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Meet Tinubu Campaigner Who Lost Ministerial Spot To ENDSARS Supporter
both major players with visible prints
The ENDSARS, the protest against the police brutality that went bad is seen mainly as anti-establishment.
The bulk of the supporters and facilitators of the movement automatically adopted anti-government postures and campaigned vigorously against the emergence of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the President of Nigeria, against the backdrop of the continuing rule of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The ENDSARS protests with their far-reaching implications rocked the nation between October 8, 2020, to October 20, 2020, under the watch of Muhammadu Buhari, the first President produced by the APC.
Despite, the open opposition to Tinubu’s emergence a known ENDSARS supporter beat an identified supporter of his beat to the ministerial list.
Bosun Tijani the Chief Executive Officer of Co-Creation Hub beat Idris Alubankudi to the ministerial.
While Tijani is a known ENDSARS sympathizer, Alubankudi is a passionate Tinubu for President contributor.
They are both major players with visible prints in the nation’s tech industry- where the targeted area of interest.
Tijani, after profuse apologies during screening for past conducts – particularly offensive social media comments -, has been confirmed by the Senate as Minister.
SocietyNow.Ng’s revealed that while high-level moves by the political sponsors got Tijani the nomination, it was Alubankundi who initially looked all set to get the slot.
Insiders disclosed that the co-founder of fintech companies: Arca and UK-based Ceviant, was the popular candidate of the powerful youth groups in the APC.
The theme of the arguments was that Alubankudi is not just an extremely capable hand in the area of interest but also walked the talk for the cause – the emergence of Tinubu as President.
“After all was said and done, the choice of Alubankudi as a Minister spiritedly pushed different caucuses of youths appeared all set until the old block played a joker that threw up Tijani and all the oppositions that came with it” SocietyNow.Ng gathered.
The emergence of Tijani and his confirmation by the Senate as a ministerial nominee is said to have life many APC youths battling with sued mouths SocietyNow.Ng learned.
