The campaign council of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday warned critics against using the error of their principal as a leverage to campaign for their candidates.
The campaign team said Tinubu only had a slip of tongue, saying that some mischief makers are trying to pull the gaffe at the Kaduna State Investment Summit out of proportion for their political gains.
Tinubu came under fire on Saturday after a video of him praising Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai surfaced online.
In the viral video, Tinubu was heard commending El-Rufai as a leader who has a vision of turning “rotten situation to a bad one.”
However, responding in a statement, Bayo Onanuga, Director, Media & Publicity, Tinubu-Shettima Presidential Campaign Council, said the issue was blown out of proportion because it’s a political season.
In the statement, Onanuga urged the public to disregard mischievous intents from the members of the opposition party, saying Tinubu meant to say “to a great one.”
The statement reads, “Earlier today at the Kaduna State Investment Summit, All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu while commending, Governor Nasir El-Rufai for his transformational leadership in the state had a slip of tongue that is common to every human being and even great leaders.
“The APC leader inadvertently said Governor El-Rufai “turned a rotten situation” he met on ground in Kaduna into “a bad one” whereas he meant to say “to a great one.”
“It was a mere slip, that is not unusual in life, even among leaders of nations.
“We recognise we are in political season where everything is latched on for deliberate distortion and twisted mischief.
“While mischief makers went so low, we noted that the audience at KadInvest 7.0 followed Asiwaju Tinubu with rapt attention and knew he only had a slip.
“We can only tell mischief makers to look for better and productive things to do with their time.”
