Tinubu Campaign Organisation (TCO) has finally reacted to the allegation making the rounds on social media that the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu hired some christian bishops to attend the official unveiling of his running mate, Kashim Shettima.
The Campaign Organisation, in a statement by its Director of Media and Communication, Mr. Bayo Onanuga declared that the bishops were not hired.
Onanuga said; “We want to say that those clergymen were not fake, not mechanics or yam sellers as the purveyors of hatred have made Nigerians to believe in the social media. They are not big names in Christendom yet, they are gradually building up their missions.”
“They are church leaders who genuinely believe that Nigerians must eschew politics of hatred and religious bigotry and rather embrace politics of peace and nation building.”
“We, therefore, deplore the hysterical twisting of the presence of these men and women in cassocks and the false accusation against our candidates, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Senator Shettima”.
For those who don’t know, one of the alleged fake bishops, Joseph Odaudu had alleged that they were hired from a motor park.
He said; “The APC came to meet us at the car park behind Eagle Square and they promised to give me N100,000. They bought food for us and took us to another place where they gave us clothes to dress like Christian leaders and reverend fathers.”
“But after we finished, they only gave me N40,000 and another person said they got only N30,000. I don’t know why they changed our agreement because they said they had N100,000 for us.”
“I am a Christian and I am supporting Tinubu but I hate when people lie and fail to deliver on their promises.”
