I will never support Tinubu and any of his candidates, chief Gani Adams

The National Coordinator of the Oo’dua Peoples Congress, Gani Adams has said he will continue to oppose the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.

Adams who made the statement on Saturday said their animosity started since 2011 and he will continue to oppose any political candidates supported by Tinubu.


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.”

Adams also revealed several leaders of the APC are puzzled as to why Tinubu would not leave him be saying he has destroyed his relationships with several politicians.

According to him, “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 also disclosed he warned members of the OPC to desist from attacking the APC prior the March 28 elections saying they were not PDP thugs and won't act like one. He further added that he placed curses on anyone who would go against his directives while speaking with his members at the Eledumare festival grounds in Ijora.

He said: “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."