The leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has distanced himself
from the recent ordeal of the former governor of Lagos State, Babatunde
Fashola.
In
a statement Wednesday, Mr. Tinubu said he is not behind the latest “rancid
attacks” on Mr. Fashola.
“An
attack against the performance of Governor Fashola is indirectly an attack
against me and the edifice of achievement we have constructed in leading Lagos
state out of a protracted time of stagnation and into an era of sustained
progress and development,” said Mr. Tinubu.
It
was the first time Mr. Tinubu would speak out over claims that he was
sponsoring individuals and groups to sustain media attacks against his
successor.
Mr.
Fashola, who governed Lagos State between 2007 and 2011, had been the subject
of a media blitz after details of contracts he awarded during his
administration was made public earlier this month.
Two
weeks ago, the Civil Society Network Against Corruption, a coalition of
anti-corruption organizations, petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission over the “questionable expenditures” of Mr. Fashola,
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