I have always been close to Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. I started working for him in 1999. He has been extremely good to me. And I see capacity in the man. When you know somebody first-hand and you know what he can do, you will do anything to advertise him
State. His wife is like a mother to me. People don't like the term pay back, but if someone has been good to you, you must be good to the person, too.
A lot of people have criticised you because of your choice. How do you feel facing such backlash?
I don't care. I posted a statement on my Instagram page about it. One of the songs I like so much is Oun to baa wu anybody lo le fenuwon so (people are free to say whatever they want to say).
As a human being, I have the fundamental right to association. Just like when someone comes to me and says he is supporting Anini or Shina Rambo who are die hard criminals. I feel it is their right to choose who they love.
But they cannot criticise me for what I believe in, just like the way I shouldn't criticise them for what they believe in. I think the biggest problem we have in Nigeria is that we want everybody to think the way we are thinking. And we want to bully people into accepting our point of view. If at my age, I still allow people to bully me, then my parents should have a meeting and ask themselves if they are truly my parents.
Let me give you an example. I have a lot of friends who are Christians, I have a lot of friends who are Muslims and traditional worshippers, should I stop being friends with them because we don't belong to the same religion? Some of my best friends are supporters of Atiku Abubakar. Let me give you an example in Lagos State. The guy contesting against Governor Babajide Sanwo-olu is my very good and close friend. I will not like to disclose his name. We belong to a couple of groups and associations, but he is aware in his heart that Governor Sanwo-olu is my preferred candidate. I have made it known to him, but it has not affected our friendship. I am sure if I say this on social media, some of his supporters will come and abuse me, those who love Jesus more than Mary. We still need a lot of education in Nigeria. Who I chose to support should not be a source of fight. When I see the repercussions, maybe I can change my mind. That is how I live my life, nobody can bully me.
Bola Ahmed Tinubu is one of the people who brought a failed government into power. Don't you think that is enough reason for people to oppose his political aspirations now?
That is subjective. He thought he saw someone who could make Nigeria greater. Is it every decision in your life that turned out right? If things didn't turn out right, will you stop living because of that? Will you stop being who you are? If you recommend someone for a job and the person failed woefully, does that mean you should not apply for a job? The fact that he supported this present government and things did not work out as planned is just one out of a hundred instances. More so, you are not supposed to score a hundred percent all the time.
If you fail in one place, you turn around and move. I wouldn't call Buhari a total failure because he is not. He is not a total failure, nobody has done the infrastructure that the president has done in this country since the days of Awolowo, you can verify yourself. I am not a Buharist, but if I see anything wrong, I will say it out loud. If Asiwaju becomes the president today and things are not going right, I will still talk. That is why my own followership is different.
I campaigned for Buhari, but when I noticed that they were getting some fundamental things wrong, I spoke up. Anyway, anybody supporting anyone will have a reason for supporting that person. I am very clear and open- minded about that. I remember when I first started my career, a man didn't want to pay the remaining fees. Guess what? He said I was sweating at the event, which is the reason for not paying me in full for working for him. People will also have a reason for doing what they do, but then, it is between them and their God. If you don't want to vote for Asiwaju, don't vote for him. If it is Peter Obi that you like, you can go ahead with it. I will respect you for that. I have endured all kinds of abuses on my social media handles because of my support for Tinubu and I have never gone to anybody's page to write such things about them. They abuse me and my children's children. I find that so barbaric. Do you understand the perspective I am coming from? I have my choice. If I don't want to wear clothes and be moving about naked, it is my problem. Charley Boy has a nose ring, tongue ring, earring, belly ring, that is his choice.
Are you happy and satisfied with the way the country is being run under the All Progressives Congress?
Nigeria can be better, no doubt. Anyone who tells you the country is okay is lying to you. And I know and I am convinced in my heart that the person that can set Nigeria right is Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. He can do it because of his capacity. We have made a few silly mistakes, but we cannot say because some people got it wrong, we should now throw away the baby with the bath water.
Don't you think he is old and his health will deprive him of functioning well?
It's like you don't like him, too. Asiwaju is not older than Biden. Age is not a form of competence. We have seen younger people in government who are doing rubbish, I don't want to mention names but you know. When people mention age, they have forgotten that everyone will grow old one day. Should society cast them aside because they have aged? Let us leave politics, I can go on and on about it. I just pray that the best person that will lead Nigeria right will be our next president. But deep down within me, it is Asiwaju. If God says he is not the person, so be it. He has the ability to identify talents and put them in the right place. I will not go and burn anybody's house or fight anybody because of it.
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