Senator Oluremi Tinubu, the Senator representating
Lagos-Central Senatorial District, Lagos state, has said that she would not be
intimidated by anybody, however she also insisted that as a Christian she has
forgiven her Kogi-West counterpart, Senator Dino Melaye.
The Senator revealed this when a delegation of
the Lagos State House of Assembly members and members of the All Progressives
Congress caucus in the Senate as well as some party leaders paid her a
solidarity visit at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja.
She said, “When the Senate President invited me
yesterday (Tuesday) and I gave my word. You can see the channel I have taken in
the aftermath of the event. I reported to the IGP; I wrote to him also, after I
waited for one week. When it happened, it was him I went to. I waited for one
week and nothing was done. I also wrote to the party (the APC) chairman.
“After I gave my word to him (Saraki) yesterday, I told myself that at 55 I am not a wimp of anybody.
“I witnessed the Sani Abacha regime and I know what I saw and why I am committed to this cause. But now, my hands are tied to say I forgive people. I am a Christian; when I give my word, I must abide by it. But I am not scared to follow this through.
“I am not championing a cause for women. I am only standing in my space and if my space is encroached upon, I have to fight back. Rosa Parks wasn’t an activist; she just decided to sit in her space and not give up her space to anybody in a bus. And that sent a message.
“I want to use this opportunity to thank all Nigerian women who rose up; the women rights groups who are calling, conducting press conferences and doing a lot of things.”
“I didn’t give anybody anything; I don’t even
have N80m in my personal salary account in the Senate. And I don’t think if I
have any other savings I want to use it to mobilise women to protest. What
about the investments we have put into politics? How much has that done for
this country?” Tinubu said.
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