Governor fayose warned that a “humiliating Tinubu is as good as humiliating the Yoruba race. “Even though I don’t belong to APC and I will never be one of them, I have decided to stand in defense of the Yoruba
kingdom once again by reiterating no to the continuous maltreatment being meted to Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, having paid his bills.”
The governor’s spokesperson, Lere Olayinka, Fayose said: “If Tinubu is allowed to be publicly disgraced just the way our past leaders were mal handle by these same people, the Yoruba kingdom would have been made to suffer for being upright.”
He said no in totality to what he described as a sponsored protest against the Tinubu at the APC’S national secretariat, saying: “It is unfortunate that the APC leader is now being vilified in a party he built and his people that he brought to limelight in politics are part of this conspiracy.
“In their desperation, they have even made moves to set him against the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, by trying to stop his emergence as President Mohammadu Buhari’s running mate, this is sad!
“When other tribes in Nigeria protect their own, it is becoming common among the Yorubas to allow themselves to be momentarily political tool at the expense of the collective interests of the Yoruba kingdom. “It should be recalled that late Chief Obafemi Awolowo was imprisoned by the conspiracy and collaboration of some Yorubas with the external aggressors.
“Tinubu is an eminent stakeholder, we should not stay back and watch while those he brought to power conspire with others to humiliate him. “, it is my take that irrespective of political party, no Yoruba leader must be vilified unduly, especially by the people who humiliated our past leaders like Obafemi Awolowo, Adekunle Ajasin, Bola Ige, Bisi Onabanjo, Lateef Jakande and others.
“To me, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu need not be seen just as an APC leader, but acknowledged as a major stakeholder in the whole Yorubaland that we must all protect beyond politics “I, therefore, condemn this conspiracy against Asiwaju Tinubu and I admonish those that are hoping to make political benefits from it to have a rethink.”
“We are first Yorubas before becoming members of political parties, it is my opinion that our leaders must be defended and protected not-minding the personal gains of today.”
