By Olasunkanmi Akoni



NATIONAL leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has revealed how some influential members in the Lagos APC Governor’s Advisory Council, GAC, upturned one of his critical decisions not to return his wife, Remi, for a third term in the Senate.

Tinubu, explained that the “coup” was hatched prelude to the conduct of the last primary elections across the 245 wards of the 20 Local Government Areas in the state, last year.

He said this while addressing party leaders and members at a stakeholders’ meeting, prior to the postponed Presidential and National Assembly polls, at Police College, Play-Ground, Ikeja in Lagos.

Tinubu, who was reacting to the allegations of imposition levelled against him, said some of his decisions are also being influenced by leaders in the party.

He said: “Let me tell the story of how Bayo Osinowo, APC Senatorial candidate for Lagos East emerged (displacing incumbent Senator Gbenga Ashafa). I was still thinking on the way to go for the primaries.

“I told them, we will not follow the third term syndrome. No candidate will go for a third term which also affected my wife Remi. I did not want her to go for a third term. But Prince Tajudeen Olusi, leader of the GAC and some members led the coup against that decision.

I told them I wanted my wife back at home but they insisted that I must listen to them. And after much argument, I conceded and said I will obey you. That was how Remi got the APC third term ticket.

“Now coming to the East, (where Ashafa was also bidding to go for the third term and eventually lost out to Osinowo) I was contemplating on who could be our candidate when Kaoli Olusanya led leaders from Ikorodu to my house saying they have resolved to send Bayo Osinowo to the Senate for the East Senatorial District and that was it.”

He said the clarification became necessary following series of allegations of imposition of candidates levelled against him in some quarters, particularly, from the opposition parties.

To achieve victory at the poll, Tinubu announced the setting up of a Special Taskforce to take public complaints, mobilization, and monitoring of the exercise.

Tinubu, also urged the special taskforce, executives of the party to embark on final reconciliation of all aggrieved members through series of meetings in order to have a consolidated electoral victory across board.

Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/02/why-i-kicked-against-my-wifes-third-term-tinubu/

It is expected that in politics there are no permanent friend as well as no permanent enemy .

Even you wife can be your political enemy ..

Hmmmm Nigerian politics.

Tell this super story to the Birds sir

Stories meant for sophisticated morons who can’t think for themselves.

No Lagos Senator has been given a third term ticket except thiefnibus wife, yet he comes up with this rubbish to deceive his zombie thugs.

Nigerian youth, support and vote for Atiku Abubakar. He would certainly create the enabling environment necessary for business to thrive. He would give us jobs and not make us redundant like Buhari.
Atiku is talk and do!
Please, be wise!the first mistake by Buhari as he failed to communicate any economic policy direction immediately he was announced winner leaving all economic stakeholders in the dark , for months no stakeholder knew is the the new govt was going to be favourable to the private sector and at what level and instead of Buhari communicating this he instead went to work straight stoking the embers of tribalism and division with his 97% to 5% gaffe which immediately cast a veil of economic and security uncertainty on the polity and economy .
The outcome : Investors immediately put a pause on any further investment till the air could be clearer at least on what economic direction the president was towing.The 2nd mistake Buhari will make was his deliberate delay in choosing Ministers for almost a year meaning he spent his first fiscal year without any form of FEC meeting where new govt tactical and strategic policies
are brain stormed and matched against Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) , this delay was like virtually pausing the life support of a patient in Coma while you searched for a medical expert !!
The Outcome: This needless delay would end up putting the Nigerian economy under stress as for months unending every other micro policy from state govts to local govt to private sector where all put on hold as stakeholder waited for ministerial direction as a plimsol to guide their own decision so it was not uncommon for many of us to walk into our clients organization and be told we had to halt projects tool the ministers where inaugurated.

Story! So have that stopped Remi Tinubu from being on the ballot for Lagos Central Senatorial district? Your end is nearer.

