Press statement from the office of Buruji Kashamu. Read:
My attention has been drawn to Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s
reaction to the innocuous congratulatory messages that I sent to him and other
leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the aftermath of the general
election.
First, I must say that I doubt if the statement was approved
by him. However, if it was, I must state that I am taken aback by the
unwarranted attacks against me as if we were still campaigning. It is
unbecoming of someone of his stature and calibre.
For me, it is high time politicians and leaders rose above
petty issues and raise the bar in constitutional democracy. We should not just
be democrats in words but also in deeds. We should play politics without
bitterness.
It is on record that no Nigerian politician has taken former
President Olusegun Obasanjo to the cleaners even as a sitting President like
Asiwaju Tinubu did. Yet, Chief Obasanjo forgave him. As for me and Baba
Obasanjo, he remains my father and leader, just as I am his son and follower.
At no time did I abuse Gen. Muhammadu Buhari.
As a true party man, I campaigned vigorously for my party
and its candidates. Now, the elections are over, and as a true sportsman, I
thought I should congratulate those who won. Short of any praise-singing, what
I said in the congratulatory message that they chose to react to a week after
it published was that there was no way anyone can wish away the achievements of
Asiwaju Tinubu in the nation’s political annals, particularly in Yoruba
land.
Part of the message also reads: “Although I now belong to the
opposition, your achievements transcend political divides and I am not ashamed
to publicly acknowledge them. “I salute your courage, commitment, doggedness,
forthrightness and tenacity of purpose even in the face of daunting opposition
and challenges. “By your sheer wit and unwavering commitment to democratic
ethos, true federalism and economic prosperity, you led the Alliance for
Democracy (AD) from a one-party state to a regional party, and now a national
party that is about to form the government at the centre.”
Now, how do these translate to praise-singing? Are they not
facts of history that I merely adumbrated?
He accused me of purchasing my election with money, the
appropriate forum to prove that is the election petitions tribunal and not the
pages of newspaper.
On the U.S case, I wish to state for the umpteenth time that
the United States as the bastion of democracy and the Rule of Law would not
lend itself to any form of abuse of the fundamental human rights of an innocent
soul, especially one that has been arrested, tried and freed by its most
trusted ally – the United Kingdom.
I am not running from any trial. All I have asked is for the
relevant parties to follow due process – if they believe that I yet have a case
to answer.
I believe in the supremacy of the almighty Allah who
frustrates the signs of liars and makes fools of diviners, who turns wise men
back and makes their knowledge foolish. He is the ultimate decider of the fate
of all mortals. When He says yes, no man can say no and when He says no, no man
can say yes!
I stand with the almighty Allah Subhana Wa Tala. He is the
protector of all men. He is my refuge and shield. Let no one play God!
Signed
Prince Buruji Kashamu
Senator-elect, Ogun East Senatorial District
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