Navy Captain Tunji Shelle (rtd), a former state chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos, has counselled Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the APC's presidential candidate, to go back to his hometown of Iragbiji in Osun state and take a well-earned break.
In an interview with newsmen, Shelle stated it is incorrect for anyone to refer to Tinubu as a Lagosian. Shelle led the PDP to its greatest performance in Lagos during the 2015 general elections, where the party won eight House of Assembly seats.
“He was not born in Lagos, he didn’t grow up in Lagos. It was the NADECO and Afenifere people that smuggled him in to become the governor of Lagos”.
“I know his relations very well in Iragbiji, Osun state. Given his age, he should go back to Iragbiji and take his rest. That is what he deserves now. He should be resting in his hometown”.
“Secondly, as for becoming president, I choose the kind of people who can lead me. I can never support him. I have my own party, PDP. What will make me vote for somebody from another party, especially somebody I don’t believe in? He has done his tenure as Lagos state governor. Whether good or bad, posterity will judge him”.
“After leaving office over 15 years ago, he is still the one collecting revenues in Lagos through his company Alpha Beta. You can quote me on this. That is morally wrong and unjustifiable. I distanced myself from such people”.
“That is the reason why I didn’t join the Alliance for Democracy (AD) when I retired from the Navy. There are certain people I cannot work with, especially people I cannot defend their source of wealth”.