Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has debunked the claim that he met with President Bola Tinubu at the 80th birthday reception of the Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo Thursday.
Recall that a video clip on a TikTok, a social media platform with “@asiwajuwoldwidef” as profile name of the account posted, claiming that Tinubu and Obasanjo met at the monarch’s event.
However, the former President in a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi, Obasanjo condemned the post, which also featured a banters exchanged between the two, when he played host to the former Lagos State governor last year before the country’s general elections this year.
Akinyemi said Obasanjo who is now in South Africa for the burial of his friend and brother, Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi which held Friday said the architect of the fake, disjointed and sicken post should rather look elsewhere for the work he/she is looking for and not through him.
“One, I have not seen Bola Tinubu since he visited me in my house in Abeokuta, when he was campaigning. Secondly, I was at the church and NOT the reception for Alake’s 80th birthday reception” the statement said.
The statement reads in part: “To put the content of the video in proper perspective, it happened that during Tinubu’s visit to his house last year, he met the former President playing his favorite traditional game (Ayo) and he started the banter, jokingly telling the former President that, he was shocked to see him playing the Ayo game at that time of the day.
“Spontaneously, as he was getting up from his chair to welcome him and other accompanying visitors, Obasanjo responded: “when I don’t have job. If you are ready to give me job, I am ready to do it.”
“Shortly after, Tinubu was heard praying for longevity on Obasanjo’s life, as they both walked into the sitting room with others.
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“This is however contrary to the meaning the viral video is putting out as Obasanjo says, “I am not looking for work and I am not working with anyone as the fake news puts out. Those who are looking for people to work with Bola Tinubu should look outside Obasanjo”.
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