Former Ogun State Governor, Olusegun Osoba has narrated how he with other Southwest leaders, influenced the All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, to contest for president of Nigeria.
Osoba made the revelation at the Yoruba and South West leaders of Thought Summit at Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos on Monday.
According to Osoba, Tinubu joining presidential race was not his own making but making of prominent and progressive politicians from southwest who pressurised him (Tinubu) in 2007 to join race for president.
The former Ogun governor said the idea of Tinubu should aspiring for president of Nigeria was muted at a dinner organised for him after he ended his tenure as governor of Lagos State.
According to him, many prominent and progressive politicians were at the dinner, held at popular hotel along Awolowo Road , Ikoyi to honour him for his outstanding performance.
Osoba said, “It was at the gathering in 2007, we all pressurised him to aspire for president and he agreed, since then, he had work tirelessly to justify the confidence we have in him.”
