Contrary to the insinuation by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Gen Muhammadu Buhari, jailed the first civilian Governor of Ondo State, Chief Adekunle Ajasin, his family has said Buhari’s military government only detained the late Afenifere leader and was later released after interrogation.
The family cautioned the PDP to stop using their father’s name to campaign against the APC.
The Ajasin family also said they had forgiven Buhari over the arrest of the former governor in 1984.
The family spokesman, Chief Tokunbo Ajasin, who spoke to journalists in Akure on Thursday, maintained that his father had forgiven the former Head of State long before his death.
He cautioned politicians, particularly those seeking elective positions to base their campaigns strictly on issues rather than irrelevances.
He said, "It will be totally wrong for anybody to say that Gen. Buhari's government jailed my father. No, that is not correct. It was true that my father was detained under Buhari's military regime along with other former governors in Nigeria and two panels of inquiry were consequently set-up to look into the allegations against my father and others. But the panels found my father innocent and exonerated him as well.
"What Buhari did then was part of military policies and tradition. Though, many Nigerians were not happy with that, but my father had since forgiven Buhari before his demise.
"As far as the issue is concerned, the family of Ajasin had forgiven Buhari as well. Because as Christians we should exhibit the spirit of forgiveness always. The bible says Father forgive us as we forgive those who offend us."
The former governor’s son said he met Buhari at a function sometime ago where the duo happily embraced each other, indicating that the disagreement was over.
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