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National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has denied ever apologising to Chief Bode George, the erstwhile deputy national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP over hisincarceration for alleged contract splitting.

In a statement issued by his media office, Tinubu said George’s account of their meeting at the burial of Chief Alao Arisekola lastyear was a twist of the facts as he said that he, Tinubu, was only beckoned by some dignitaries to greet George who he claimed he had earlier ignored.

Tinubu said that the attempt by George to take that greetingasan apology could only be a wayfor the PDP leader to walk back from his earlier vow to go on exile should General Muhammadu Buhari win the presidential election.

Chief George had in an interview by a national weekly last weekend claimed that he had forgiven Tinubu for his alleged role in sending him, George to prison after receiving the apology at Arisekola’s burial last year.

Tinubu’s response read thus:

“I was informed abouta recent interview by Bode George in one of the national dailies and felt it necessary to clarify his claim that I begged him for forgiveness. I don’t know when and how I ever offended Mr. George. I have never wronged the man or even thoughtof it. I sought no forgiveness because no forgiveness wasneeded.

“I think somehow he is still trying to implicate me as instigatingthe criminal proceedings once lodged against him. From my recollection, Mr. George was found guilty by a courtof competent jurisdiction based on convincing evidence of wrongdoing. He insultsthe judiciary by implying that hisconviction was wrongly derived.

“Mr. George seeks to imbue me with more power than I could possibly have. I am flattered but in all humility, I must protest the false assessment. If he can remember, the government of the day wasthat of the PDP. I have never had nor sought much influence in those circles.

”He was charged by the government ruled by his own party for an offence concerning financial irregularitiesatthe Nigeria Port Authority, NPA, an appointment he received from that same government. It isan incredible tale indeed to state that somehow I could direct a party that tried to dismantle the progressive political structure of my party to bringdown one of its key members.”

“The more plausible explanation for his legal tribulation was that a member of his own cabal blew the whistle on Mr. George’santicsfor reasons that only he and that person truly know. The rest is now history.

“I believe he was convicted of “Invoice Splitting” a violation of financial regulations. This malpractice is a deliberate circumvention of the law so that the culprit may approval expenditures above his mandated authority to do so and without proper oversight.

“In the end, it was Mr. George’s own hand and actionsthat led to his incarceration more than anything I could ever have done.

“Mr. George claims the alleged apology wasmade at the burial of Chief Alao Arisekola. On that date, personalities such as Oba Otudeko and Governor Ajimobi approached me because I did notgreet Mr. George initially. They pleaded that, in the memory of the man we were all gathered to honor, I should greet Mr. George. At their request, I turned back and came to greet him bysaying “Good Afternoon Egbon”. That was all.

“If Mr. George wishes to interpret that as an apology, he has the right to do so. I also have the right to state categorically that no apology was made or even intended.

“I think he is trying to find a way to walk back from his election hyperbole thathe would go on exile if the APC won the Lagos State governership election. He realizes that Lagos under the APC is a very good place to live afterall. If he wants to remain in Lagos, he does not have to manufacture an excuse or explain away his bad words. Neither the APC nor I have any aims against him. In the election, the people rejected his party and his brand of politics. That is enough for us. We move on to greater progress. We have no time or inclination to trouble ourselves by troubling Bode George.
Any trouble he is experiencing is a product of his own mind.

Source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/04/i-did-not-apologise-to-you-tinubu-replies-bode-george/

Gheghen!

I knew that he was lying the other day,beg bode George for what? ... front page pls

Attempt by George to take that greeting as an apology could only be a way for the PDP leader to walk back from his earlier vow to go on exile should General Muhammadu Buhari win the presidential election.

babs01:
Attempt by George to take that greeting as an apology could only be a way for the PDP leader to walk back from his earlier vow to go on exile should General Muhammadu Buhari win the presidential election.

That's a good point...politicians with their ego

MODs' pls frontpage
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