Bola Tinubu Won’t Restructure Nigeria If He Becomes President In 2023 - Ayo Adebanjo Says

 

Elder statesman and Afenifere chieftain, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, on Tuesday said Ni­gerians should not be fooled by those saying Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, former Lagos State governor, will restructure Nigeria if he becomes presi­dent in 2023.

President Muhammadu Buhari has refused to imple­ment the report of the 2014 National Conference which was set up by his predecessor former President Goodluck Jonathan, comprising emi­nent Nigerians from across the country.

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) also set up the Committee on True Federal­ism in 2017. The committee had submitted its record seeing that January 2018 however the party has didn't put in force it.

Responding to those claim­ing Tinubu has no powers to restructure the united states of america now but will accomplish that if he turns into president in 2023, Adebanjo stated given Tinubu’s silence on restructuring now, all of us wondering he's going to restructure the united states while he will become president is being deceived.

“Tinubu cannot restruc­ture Nigeria even supposing he will become president the next day. Don’t let anyone mislead you about that. I actually have informed Tinubu that if he wants to grow to be president after the constitution of our human beings had been made, this is every other rely however surely not underneath this current consti­tution".

“That people’s constitu­tion might have settled how power rotation is going to be. We won’t be embarrassed through folks that are actually telling us that zoning or electricity rotation isn't always inside the charter”.

Adebanjo, who also stated he gained’t assist Tinubu if he solicits his aid for the 2023 presidency, brought that the 2023 might not maintain except Nigeria is restructured. Ac­cording to him, recent devel­opments inside the usa have pointed to the reality that Nige­ria won't continue to exist the 2023 general elections.

“If Tinubu publicizes for president the next day and seeks my aid, I received’t sup­port him. I actually have told him that despite the fact that they select my son as president beneath this constitu­tion, I will oppose him. This is an obnoxious charter. It is a charter by means of the North­ern elite to oppress the South. All the things which might be causing war within the united states today is in the charter made with the aid of the army”.

On why he is against Tinubu, Adebanjo stated Tinubu betrayed the Yoruba country over his endured si­lence on the disaster rocking the South-West due to the nefarious sports of killer herdsmen.

“All these things they're doing in opposition to the South-West now, what's Tinubu saying approximately it? He can’t speak. That became why I stated he is deceiving Buhari and Buhari is also de­ceiving him”.

He additionally stated he has in no way demanded cash from the APC country wide leader at any point in time, tough him or any of his supporters to offer any proof in the event that they trust he did.

“Tinubu’s supporters have claimed that one of the reasons why we parted approaches changed into due to the fact he likes spending cash for human beings even as elders like us are stingy. That is authentic and I have challenged him that if I have been to invite for mon­ey, how a great deal did he give me earlier than I took the motion that made him governor? The overdue Ganiyu Dawodu because the country chairman of Lagos State AD had already forwarded the name of Funsho Williams as winner of the primary. I overturned it as the national chairman".

“When there was a dispute between him and Dawodu, the female he known as his moth­er, Alhaja Abibatu Mogaji, whom I have recognised due to the fact Ac­tion Group days phoned me to intervene. I advised her ‘Alhaja, you understand me. I am status for reality. Ask your son, did I get a penny from him before I known him?

“When he become seeking to undermine his then deputy, Kofoworola Bucknor-Akerele, and we informed him that he can’t do that. I also spoke with Kafa­ru Tinubu and I stated ‘Kafaru, if I ask you for N20 million at that point, received’t you deliver me? He said I will give you. I then asked ‘why can’t we communicate to this boy (Tinubu)?

“That is how irrespective of how a good deal I criticise him, he'll handiest reply me again through his boys who're his mouthpiece. He will in no way re­ply me at once. I stood by means of him via thick and skinny on principle, now not for any material gain. He can’t say ‘Papas, forestall threatening me due to the fact that is how a whole lot I gave you’. That is the integrity I’m selling.

“When he become governor, he was cussed on sure problems. So, at some point of Christmas, he gave myself, Papa Abra­ham Adesanya and Olanihun Ajayi cows as Christmas pres­ent, however we lower back them to him. We advised him we received’t accept his items because we talked to him however he refused to listen".

“On a sure occasion when he added Christmas present, I advised Tunde Rahman, his media aide, who delivered it that if I reject this gift now, humans will say this guy by no means forgives. That turned into how I col­lected the gift”, he stated.

Adebanjo also took a swipe at Vice President Yemi Osin­bajo at the declare by some Nigerians that he turned into hand­icapped to talk on restruc­turing. He stated whilst the issue of restructuring changed into being canvassed across the country, Osinbajo stated the agitators were political jobbers.

“How is Osinbajo handi­capped? Is that not the person who said what can we underneath­stand via restructuring? How is he handicapped? Is that not the same Osinbajo who took Obasanjo to courtroom over advent of neighborhood authorities in Lagos on the issue of real federalism when he became At­torney-General in Lagos? What has modified now?"