Former Lagos State governor and chieftain of All Progressives
Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has told the Special Adviser to
President Goodluck Jonathan on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe to
address the issues he raised concerning the planned National Conference
rather than resort to abuses.
Tinubu had on arrival from abroad where he underwent knee surgery about a fortnight ago dismissed the proposed National
Conference as a “Greek gift, diversionary and an act of public
deception” by Mr. Jonathan but the presidency reacted yesterday saying
his conclusion was unjustifiable and went further to lampoon the APC
chieftain.
According to Okupe, “Our dear Senator Tinubu wants the Yoruba Nation
and indeed the people of Lagos State to believe that he is sincere in
rendering public service to the state and the people, whereas he has
heavily garrisoned the state political apparatus with a sizeable number
of his immediate family members. Nigerians should ignore the
vituperations of so-called leaders, who don’t see anything good in
anyone or any programme except they are either in control of it or that
it is tailored to satisfy their inordinate desires and greed”.
However, in a statement last night by his Special Adviser, Media, Mr.
Sunday Dare, Tinubu said: “The reaction of Goodluck Jonathan’s
Presidential cry babies to Tinubu’s extensive comments on the proposed
national conference was predictable. As usual, rather than deal with the
salient and substantial issues surrounding the proposed National
Conference raised by former Governor Tinubu, the reaction from the
Presidency skirted around them.
“In typical fashion, it resorted to abusive language and name
calling. Okupe, like a punch drunk pugilist threw several empty jabs and
went on a flight of fancy, praising his boss and flaunting
fictional achievements of the administration in the face of Nigerians.
“We leave it to Nigerians to judge. They are the ones, who feel the
pains and millions will not be able to relate to all the
fictional transformational achievements reeled out by the Presidency.
Nigerians are saddled with a President who believes fiction is more
important than fact and imagination is more genuine than reality.
While we would not mind such a person to be a leading figure in our
Nollywood film industry, I am frightened that he is the Chief Resident
of Aso Villa and surrounded by a cast of like minds.
“Tinubu’s searching questions about the Jonathan Conference remain
fundamental. We urge Jonathan and his cry babies to take time to read
through the statement and address the cloud of doubts surrounding the
proposed conference. This is a flip-flopping Presidency and on this
issue it must provide answers. Tinubu is satisfied that that he has
raised the provocative questions that need be asked and no amount
of shadow boxing and presidential foul language can change that.”
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