So "They" decided to let ur wife go for third term but denied other candidates same abi... And U think every other person out there is as foolish as ur supporters abi

Smart people know there is a thing or two to learn from this man of immense influence, he has been out of power for close to 12years,but still remains relevant, has foot soldiers who are ready to die for him with all loyalty, he is shrewd and kind at the same time, a thief but also a stickler for performance, he listens to his people,but still find a way to make his choices their desire,a macheville type of leader,a mafioso, hardly heard but his punches are weighty! His day of political suicide will come someday, as no one reigns forever, but until then, I a southerner duff my heart for a maestro of d political chess game of the elite west,

STATUE OF POVERTY is the Nigerian version of STATUE OF LIBERTY constructed in Nigeria in February 2019 , it was originally built as a symbol of the ruling party called APC , the ALL PROGRESSIVE PARTY , but it sparked nationwide outrage in Nigeria contrary to the impression it was meant to create, apart from fact that its obstructing the national monument, people see it as a symbol of poverty as it is well portrait the hardship and poverty in the Africa most endowed with natural resources nation , after Nigeria was rated ahead of India as the poverty capital of the world , Nigeria is the country with largest number of people living in extreme poverty , the figure released by World Poverty Clock and put together by Brooking Institute show that an estimated 87 million Nigerians are living in extreme poverty, and close to half of the country population living on less that $2 a day , this figure is projected to increase if nothing is done the statute represent poverty unlike the Statute of Liberty , people called it APC Broom or The Broom of doom

hmm.... baba niyen ....twale for you o...

hahahahaha...these people reallybtake their zombs for fools ...How come no party elder was able to save Ambode

Atiku is a greedy thief. Argue with your stupid self.

So Lagos political offices na your birthright?

Even Hausas that believe in birthright rulership won't take this bullshit for this long

Y was it kept secret till now? Tinu...........bu

Awon Thíefnubu!

Atiku4betaNaija:
Nigerian youth, support and vote for Atiku Abubakar. He would certainly create the enabling environment necessary for business to thrive. He would give us jobs and not make us redundant like Buhari.
Atiku is talk and do!
Please, be wise!the first mistake by Buhari as he failed to communicate any economic policy direction immediately he was announced winner leaving all economic stakeholders in the dark , for months no stakeholder knew is the the new govt was going to be favourable to the private sector and at what level and instead of Buhari communicating this he instead went to work straight stoking the embers of tribalism and division with his 97% to 5% gaffe which immediately cast a veil of economic and security uncertainty on the polity and economy .
The outcome : Investors immediately put a pause on any further investment till the air could be clearer at least on what economic direction the president was towing.The 2nd mistake Buhari will make was his deliberate delay in choosing Ministers for almost a year meaning he spent his first fiscal year without any form of FEC meeting where new govt tactical and strategic policies
are brain stormed and matched against Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) , this delay was like virtually pausing the life support of a patient in Coma while you searched for a medical expert !!
The Outcome: This needless delay would end up putting the Nigerian economy under stress as for months unending every other micro policy from state govts to local govt to private sector where all put on hold as stakeholder waited for ministerial direction as a plimsol to guide their own decision so it was not uncommon for many of us to walk into our clients organization and be told we had to halt projects tool the ministers where inaugurated.

die die die

She is your wife and other men are controlling her for you? A whole Jagaban? What kind of cock and bull story is this? Abeg stop trying to play with our sentiments, you want her back there.

Gather your zombies and tell them that super story after feeding them

Yoruba people be like "HIGH NECK HAS POSTPONED THE HELESHUN....

Atiku is a thief
Jesus says he shall come like a thief....

Atikulated

Nawa oooo... Is the senate her permanent seat? That's going to be 12 years now... So no other sensible candidate?

Africa/Nigeria is doomed!

So u can't resist ur wife 3rd term bid,

U quickly succumbed to d pressure ,yeye

Chukwurah003:
Atiku is a greedy thief. Argue with your stupid self.

who wants to argue with a fool?

Anybody that believes this hell of a story, deserves deliverance.

Yen yen yen

who's this browny trying to deceive ?

They want to tell us another story again ooo...SMH

I still don’t understand why igbos are always mad when they hear Tinubu...
Just like everyone in this country, he’s has the right to support whoever he wants and just like every politician, he can twist the truth in fgavor of his political party.
Just as most easterners are supporting Atiku, Tinubu and his fellow Yorubas have the right to support anyone they like, even if the person is idi Amin brother.

Chukwurah003:
Atiku is a greedy thief. Argue with your stupid self.

What was he when he was in APC? Just asking bro

This Tinubu is a fool sha. They plotted coup against you and allowed your wife to go but could not plot coup to allow others go? Your wife has two heads abi? Werey alaso. Ndi ara.