Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says there is no rift between him and Akinwunmi Ambode, governor of Lagos state.
Speaking at his ward in Alausa during the APC governorship primary on Tuesday, Tinubu said he considers report of a rancour between him and Ambode as an insult.
He said the governor had worked under him as a civil servant and was given the opportunity to govern Lagos.
“Rancor between us? I will regard that as an insult. I brought Ambode to the people. He was a civil servant under me,” he said.
“He performed very well as a civil servant and when he showed interest in politics after the leadership, we gave him the opportunity. I introduced him to the party. The party accepted him, he became the governor.
“You will remain relevant as a leader if you submit yourself once in a while to what your people want.”
Describing the exercise as a celebration of democracy, Tinubu said the massive turnout of APC members across the state is not his making.
He said members of the party had come out en masse to choose their preferred candidate.