The All Progressives Congress (APC)
national legal adviser, Dr.MuizBanire is of the opinion that, fact
checking is no more in the media, judging from a story that went viral on the
internet a few days ago, claiming that he was given a cold shoulder by his
leader and former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu while he
visited the latter’s Ikoyi, Lagos home.
Banire is not refuting he visited
Tinubu, he has denounced the wicked and malicious claim by an online magazine
that he was stopped from gaining access into Asiwaju’s compound. The
knowledgeable scholar termed the rumour as senseless and baseless and considers
it as ‘clear falsehood’
In the words of watchers of events, the
online story was ‘a wake-up attempt’, giving that Banire, recently was believed
to have fallen apart with Tinubu over a piece of opinion he wrote advising his
political party, APC, of which Asiwaju is the leader, against its imposition
style of the past.
The matter was made worse by those who
put themselves forward as Asiwaju’s foot soldiers who became ‘emergency
warriors’ on the side of Asiwaju.
Now, Banire has reacted to the story,
saying ‘it is just the creation of the writer who sat at a corner to conjure
stories from the moon.
“I do not have any problem with my
leader. Yes, I’ve been to Bourdillon two times this year and I have people that
were with me. Let the writer(s) inform the world the people that were present
when I was turned back. The first time I went there, there were various people
including Zulu Baba Ewe, Rotimi Agunsoye and many other people. The second time
was the day our presidential candidate Buhari came to campaign in Lagos;
I went there with Governor Aregbesola, ex- Ekiti governor, Segun Oni, Hon Bayo
Osinowo, Tunde Balogun, Mr ibukun Fakeye. and many others. We even ate
together with the likes of Dele Alake and some other people thereafter we left
together for Asiwaju’s private office within the house. Asiwaju is still alive
also for further clarification.. So, you can imagine the level some people
could go to write rubbish because they want to create hostility that’s not
there. It is wicked to want to denigrate the man (Asiwaju) in that manner. My
supplication to God is that what they wish for me will continue to be their
portion at every step of their journey in life including that of their unborn
generation.”, submits Banire, a Notary Public and erudite legal scholar.
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