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By Akinwande Soji-Ojo
All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential hopeful, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has alerted Nigerians to the news making the rounds over the comments he made during his visit to the Olubadan-designate, Dr Lekan Balogun, where he was quoted to have said, ‘I am ready to get dirty,’ in response to criticisms on his presidential ambition.
A statement by his media aide, Tunde Rahman, on Tuesday, said the comments of the former Lagos State Governor was misinterpreted, describing the news as “fake.”
“Speaking at the residence of Olubadan-Designate, the All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Tinubu, referring to some of the unwarranted attacks against him used the metaphor of wrestling with the pig, saying “if you decide to wrestle with the pig, you must be ready to get dirty.
“He said he had accepted to take the insults and dirt thrown at him by some people as a price to pay for venturing into politics and seeking to be President of Nigeria.
“Sadly, the wrong headline and story have been latched on by some online platforms/blogs and commentators to pour invective on Asiwaju Tinubu.
“These commentaries and remarks are unfortunate because they are groundless, misinformed and misdirected. Hence, this clarification has become imperative.
“It bears restating that at no time during the visit and in his speech did Asiwaju indicate that he would fight dirty for his presidential ambition. His words were carefully chosen,” the statement read.