Nigeria's Vice President Professor
Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday eulogised the National
Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as he
clocked 66.
Speaking at the 10th Bola Ahmed Tinubu
Colloquium, organised to commemorate the former Lagos Governor's
birthday, Professor Osinbajo said he was proud to have garnered experience
in public service under the tutelage of Tinubu when he was Governor of Lagos
State, noting that it was during that period the foundation of development
currently ongoing in Lagos was laid.
He particular alluded to the concept of the
Land Use Charge which Tinubu's administration initiated, saying that despite
the challenges and dissenting voices, he (Tinubu) successfully defended, a move
which, according to him, made Lagos better for it.
"When we introduced the Land Use
Charge, which was the foundation of the development we see in Lagos today, some
of us believed that it should not be introduced at all, others believed it
should be introduced. I remember we were having a meeting in a small room,
Asiwaju, myself, Yemi Cardoso, Wale Edun and some others and the argument got
so heated that Asiwaju asked us if we were the ones the people elected.
“He stormed out of the room and we did not
leave, we stayed there. After some minutes, he came back into the room and
asked us why we were still there. Then we continued the discussion. In the end,
we developed that law and it has become part of the success story in Lagos.
This showed that Asiwaju is one leader who allows people to develop ideas,”
Osinbajo explained.
The Vice President who also presented a
discuss on the topic, ‘Linking the Philosophy To Governance and
Commitment’, also described Tinubu as a “fighter and a champion of
people- oriented courses.
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