Senator Oluremi Tinubu on Tuesday said she did not get the support of her husband, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to run for a second term in the past National Assembly election.
Tinubu, who represents Lagos Central Senatorial District, made the disclosure while answering questions at the ongoing ‘Women in Government’ conference organised by the South-West Region of the Department For International Development.
The conference was organised in collaboration with the Lagos State Office of the Deputy Governor.
She said it was her district leaders who got the nomination form for her and talked her husband into allowing her to run for the position.
The federal lawmaker added, “Asiwaju likes his wife to be at home and what is more confusing to me is that most Muslim men do not want their wives to work, but I am a hard worker.
“People have been saying that I got to this position because I am Asiwaju’s wife. What they do not realise is that in the past election, my husband asked me not to go for a second term. It was the leaders in my district that got me the form and talked to him that they wanted me to go back.
“You can go to my district, the elite might not know me but the grassroots are the ones supporting and voting massively for me.
“I think that is enough for me and that is how you can get elected; you have to really identify with your people. If you really know your people, they will stand up for you.”
Tinubu said she fought and worked hard as it was difficult getting the vote of the masses.
She stated, “When I got the bill to run for primaries, I told my husband that I needed money and he said ‘no money’.
“I fought with the people in my constituency because they said I have to give them more money and I said ‘no, what about the ones I have been giving to you before? If you are not going to vote, so be it’.
“They said they were just voting for me because of Asiwaju and I responded that ‘Asiwaju is not even supporting me, then, you can go and vote for him’. But I’m grateful they voted for me.
“I have realised that when you are elected, you have to go back and work with your constituency because that is where your support and vote rest.”
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