You Can’t Be Like Tinubu, APC Knocks El Rufai Over ‘Godfatherism’ Statement

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has knocked Governor Nasir El-Rufai that Kaduna State over a statement he made on Lagos state being controlled by Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.

El-Rufai had bragged that he singlehandedly retired four godfathers in Kaduna state from politics

He, therefore, said it was time to end godfatherism in the Lagos state.

In a reaction, the Publicity Secretary of the APC in Lagos, Joe Igbokwe, said anyone who wanted to achieve Tinubu’s status in Nigerian politics must work hard.

He further advised them to learn to lead themselves before attempting to lead others.

The statement read, “That was what happened; he was making reference to Asiwaju Tinubu. The person that threw up the question is Muiz Banire, and you know the relationship between Banire and Asiwaju. But Lagos is not Kaduna.

“They want to be like Asiwaju, they want to command respect, they want the world to accept them the way they have accepted Asiwaju, they want to get great followers like Asiwaju BAT (Bola Ahmed Tinubu), they want to be admired the way people admire Asiwaju, they want the people to love them the way they love Asiwaju, they want to stand tall anywhere they go like Asiwaju, they want to attract attention like Asiwaju, they want to be celebrated and honored like Asiwaju, they want to be worshiped the way Asiwaju’s great followers worship him, they want to be lifted up the way God has lifted Asiwaju up, they want to be noticed like Asiwaju, they want to stand out like Asiwaju and they want to influence decisions at all levels like Asiwaju, etc.

“But in actions and deeds they are not like Asiwaju. In character and in tolerance they are not like Asiwaju. In commitment and hard work they are not like BAT.

“In grace and empathy, they are not like BAT. In temperament and love for humanity, they are not like Asiwaju. They cannot surrender their home to the people the way BAT has been doing. They cannot fight for others the way BAT does.

“They cannot deny themselves freedom for the sake of others the way BAT does. They cannot stand for the ordinary people the way Asiwaju does. They cannot be trusted the way we trust BAT.

“They cannot give the way BAT does. They cannot sacrifice what BAT has sacrificed for humanity for close to 40 years. They cannot live for others the way the way Asiwaju has done for years. I can go on and on but he who must lead others must first lead himself.”