PDP scared of me –Tinubu

 

…Says those who accuse him of embezzlement should go to court

National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has advised those, who accuse him of embezzlement to charge him to court and not resort to slander.
He gave the advice yester­day, in Lagos during the 14th town hall meeting organised by Remi Tinubu, the senator representing Lagos Central Senatorial district.
Referring to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ti­nubu said: “I have never seen an incumbent party so afraid of conducting an election. First, they postponed the elec­tions, later, they said that card readers should not be used. Now, they are having prob­lems with thumbprints. If they are not feeling being terrorised and if they are not being afraid of Bola Tinubu, they would not complain and they would not attack me.
“This is the eighth year since I left Alausa and they said I embezzled the money meant for Lagos. If anyone has any criminal case against me, why not go to court and prosecute me? Why do you catch a thief and all you do is to keep shouting thief, thief, and not take him to court? They said I have embezzled the funds in Lagos, but here, my stomach is still flat and I have not grown a potbelly. Ev­ery attack thrown at me would not work. It even inspires me the more. I have been living in Ikoyi even before I contested for the Senate but there is someone who never had shoes but now uses golden buttons. The naira was less than N100 before they started and now, it is N230. Our graduates now have to suffer before they get a job.
“We have never seen a wast­er or someone that performed below expectation among all the people we have sent to rep­resent us. I enjoin everyone to collect their PVCs. Its impor­tance is more than just using it for the elections. We also have to wash our hands very well. Wash your hand thor­oughly before voting so that there won’t be problems with your thumb prints and so that nothing would disenfranchise you.”
The wife of Gen Muham­madu Buhari, the presidential candidate of the APC, Aisha, who was also present at the event, said though her hus­band had contested elections for many years, this year’s election is unique because the North and the South West are in support of his ambition.
“I want to appreciate Tinu­bu because when the issue of a Muslim/Muslim ticket was brought up, he put the interest of the nation before his own and nominated a Christian. This election is unique be­cause the South West is sol­idly behind my husband and I know he would succeed,” she said.
In her speech, Senator Ol­uremi Tinubu, promised to continue on the path of nation building if re-elected in the upcoming elections.
Tinubu said she intended to take on matters relating to youths, public health, wid­ows, prohibition of violence and the environment.