The Chatham House has said the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, ambushed its chairman when he appeared for an interactive session on Monday morning.
The frontline British think-tank said Tinubu undermined its normal arrangement and did not seek prior permission to act in the manner he did.
Recall that Tinubu during his appearance, assigned the question on oil theft to one of his campaign spokespersons, Dele Alake; the question on security he assigned to Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna; and the question on youth development and inclusion to Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River.
Also, a former commissioner of finance in Lagos, Wale Edun, was asked to answer the question on job creation; Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila answered a question on national defence while incumbent Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu took the question on youth inclusion in politics and governance.
A spokesperson for Chatham House in an email to Peoples Gazette, said, “Yesterday’s event was not the norm and our Chair was not notified in advance that Mr Tinubu would be delegating questions. “The principle of Chatham House events is to be able to hear the views of invited speakers, and also to hold those speakers to account.”