TINUBU SAYS,”I HAVE FORGIVEN OSINBAJO”

By Olufemilade Oyinade

Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu said he had forgiven Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.

Tinubu stated this in Kano while addressing some political support groups loyal to Osinbajo during the APC presidential primaries, saying a man who asks forgiveness from God, he must be willing to forgive others.

Tinubu said he has nothing against the vice president and assured he would work with everybody, disclosing that he visited Osinbajo at his house after the primaries and also interacted with him during the ministerial retreat.

“I have nothing against him. I have been to his House after the primaries. I have seen him on the day of the goodwill message to the retreat organised by the president.

“And a man who forgives—a man who asks for forgiveness from Allah fully deserves forgiveness. If you cannot give forgiveness, how are you asking from Allah? To me, it is over,” he said.

During a meeting, Coordinator of the Drone Marshall Support Group, Alwan Hassan had urged Tinubu to work with Osinbajo and other presidential aspirants who ran against him at the primary election on 8 June.

He said they had made consultations with some of Tinubu’s friends and enemies and some of them spoke glowingly about him. “Most of them agreed that you are patient and forgiving, and that you easily forgives whosoever offends him in politics.”

“We want to see more of public participation between you and the vice president, Professor Yemi Osinbajo and all other aspirants that contested against you. You are the candidate, you have won,” he said.

Hassan assured that all the group would work for the APC candidate.

Osinbajo was one of the presidential aspirants who ran against Tinubu in the APC presidential primary election held in June.

Aside from Osinbajo, other 13 presidential aspirants included the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State and Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello.

Osinbajo, a political ally of Tinubu, served as attorney general and commissioner for justice when Tinubu was governor of Lagos State between 1999 and 2007.