Elder statesman and Second Republic politician Alhaji Tanko Yakassai has refuted allegations that he blasted President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, over their handling of the crisis in the National Assembly.
Speaking with our reporter on telephone from Kano, the elder statesman said he has no reason whatsoever to blast them and that as someone who does not belong to any political party that he tries to offer advice most of the time on burning national issues.
He said: “I never did anything of that nature. I only advised them to handle the crisis in the National Assembly with care. I considered it necessary to offer the advice because neither of them has requisite legislative experience. I was speaking based on my experience working with the National Assembly during the Second Republic, when I was Special Adviser to the then President Shehu Shagari on National Assembly matters.
“I have no reason whatsoever to blast them; while I’m not very close to Buhari, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun is my personal friend and we have tremendous respect for one another. So, I have nothing against them, to warrant blasting them, as the publications insinuated. I don’t belong to any political party, so I speak my mind when it comes to national issues. In fact, in most cases, I offer advice.”
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