I never met Tinubu before I was appointed commissioner in 1999 – Osinbajo

The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has said he never met or lobbied the former Lagos State Governor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu before he appointed him (Osinbajo) Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Lagos State in 1999.

Osinbajo made the disclosure while speaking during an event to mark the 50th Lagos anniversary.

The Acting President commended Tinubu for taking cognisance of the diversity of the state while forming his cabinet in 1999.

According to Osinbanjo, “I did not and I had never met Bola Tinubu before I was appointed commissioner and that says a lot about the kind of individual that he is.

“This is the kind of thinking that makes nations great; that is the kind of thinking that would make Nigeria great.

“A type of thinking that considers all of our diverse talents; a kind of thinking that does not allow parochialism; a kind of thinking that does not allow us to say anywhere belongs to only a set of people. That is when our country would be truly great.”

“This Lagos is going to be a leader; it would be a leader in expressing the world’s view that the black man is capable of governing not just himself but in leading the world,” Osinbajo added.

TheNewsGuru.com reports that Osinbajo served as Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Lagos State from 1999 to 2007.