Tinubu Never Imposed Lawan, Gbajabiamila On APC…The True Story- Boroffice

Robert Boroffice, the Senator representing Ondo North
Senatorial District, made it clear today that against the rumour circulating that
APC National leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu had imposed Senator Ahmad Lawan and
Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, as consensus candidates of the party for the National
Assembly leadership positions before Saraki emerged winner, is nothing but a
false story. Boroffice who claims to be in the know says the campaign of
calumny against the National leader was a grand conspiracy to tarnish his image
because some people were no longer comfortable with his growing influence and
goodwill within the party. Below is what Boroffice told Journalists today in
Abuja.

“Asiwaju Tinubu had already made up his mind to, in line
with the normal, global parliamentary practice, support Akume and Gbajabiamila
but the story changed along the line, 
when there were indications that the party leadership was favourably
disposed to Lawan.

“Tinubu did not before then, 
have any close political interactions with Lawan. It was a senator, who
is very close to the presidency that actually took Lawan to Asiwaju in
Lagos,  in company with another prominent
party leader.

“Tinubu, categorically told the two gentlemen in the
presence of Lawan that his choice was Akume and pledged to consult with other
party leaders before he would give his final answer to their request to support
Lawan.

“I was in the know of all the process that led to the
emergence of Lawan and Gbajabiamila as consensus candidates. Tinubu played the
role because of his loyalty to the party. I was among the four people that he
sent to beg Akume, since he had already promised to support him.

“The campaign of calumny against Asiwaju was a grand
conspiracy to tarnish Tinubu’s image because some people were no longer
comfortable with his ever growing influence 
and goodwill within the party, 
which he earned over the years as a result of his generosity and
selfless service.”

 “It was when their
wicked campaign against Lawan because of Asiwaju’s support for him failed, that
they connived with the Peoples Democratic Party to rebel against the party’s
consensus candidates of Lawan and Gbajabiamila,” he said.