Tinubu is my role model – Kashamu

SENATOR-ELECT and a chieftain of
the Peoples Democratic Party in
Ogun State, Chief Buruji Kashamu,
has described the National Leader
of the All Progressives Congress,
Bola Tinubu, as his role model.
Kashamu, who is the chairman of
the Organisation and Mobilisation
Committee of the PDP in the South-
West, paid a rare tribute to the
former Lagos State governor in an
open letter, describing Tinubu as a
true hero to be emulated by every
Nigerian.
Kashamu is the senator-elect of
Ogun-East senatorial district and
one of the most vocal opponents of
the APC before the party won the
presidential election of March 28.
He said that it was important to
honour those deserving of honour
now that elections are over.
In the open letter addressed to
Tinubu, Kashamu said, “Truth be
told, men like you are made up of
sterner stuff and are rare to come
by in every generation. Little
wonder you are called the Asiwaju
and Jagaban of Borgu. I doff my hat.
“I hope that in spite of our
membership of different political
platforms, we would be able to
collaborate for the upliftment of
Yorubaland in particular and
Nigeria as a whole.
“My sincere prayer is for the
Almighty Allah to keep you and give
you good health and long life to be
able to see the Nigeria of your
dream. For me, I join other
Nigerians in wishing you the best,
even as we aspire and pray
Almighty Allah to make us – the
younger ones – be like you, the
Jagaban of Borgu.”
Kashamu described Tinubu as the
architect of modern Nigeria, who,
he said, made history by leading an
opposition party for 16 years and
then grabbing power at the centre.
He noted that without Tinubu, the
President-elect, Muhammadu
Buhari, would not have won the
March 28 election.
He said, “Although I now belong to
the opposition, your achievements
transcend political divides and I am
not ashamed to publicly
acknowledge them. There is no
denying the fact that your place in
the history of the Yoruba race in
particular, and, in Nigeria in
general, is well etched.
“The fanatical support that the
President-elect, General
Muhammadu Buhari, enjoys in his
homestead was matched with your
commanding influence in the
politics of the South-West and
indeed the Yoruba race to produce
the results we witnessed during
the elections.
“By your sheer wit and unwavering
commitment to democratic ethos,
true federalism and economic
prosperity, you led the Alliance for
Democracy from a one-state party
to a regional party and now a
national party that is about to form
the government at the centre.”
Buruji, who sued former President
Olusegun Obasanjo last December
over a controversial book authored
by the ex-President, also
congratulated Obasanjo and Ogun
State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun.
He promised Amosun that he would
ensure that the nine PDP senators
in the Ogun State House of
Assembly give him maximum
cooperation.

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