Dele Alake, the director of Strategic Communication of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, has opened up on the source of wealth of the party’s presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
In an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics monitored by Theliberationnews, Alake who was part of Tinubu’s cabinet during the latter’s two term in office as governor of Lagos State explained that he has known Tinubu to be wealthy before politics noting that Tinubu has been trading in stocks over the years to build his wealth
He attributed the source of Tinubu’s wealth to investment in the stocks of blue chip companies
His words, “He made his money well before he got into office. I think what is important to Nigerians, really, is to know that this man was not a pauper before he came into office, like some others.”
Responding to questions on whether or not Tinubu owns or has investments in any company in Nigeria Alake said, “What is my business about the company that he owns in Nigeria? If tomorrow you become like Bola Ahmed Tinubu, why should I be bothering about the companies you own as long as it is not proved that you have taken the money of your state or whatever company you work for?
“It is not proven and you are not indicted in any court of law. Why should I now be bothering my head?
“It is an extraneous issue and, like I always say, pandering to the whims and caprices of those who are jealous and extremely envious and suffering from OCH, obsessive-compulsive hatred, of Asiwaju.”
