Were Traditional Rulers Warned Against Receiving PDP Guber Candidate? Fresh Fact Emerges

• The Lagos state commissioner for information, Gbenga Omotosho, has debunked the claim that the state government ordered traditional rulers in the state not to welcome opposition candidates
• Omotosho described the allegation as absurd and uncalled for because it denigrates the traditional institution
• According to the commissioner, PDP that made the allegation is the aggressor and is playing the victim game

Ikeja, Lagos - Gbenga Omotosho, the commissioner for information in Lagos state, has dismissed the allegation that the state government told the traditional leaders in the state not to receive candidates of the opposition in the state.

The commissioner said this on Channels TV while reacting to the allegation by the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state that traditional rulers have been warned not to receive them during the 2023 election campaigns.

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According to Omotosho, the allegation is absurd and uncalled for because it is an attempt to denigrate the tradition and culture of the people, adding that the government led by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu cannot do such a thing.

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According to many political pundits, Lagos is considered the stronghold of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and no other party has won the state since the return of democracy in 1999.

Omotosho alleged that:

"People are playing the victim, you're the aggressor and you are playing the victim. It is an old game that all of us can see through."

He further added that if the PDP in the state has any evidence of APC members attacking its members, the opposition should turn the evidence to the police.

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“Buhari Has No Succession Plan”: El-Rufai Reveals 3 Steps That Led to Tinubu’s Emergence as APC Candidate

Legit.ng earlier reported that Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state has disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari said he had no succession plan when he asked him after the 2019 elections.

According to El-Rufai, the first step that led to the emergence of Bola Tinubu as APC's presidential candidate was to ensure that Buhari had no succession plan.

The governor further said that the second step was the zoning, adding that Buhari insisted that their earlier agreement to zone the presidency to the south must not change.

Source: Legit.ng