Bola Ahmed Tinubu Reveals How He Became Governor Of Lagos State

Former governor of Lagos State and the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has revealed how he became a governor of Lagos State. He made this revelation during the launch of a book entitled: ‘Telling It As It Is’, an autobiography commemorating the 90th birthday of Adebanjo. According to him, it was the impeccable integrity of a prominent Yoruba and Afenifere leader, Chief Ayo Adebanjo that made him Lagos State Governor.

He said, “If not because of his honesty and integrity, I would not have become the governor of the state. Adebanjo said no to electoral rigging. As the acting chairman of the AD, he said direct primary is the answer-that every registered member must participate in our primary – and when the result came, some people tried to manipulate it and altered the result. Adebanjo stood his ground and said as the acting national chairman of the party, the result of the fair and free primary must be upheld, and that was in my favour. If he were corrupt, they were ready to pay him. If he were a corrupt national leader, he would have taken money, compromised the result and submit another name.”

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