A chieftain of the All Progressives
Congress, Mr. Lateef Raji, says the Director of Media and Publicity,
Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organisation, Mr. Femi
Fani-Kayode, is envious of the many achievements of the National Leader
of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
Raji, who is a former Special Adviser to
former Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, said this during an
interview with our correspondent on Thursday.
He said this while reacting to
Fani-Kayode’s claim that the APC crisis showed that the North had put an
end to Tinubu’s political dominance.
Fani-Kayode
had also maintained that the North would dominate Nigeria for the next
four years while other geopolitical zones, including the South-West,
would be inconsequential under the President Muhammadu Buhari
administration.
Raji described such a statement as
misleading given the fact that Tinubu had helped produce a Yoruba man,
Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, as the Vice-President.
He said, “He and many others just envy
Tinubu because that statement is flat. No one can take Yoruba for
granted. How can we be marginalised when we hold the number two position
in the country? Yoruba cannot be marginalised in anyway.
“People envy Tinubu and always wish for
his downfall. However, if you remember very well, these were the same
people that predicted that the APC would not merge successfully. After
we did, they predicted that we would not succeed at the polls but we
proved them wrong. So, we will keep ignoring them.”
Buhari had received harsh criticisms recently for appointing only one southerner among his nine appointments.
However, Raji said the nine appointments were not key ones and there was no need to worry.
He said, “So far, the most important
appointments have not been made. Appointments that do not need the
approval of the Senate are usually not major ones. However, when it is
time to make appointments, I am sure that Buhari will take the federal
character into consideration.
“If he doesn’t, his attention will be drawn to it.”
SOURCE: PUNCHNG
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