Tinubu caught in unclear financial deal
OpenLife Nigeria reports that the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2023 presidential election is said to have been caught in a financial deal, unclear to what exactly it is all about.
In a video that has gone viral, the former two-term governor of Lagos, reputed with quantum political sagacity and wealth, is said to be extending what analysts describe as “financial inducement.”
The act of inducing poor voters is very prevalent in the political circle as many of the candidates were alleged to have bought their victories during the primaries by bribing delegates.
In the video, Tinubu was seen secretly giving fresh notes, in large quantity, to a fellow who looks like a political errand boy, going by the manner he genuflected to receive the money under the watch of Kassim Shettima, Tinubu’s running mate.
“It is either bribe or nothing else. Otherwise, why did Tinubu try to hide the money from the camera? That is their way. They have the money to bribe their way to office but they will fail on February 25,” a public affairs analyst said in a brief examination of the scenario. Below is the video