“I aspire to be like you” – Kashamu is not ‘ashamed’ to praise Tinubu in this open letter (READ)

by Kolapo Olapoju

Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State, Buruji Kashamu, has paid a tribute to the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu.

Kashamu, who is the senator-elect of Ogun East senatorial district, wrote an open letter to Tinubu, where he described him as his role model and lauded him for his role in the emergence of Muhammadu Buhari as President-elect.

Kashamu wrote: “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.”

Furthermore, Kashamu called Tinubu the architect of modern Nigeria, who made history by leading an opposition party for 16 years before eventually taking power at the centre.

According to him, without Tinubu, the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, had no chance in winning 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.”

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