Ahead of the 2023 presidential election, Senator representing Osun East, Francis Fadahunsi has revealed why former governor of Lagos state and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu is turning to the North for support.
According to the senator, those Tinubu “empowered” in the South West, unfortunately didn’t return his good gesture, making the former Lagos state governor to turn to the North for support, thereby paving way for the North to have a bite of his generosity.
The lawmaker also added that people cling to Bola Tinubu since he indicated his intention to run for president of Nigeria in 2023 election because of poverty.
Fadahunsi made this known in an interview with select journalists in Abuja,shortly after the Senate re-amended clause 84 of the Electoral Act (2021) Amendment bill, paving way for political parties to use either direct, indirect primaries or consensus to select candidates for elections at all levels.
He advised people to watch and see where the APC national chairman will come from since “you can’t have national chairman and presidential candidate from the same zone”.
The Osun senator bemoaned that his own party, the PDP is losing ground in the South West, especially Ekiti state through the former governor of the state, Ayo Fayose, adding that the next target of Tinubu’s APC is Osun state.
Commenting on the “feud” between Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola and the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, Fadahunsi said “people should ask the duo why father and son are fighting”, adding, they are the only ones who know why they are fighting.
On the recent rice pyramid launch in Abuja, the former Customs officer said it was “artificial” stressing that “all is not well. It was premeditated” Fadahunsi added.
