Tinubu is the cause of Yoruba’s problem; he helped a dictator into power - Adebanjo

By davicole

Chief Ayo Adebanjo accused President Buhari of favouring only the north

- He said the south west regrets voting for him

- The Yoruba elder statesman said Bola Tinubu is also regretting

Chief Ayo Adebanjo who was a close associate of Chief Obafemi Awolowo has blamed the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Bola Tinubu for the suffering of Yorubas.

In an interview with The Punch, the elder statesman reacted to the statement credited to President Muhammadu Buhari that the World Bank should shift its focus to the north.

Adebanjo said it was an indication that President Buhari has always been for the north and that Yoruba people are already regretting voting for him.

He said: “I warned Tinubu against supporting Buhari ahead of the 2015 presidential election. What is for Tinubu in this government? He has been sidelined. This government is all about Buhari. The greatest mistake made was for Yoruba to vote for Buhari. The South-West is regretting voting for Buhari. Tinubu is regretting now – he and his supporters are now regretting helping Buhari to become the president. It is Tinubu and all his supporters you should be asking: ‘Are you regretting you helped to bring Buhari to power or you’re happy with his administration?’

"The problem that Yoruba and Nigerians have today was caused by Tinubu. If Tinubu had not gone into an alliance with Buhari, would we be in this position? Tinubu is the cause of Yoruba’s suffering now. He is the cause of Nigerians’ suffering now. He helped a dictator to come to power in the person of Buhari, knowing that he’s a born dictator; an unrepentant conservative and an irredeemable religious jingoist. What has he done in his life that does not show he’s a dictator? By birth and by training, he’s a dictator – go and check his past records as a military head of state.

“When I campaigned against him before the election, people accused me of collecting money from (ex-President Goodluck) Jonathan. I am one of those who fought for Nigeria’s independence and I am not a happy man with the way this country is being run.

If Buhari does not restructure Nigeria, this country will break (up) and I am not afraid to be prosecuted if they regard that as hate speech. Buhari wants to shut down the opposition completely; that’s why he branded Kanu a terrorist. Buhari is running the country the way he likes because he has all the instruments of force in his hand. All the military top brass are northern Muslims – I said ‘northern Muslims’; I didn’t say ‘northerners.”

Meanwhile, the governor of Borno state, Kashim Shettima, reacted to the allegations that President Buhari ordered the World to focus more on developing northeast part of Nigeria.

Shettima, who said he is not speaking for the presidency but only chose to comment because his state is part of the affected northeastern states, said there was no foul play at the 2015 meeting with World Bank.