The National Coordinator of the Oo’dua Peoples Congress, Mr. Gani Adams, on Saturday, berated the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, for antagonising him politically, saying he would never support any candidate supported by the former Lagos State governor.

Speaking in an exclusive interview with SUNDAY PUNCH, Adams stated that his disagreement with Tinubu was beyond politics.

According to the OPC leader, Tinubu’s animosity towards him started in 2011.

He said, “We had some people who left our group because he was financing them to break it (OPC); they couldn’t break it, so they left. We continued to address the issue; even in the media, people were asking what I had with Tinubu, but they couldn’t find any reason. I decided that if I didn’t tell the whole world, my life and integrity would be at stake.

“That was one of the reasons that I decided that if Tinubu goes to A, I will go to B. Somebody who has been working to block my progress for the past seven years; if I support him to be in power, he will do worse. Even though he is supporting the right candidate, I will go for the wrong candidate.”


According to Adams, even within the leadership of the APC, some people were wondering why Tinubu would not leave him alone.

He said, “When I asked around, people told me what he was hammering on was ‘he (Adams) attacked us during the election.’ Did I use thugs to attack him? Is there any report in any police station that the OPC attacked the APC because of the Peoples Democratic Party?”

Adams said he had warned his members not to engage in any violent protests against any APC member prior to the March 28 presidential election. According to him, a day to the March 28 presidential, he had rained curses on his members openly on the Eledumare festival grounds in Ijora.

“I told them that anybody that would allow the APC to attack the OPC would not die well. I said, ‘Now, we are supporting Jonathan as our candidate. But that does not mean we are thugs of the PDP and that does not mean we are members of the PDP. Go to the polling booth, vote, and go back.’

“The late Gani Fawehinmi, stopped representing my group because of Tinubu. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo hates me with a passion because of Tinubu. The former National Vice Chairman, PDP, Bode George could not trust me because of Tinubu. The late former governor of Ondo State, Dr. Olusegun Agagu, before he died, could not trust me because of Tinubu. At a point, Gbenga Daniel was sceptical about me because of Tinubu,” he said.

slaughter:
Before u start to hammer Gani Adams like u hammer Rev Martins Kuka for expressing himself ...please read his comment very well,i know must Yorubas dislike this man just because he has disallowed either them or their relatives from Robbing innocent citizens at night with his men all over the looks and crannies of the street,.....if this is not true then give JUST ONE Good and genuine reason for the dislike for this man and lets view your point......all this man is saying is just why he has to part way with Tinubu, because they were together before, i read one of his interview when he said he and Tinubu dine together at weee hour of the night, and i think the two of them have some secrets they are keeping away from the public but with time the secret will burst open if not why is this type of letter that i laid my hands on during the week........just find time to read them it is attached to my comment.Thanks

kallmemrB:
bro u should be ashamed of urself....when has this personal feud turned to a tribal war....are they not yorubas...with this kinda mindset u later wonder wht igbos can never rule nigeria.....

IsraeliAIRFORCE:
You both are fighting for total control of Southwest political structures and Sen. Ahmed Tinubu is not willing to share hence the continuous quagmire.

after1:
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Shutup bigot, go face your redmud abia state. Dunce.

disloman:
So what Adam is trying to say is that if Tinubu decided to go heaven,He will go to hell?Hmmmm.Hatred is not good 4 one's health.