Tinubu Unites With Buruji Kashamu, Calls Him A Great Man |The Source

By Fola James

Senator Buruji kashamu was a political foe of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in his life time, but the death, on Friday, of the Ogun state born politician has somehow brought them together.

They worked for different Presidential candidates in the 2015 elections which APC Muhammadu Buhari won.

Goodluck Jonathan lost the election to the incumbent.

The former Senator representing Ogun East in Nigeria’s Senate died on Friday of COVID 19, buried on Sunday and prominent Nigerians have been commenting on his death.

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo had in a letter slammed the late senator, saying he used money to escape justice from being prosecuted for drug related allegations but could not beat death when it came.

Obasanjo said “Senator Esho Jinadu (Buruji Kashmu) in his lifetime used the maneuver of law and politics to escape  from facing justice on alleged  criminal  offence in Nigeria and outside Nigeria,” the letter read.

But no legal, political, cultural, social or even medical maneuver could  stop the cold hand of death when the Creator of all of us decides that  the time is up.

May Allah forgive his sin and accept his soul into Aljanah, and may God grant his family and friends fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.”

Obasanjo and Kashamu were arch political rivals in the PDP before the former retired from party politics in 2015.

But in his tribute to the demised lawmaker, the APC National Leader described Kashamu as a devoted, loyal party man and “a notable leader in the country and a true grassroots politician”.

According to the former Lagos Governor “Senator Kashamu was also a good party man. He was unwavering in his support for his party, PDP, through all the twists and turns of his political life. His passing is a big loss to the larger political family in Nigeria.

He worked assiduously to advance the political and economic fortunes of his state. Kashamu represented, with merit, Ogun East in the 8th National Assembly and worked well for his constituents. He was a kind and generous man, a philanthropist in his own right and an astute businessman.”

In spite of his failings Tinubu said Senator Kashamu was worthy of emulation, urging his family to accept his death as the will of God.

He said “I admire his political doggedness and sagacity, and his steadfastness in pursuing whatever he believes in, though we were never in the same political party.

Again, Kashamu’s sudden death has demonstrated the transience of human life and rekindles the fact that death is inevitable for every mortal. As such, it behooves on us to be kind to the dead.

I mourn with his family, particularly his wives, children and grandchildren. May Almighty Allah lay His hands of protection on them at this moment.”

Recall that Ayodele Fayose, a former governor of Ekiti condemned Obasanjo for making an uncomplimentary comment against Senator Kahamu, in a letter he sent to his family after his death.