Yakubu Balogun, Member representing Lagos Island 11 Federal constituency of Lagos State, Thursday rose in defense of his political godfather, Bola Tinubu who he said was not a ‘fascist and power grabber’.
Balogun made the defense while addressing journalists in Abuja in the wake of the Speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara who in a rebuttal to Tinubu’s allegation of budget padding described him as a fascist and power grabber who wanted to control all levers of government.
Lagos Island 11 Representative who over a media report he said misrepresented his voluntary relinquishing of office to pave way for another person as retirement from active politics, said he was only leaving the “stage temporarily”.
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While paying glowing tribute to Tinubu who was Balogun said: “I will to express my sincere appreciation to my political mentor, my indefatigable, resourceful, visionary, compassionate, God anointed political leader-Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a fisher and builder of men (and women) from nothing to something, the helper and elevator of the downtrodden and above all, a non-fascist and non-power grabber “.
