Senator Oluremi Tinubu, the wife of the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate for the 2023 elections, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has said she begged Hajia Nana Shettima, the wife of her husband’s running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima, for N2 million on Wednesday.
Oluremi, who spoke on Thursday, spoke against the backdrop of insinuations that money was behind her husband’s bid.
She said contrary to this belief, Tinubu was not that rich but generous.
The former representative of Lagos Central Senatorial District, who spoke during a town hall meeting with People Living With Disabilities in Abuja, said: “When they say he has the money of the world, I just wonder.
“Mrs. Shettima knows that I begged her just to give me N2m yesterday.
“Asiwaju’s secret is not about money, contrary to what people think.
“He is a very compassionate man and very generous.
“There is nothing he can’t give.
“I remember after he finished as governor, we used to have this staff at home.
“If you needed anything, he would say go and meet so and so.
“That is who he is.
“The people you see in rallies are not after money.
“They believe someone can give them hope in these trying times.”