Asari Dokubo, a Kalabari chief has explained why he is in support of Tinubu‘s presidency.
On Wednesday, March 1, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu was announced as the winner of the 2023 Presidential election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
In a recent live broadcast made by Dokubo, he recounted how he met the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
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Alhaji Asari Mujahid Dokubo said,
“I became close with Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 1992.
Throughout the NADECO period till he became governor of Lagos state, I was close to him. When I was in detention, he paid my children’s school fees.
He also gave a house to my wife.
When I came from prison, he sponsored my medical trip abroad and bought my first (1st) car for me.”
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He added, “Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu was the one who also sent me and 6 other people to Hajj then.”
Narrating further, Alhaji Asari Mujahid Dokubo said,
“it was because of former president Goodluck Ebele Jonathan we parted ways in 2010.
When I saw that he came out to contest for the presidency, I decided to pay him back because he was with me in my hours of travails.
When he even came to campaign in my state, he did well by acknowledging me. That does not mean my relationship with him is political.”
Speaking further, Alhaji Asari Mujahid Dokubo said,
“there were many people who went round to make sure Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu does not have anything in this election. Governor Nyesom Wike, who was my enemy, stood with me for my friend during the election and it made me happy.”
