Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, says those who are fixated on the realness or otherwise of Bola Tinubu age should take a trip the world beyond and ask his late mother.
Tinubu is the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Gbajabiamila pose the challenge to those inquisitive of Tinubu’s real age while speaking at the rally for Tinubu and Kashim Shettima in Lagos on Saturday.
Gbajabiamila in apparent reference to the controversy over Tinubu age declared that “his age is what his mother said he is.”
“And if they are in doubt about his age, they should go and meet his mother to reconfirm,” the Speaker said.
Tinubu’s mother, Alhaja Abibatu Mogaji, who was the Iyaloja General of Nigeria, died in June 2013.
For year’s on end, Tinubu’s age has been a subject of controversy, while the issue has only been discussed casually in passing by members of the public in previous years, his presidential ambition has put the matter on the front burner of national political and social discourse.
While Tinubu claims to be 70-year-old, his opponents insist he is far older than the age he’s claiming.
But Gbaja who spoke at the rally told the APC supporters to educate the undecided Nigerians about Tinubu, saying he is the greatest politician in modern day Nigeria.
He said, “They will ask you how old he is. Tell them he is the age his mother said he is. And if they are in doubt of his age, tell them go and meet his mother to reconfirm.
“If they say he’s not educated. Tell them he is more educated than all the contestants put together.
“If they tell you he is wanted in America. America has said repeatedly they do not know what they are talking about. When they said he is corrupt, tell them he is the most investigated in Nigeria’s history and nothing has been found against him.”