In a surprise move, Senator-elect and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State, Chief Buruji Kashamu, has said the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, is his role model.
According to Kashamu, who paid tribute to Tinubu in an open letter, the former Lagos State governor is a true hero that should be emulated by every Nigerian.
The controversial politician, elected on the platform of the PDP to represent Ogun East at the Senate in the March 28 National Assembly election, said it was important to honour those deserving of honour now that elections are over.
In the open letter addressed to Tinubu, Kashamu said, “Truth be told, men like you are made up of sterner stuff and are rare to come by in every generation. Little wonder you are called the Asiwaju and Jagaban of Borgu. I doff my hat.
“I hope that in spite of our membership of different political platforms, we would be able to collaborate for the upliftment of Yorubaland in particular and Nigeria as a whole.
“My sincere prayer is for the Almighty Allah to keep you and give you good health and long life to be able to see the Nigeria of your dream. For me, I join other Nigerians in wishing you the best, even as we aspire and pray Almighty Allah to make us – the younger ones – be like you, the Jagaban of Borgu.”
Describing Tinubu as the architect of modern Nigeria, who made history by leading an opposition party for 16 years and then grabbing power at the centre, he noted that without him, the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, would not have won the March 28 election.
He said: “Although I now belong to the opposition, your achievements transcend political divides and I am not ashamed to publicly acknowledge them. There is no denying the fact that your place in the history of the Yoruba race in particular, and, in Nigeria in general, is well etched.
“The fanatical support that the President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, enjoys in his homestead was matched with your commanding influence in the politics of the South-West and indeed the Yoruba race to produce the results we witnessed during the elections.
“By your sheer wit and unwavering commitment to democratic ethos, true federalism and economic prosperity, you led the Alliance for Democracy from a one-state party to a regional party and now a national party that is about to form the government at the centre.”
Buruji also congratulated Obasanjo and Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun.
He promised Amosun that he would ensure that the nine PDP members in the Ogun State House of Assembly give him maximum cooperation.
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