A Yoruba group, Omoluabi Coalition has flayed All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader Asiwaju Tinubu for donating N50million to victims of the market fire in Katsina State, describing the gesture as political eye service.
The group in a statement issued via its director-general, Engr. Seye Karounwi said Tinubu’s action is a move to curry the political favour of the electorate in the North ahead of the 2023 presidential election.
They accused the APC chieftain of turning blind eye to a similar crisis at the Sasha Market in Ibadan, Oyo State as well as the recent fire outbreak at the Akesan Market in Oyo township.
“We cannot but conclude that the purpose of Asiwaju Tinubu’s visit to Katsina is firmly rooted in politics, and has nothing to do with philanthropy,” the statement read in part.
“This is not the first time that Tinubu would compromise on the interest of the Yoruba in his infantile adventure of seeking acceptance from political establishments from the North.
“As a group, we sympathize with victims of the fire outbreak at Katsina market and other markets across Nigeria.
“What we denounce is a politician who seeks to play politics on the misery of other people,” the statement added.
