Bola tinubu is my mentor –Kashamu

Chief Buruji Kashamu,SENATOR-ELECT and a chieftain of the Peoples
Democratic Party in Ogun State, has described the National Leader of
the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, as his mentor.
Kashamu, who is the chairman of the Organisation and Mobilisation
Committee of the PDP in the South-West, paid a rare tribute to the
former Lagos State governor in an open letter, describing Tinubu as a
true hero to be emulated by every Nigerian.
Kashamu is the senator-elect of Ogun-East senatorial district and one
of the most vocal opponents of the APC before the party won the
presidential election of March 28.
Kashamu said that it was important to honour those deserving of honour
now that elections are over.
In the open letter addressed to Tinubu, Kashamu said, "Truth be told,
men like you are made up of sterner stuff and are rare to come by in
every generation. Little wonder you are called the Asiwaju and Jagaban
of Borgu. I doff my hat.
"I hope that in spite of our membership of different political
platforms, we would be able to collaborate for the upliftment of
Yorubaland in particular and Nigeria as a whole.
"My sincere prayer is for the Almighty Allah to keep you and give you
good health and long life to be able to see the Nigeria of your dream.
For me, I join other Nigerians in wishing you the best, even as we
aspire and pray Almighty Allah to make us – the younger ones – be like
you, the Jagaban of Borgu."
Kashamu described Tinubu as the architect of modern Nigeria, who, he
said, made history by leading an opposition party for 16 years and
then grabbing power at the centre.
The senator elect noted that without Tinubu, the President-elect,
Muhammadu Buhari, would not have won the March 28 election.
Kashamu, "Although I now belong to the opposition, your achievements
transcend political divides and I am not ashamed to publicly
acknowledge them. There is no denying the fact that your place in the
history of the Yoruba race in particular, and, in Nigeria in general,
is well etched.
"The fanatical support that the President-elect, General Muhammadu
Buhari, enjoys in his homestead was matched with your commanding
influence in the politics of the South-West and indeed the Yoruba race
to produce the results we witnessed during the elections.
"By your sheer wit and unwavering commitment to democratic ethos, true
federalism and economic prosperity, you led the Alliance for Democracy
from a one-state party to a regional party and now a national party
that is about to form the government at the centre."
Buruji, who sued former President Olusegun Obasanjo last December over
a controversial book authored by the ex-President, also congratulated
Obasanjo and Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun.
He pledged to Amosun that he would ensure that the nine PDP senators
in the Ogun State House of Assembly give him maximum assistance.
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