Tinubu never said Obama invited him, he bought invite for $5000 – ACN

 

Leading opposition party, the Action Congress of Nigeria, (ACN) has denied that its leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu never said Obama invited him to the recently held Democratic Party National Convention, DNC, in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America. It described their action as an ego massaging.
The party; through its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed said it was a rumour sponsored by opposition, noting that the erstwhile Lagos State governor paid 5000 US dollars for the generic invitation.

He said “This indolence on the part of those making the allegation; anybody, who is conversant with the Democratic Party National Convention, DNC, and US politics, will know that you will never be invited to the convention unless you fall into any of these three categories: you are either a candidate, a delegate or supporter of the party.

“If you are a supporter and you are being invited, you will be addressed with your first name as if the President (Obama) invited you.
“Asiwaju (Tinubu) never said he got personal invitation from President Barack Obama. Why the brouhaha about who invited him? The question is was he there or not? He was invited because of his support for the Democratic Party, and he never said he was personally invited by Obama”