That Was Absolute Nonsense – Obasanjo Speaks On Rift With Tinubu During Days As Lagos Governor | Sahara Reporters

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has opened up about the rift between him and President Bola Tinubu when the latter was the governor of Lagos State. Obasanjo dismissed claims that he tried to cripple the economy of Lagos State when Tinubu was governor. In January 2023 during political campaigns, Tinubu had recalled how Obasanjo seized the allocations of Lagos State when he (Obasanjo) was president.

June 16, 2023

Obasanjo dismissed claims that he tried to cripple the economy of Lagos State when Tinubu was governor. He had said the seizure of the revenue of Lagos State by Obasanjo triggered his intellectual capacity and those of his lieutenants to make Lagos what it is today. Asked about the allegation that he attempted to cripple the economy of Lagos, Obasanjo responded: “That was absolute nonsense. If he doesn’t know, then he doesn’t know anything. Is it that one that made him to have Alphabeta?”

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