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  • Updated: October 25, 2020

'I Am Still Jagaban' - Tinubu Responds To Claims Of Fleeing Nigeria

'I Am Still Jagaban' - Tinubu Responds To Claims Of Fleeing

Speaking on claims that he had fled the country, the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, said that he did not go anywhere, that he is still the "Asiwaju of Lagos and I am still a jagaban".

Rumours had spread that amidst the ongoing #EndSARS protest, Tinubu had fled the country to France, as protesters pointed accusing fingers at him for being the mastermind behind the Lekki shooting on Tuesday.

Speaking with journalists on Saturday, after a visit with the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Tinubu stated that he had not gone anywhere.

He also responded to claims that his son Seyi was "kidnapped and chased", adding that he "didn't pay a penny to bring him here".

He said, “I didn’t go nowhere; I’m a Lagosian and I still hold the title of Asiwaju of Lagos and I am still a Jagaban.

“Fake news is all over the place. They say Seyi my son was kidnapped and was chased but look at him. I didn’t pay a penny to bring him here.

“First, we have to segregate the calendar – those who suffered casualty before the protests from the hands of SARS. You have to separate that from those who suffered casualty due to what happened at the tollgate.

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“For those who suffered casualty from SARS, the commission of inquiry that is already set up will unearth that and will make their recommendations. I trust the calibre and the character of the people there, they are independent. That is one.

“Those who suffered casualty during the gunshots need to answer some questions too. Even though we want to help, we still must extract information that will help the government to prepare in future and understand how and when to react because the governor, in particular, is a youth.

“As a youth himself, he (Sanwo-Olu) quickly went to Abuja with the 5/5. The government immediately put into action, dissolved the SARS and had to work through other recommended actions, the needs they demanded. Within a few days, he reported back to the public. That is responsive enough.”

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