Fake News
Gen Abacha that even wanted Tinubu assasinated
like Alfred Rewane and Kudi Abiola for championing June 12 and democracy

Tinubu had to flee Nigeria into exile

Even Ken Saro Wiwa was Abacha’s friend. Abacha ordered his execution. Abiola was IBB’s friend. IBB annulled his election.