Babafemi Ojodu, former Particular Adviser on Political Affairs to former President Muhammadu Buhari, has revealed how he and different allies satisfied President Bola Tinubu to reject a proposal to function Finance Minister underneath the late President Umaru Yar’Adua.
Ojodu disclosed this throughout his look on State Affairs, a podcast hosted by Edmund Obello, on Monday.
He famous that accepting the function would have posed main political dangers for Tinubu, who was then the chief of the Motion Congress.
“Tinubu referred to as me sooner or later and stated, ‘Congratulations to me.’ I stated, ‘Congratulations for what?’ Then he informed me that former President Yar’Adua had invited him to affix the unity authorities as finance minister.
In line with the journalist, Tinubu instantly warned of the attainable repercussions of the choice, citing the destiny of Bola Ige, the previous Legal professional Normal and Minister of Justice, who was assassinated in controversial circumstances.
“I stated: ‘You’re on the Labor Convention.’ Are you not a pupil of historical past? Don’t you see what occurred to Bola Ige? You’re digging your personal political grave in the event you take this sort of job.”
Rauf Aregbesola, a detailed ally of Tinubu and former governor of Osun State, reportedly joined the dialogue and supported Ojodu’s place.
He added: “Raouf got here in and stated: Femi is true; This isn’t a job to be accomplished.
“One businessman got here in and stated: ‘You guys are too excessive. This factor will profit everybody.’ However I insisted: ‘No, we’re not in search of that sort of profit. We’re in search of his political survival.’
“He’s our chief. Our dream for him is greater than him turning into a minister in Yar’Adua’s authorities. After 9 months, they may arrest him, attempt him and remove him, as they did with Bola Ige.”
Ojodu additionally addressed allegations of betrayal in the course of the 2023 presidential election, the place he supported former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo as an alternative of Tinubu on the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket.
He denied these allegations, stressing that the distinction of their views at the moment was not private.
He stated: We can’t quarrel. It is about our imaginative and prescient taking completely different paths. I’ve simply come from Bayo Onanuga’s daughter’s wedding ceremony. Individuals noticed me and stated: We by no means knew you’d come.
“I stated to them, ‘Do you suppose we belong to one another?’ It’s not private. For me, loyalty to friendship is on a decrease scale than sacrifice for the nation.
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