Tinubu ‘Arrogant’ For Disrespecting Obasanjo – Yoruba Group

For allegedly denigrating former President Olusegun Obasanjo, the Yoruba Youth Forum (YYF) has berated the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, describing him as arrogant.

Tinubu was alleged to have described Obasanjo as “an unserious man who should not be taken seriously” over the former president’s call on President Muhammadu Buhari to shelve his 2019 re-election bid.

Reacting to the statement credited to Tinubu, the Yoruba group urged the APC national leader to not “put the Yoruba nation on fire with his utterances” by demeaning Obasanjo who is considered an influential voice in the South West region.

Speaking in a statement signed by its Chairman, Olusegun Bolarinwa, the YYF asked Tinubu to “repent and tender an unreserved apology to Chief Obasanjo,” as his alleged statement was capable of causing “chaos and disrupting the peace that we enjoy in the South-West.”

It said, “It was not just by a mere coincidence that Obasanjo ruled Nigeria as a civilian and as a military man; it was an act of God.

“Today, Obasanjo still remains the issue because he is a true, detribalised Nigerian who puts Nigeria as his priority above ethnic consideration and he has not been sentimental about this.

“Because of his boldness, and intellectual ability, he remains an international figure whose opinions are highly respected all over the world.

“For casting aspersions on such a highly respected leader who has done so much for Nigeria and the international community, one would say that Tinubu has exhibited arrogance and disrespect for a leader that has been championing the unity of Nigeria.

“This is not expected of Tinubu since he claims to be a Yoruba and political leader who should know better.

“Tinubu, who claims to be one of the Yoruba leaders, should have known that it is a taboo to disrespect an elder.

“Tinubu openly insulted the people of Osun State with his statement that he was richer than the people of Osun State put together and that he presented Gboyega Oyetola of the APC because he wanted to bail the people of Osun State out of poverty.

“The Yoruba Youth Forum regards this statement as an insult on the Yoruba race and this is not expected of Tinubu who should have known better than an ordinary politician,” said the Yoruba group.