Have you noticed that former President Olusegun Obasanjo does not like APC presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu? Have you noticed that he has never said anything good about Tinubu? Have you also observed that since Tinubu started his presidential campaign, he has had nothing positive to say?
Did you also notice that since Tinubu began his
nationwide consultations, he has not visited OBJ in Abeokuta? Revealed an
insider, at least Tinubu has visited Abeokuta twice, but he did not drop by to
visit OBJ or to formally inform him of his decision to run for presidency.
If you have noticed all these and you don’t know
why, we can tell you the reason.
City People gathered that it is because OBJ does
not like Tinubu and he has not hidden his feelings. According to a political
analyst, although OBJ usually does not directly attack Tinubu in his public
speeches, he always refers to him in veiled terms.
Tinubu also has learnt to always ignore OBJ, who
he knows does not like him.
Why does OBJ dislike Tinubu? City People recently
spoke to a close friend of Obasanjo who revealed that it is because he feels
Tinubu is too stubborn to handle. And that Tinubu has shown him disrespect for
years.
Their rift dates back to 1999 when Tinubu became
the Governor of Lagos and Obasanjo the President.
From day one, Tinubu had always been the leader of
the progressive governors along with the likes of Chief Bisi Akande in Osun
State. He has also been the one galvanising the South-West governors of that
era. OBJ didn’t quite like the fact that he couldn’t win Tinubu to his side. No
wonder, for the 8 years that both of them were in power their relationship was
at best frosty.
To punish Tinubu, OBJ made sure he starved Lagos
State, over which Tinubu superintended, of funds. And it was the stoppage of
Lagos Stae allocations that brought them into open confrontation and Tinubu’s
Lagos State dragged the federal government to court. And he won.
OBJ did not like this confrontational posture. The
military man in h im repulsed this”, revealed an insider.
There was an incident that happened at the Lekki
Free Trade Zone many years back, revealed a source. When OBJ was President.
Tinubu invited Obasanjo, as President to attend the launch of the project.
Tinubu’s late mum was in attendance. In her capacity as the Iyaloja General,
she was asked to make a speech, which she did. In her speech, she admonished
OBJ to draw her son (Tinubu) near, and take him as his junior brother. He
pleaded with OBJ to sheathe the sword and resolve all the animosities he has
with Tinubu. OBJ smiled, took the microphone immediately she concluded and
responded by saying Alhaja Habibatu Mogaji should also tell her son to behave
and respect him, as his elder brother. He said Tinubu is too stubborn. Of
course, Asiwaju Tinubu, in his capacity as Governor also responded to OBJ and
said that if OBJ accuses him of being stubborn, same can be said of OBJ who is
also very stubborn, rigid and unforgiven.
He said that he took that trait from OBJ. The
audience could not help but burst into laughter.
City People gathered that when he was Governor of
Lagos State, Tinubu was one of the serving governors who stood up to the
dictatorial tendencies of OBJ.
Till today, he has not forgiven Tinubu for his
confrontation stance. Over the years, they have had other clashes which has
further escalated their differences.
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