By Renowned flutist, Omatshola Iseli better known as Tee Mac has clarified his recent comments about the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
BlackBox Nigeria had reported that the musician who happens to be an in-law to the former Lagos governor warned Nigerians against voting for him in the 2023 elections, citing the unanswered questions surrounding his life.
Tee Mac had also revealed that Tinubu’s real age is 86, and not 70 as he claims, adding that he stopped associating with the APC flagbearer because of his role in the emergence of President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015.
However, in a statement on Saturday, the veteran singer insisted that his comments were taken out of context.
The flutist, a former president of the Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria (PMAN), stated that Tinubu’s competence was never in doubt, saying he only expressed his fear for the rigours of the office.
The statement reads, “My attention has been drawn to a post that has gone viral on social media regarding a private banter with a Facebook acquaintance on the eligibility of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“Whilst it is regrettable that such a private conversation went viral from a Facebook account, let me state that the conversation was taken out of context.
“In the first instance, I have high regards for the person of the APC presidential candidate; a two (2)-term governor of Lagos state, and a revered leader of the APC. I have lived in Lagos since I relocated from Switzerland, and I can attest to his transformational impact in the state.
“More significantly is his ability to identify and engage exceptional and committed technocrats in governance with tangible results over time, and maintaining relationships with them, and others across board. This, I believe will be replicated if he is given the opportunity at the federal level.
“His all-inclusive style of governance has seen people from other states, ethnicities, and faith take up appointments in Lagos, serving meritoriously too! Consequently, his competence is not in doubt. I only expressed my fear for the rigours of the office.
“My only grouse, which I still stand by is that it was Tinubu who sold Buhari to the nation in 2015, which candidate, contrary to all expectations, underperformed.”
