2023: Tinubu Faces Strong Opposition in Southwest as Ojudu Says Ex-Gov Not Responsible for His SuccessPAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Legit.ng News on your Facebook News Feed! The special adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on political matters, Babafemi Ojudu, has denied claims that Bola Tinubu is responsible for his success in life. Ojudu while reacting to the declaration to run for presidency made by the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu. The presidential aide said contrary to reports that Tinubu is responsible for his political success, the APC national had no hand in his achievements as a politician. Read also 2023: Buhari's aide finally breaks silence, reveals why he won't support Tinubu's presidential ambition Ojudu said he was already established politically and otherwise - as a publisher - before meeting Tinubu. PAY ATTENTION: Join Legit.ng Telegram channel! Never miss important updates! A former lawmaker, Ojudu in a post titled, 'Principled Political Choices are not Betrayal' and made on his personal Facebook page said he would continue to follow his conscience. In the post which was seen by Legit.ng, Ojudu who is leading the campaign for vice president Yemi Osinbajo's presidential ambition he is not a traitor as widely reported. Ojudu said: Read also Tinubu our president: Reactions as influential APC Senator says he can never attack ex-Lagos gov President Muhammadu Buhari’s aide, Ojudu, had also vowed not to support the 2023 presidential ambition of Bola Tinubu. Ojudu made the statement in reaction to the alleged blackmail against him for opposing the lifelong dream of the APC national leader. The presidential aide on Tuesday, January 18, explained that his decision is due to his “principled political choices”. Musiliu Akinsanya (aka MC Oluomo) has called on the people of the southwest region to back Tinubu's 2023 presidential ambition. The chairman of the NURTW in Lagos state made the call following Tinubu's visit to Zamfara over the recent deadly bandits' attack in the state. In a social media post, MC Oluomo described the former governor of Lagos as the incoming president of Nigeria Source: Legit.ng Babafemi Ojudu, an aide to President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his success can not be attributed to Bola Tinubu Ojudu said he was already an established publisher and politician before he met with the APC national leader He also said he is not a traitor or a betrayal of any trust handed by the national leader of the ruling party as widely reported PAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Legit.ng News on your Facebook News Feed! Join Legit.ng Telegram channel! Never miss important updates! Legit.ng, “The idea that everyone who has related with Tinubu and disagrees with him on this Presidential bid is a traitor and a betrayer is puerile. Many of us, his associates, were not made by him as you also want the world to believe." We were already made before meeting him and in the course of relating, we gave one another a helping hand. As far back as 1992 when I came to know him I was already one of the editors of a popular news magazine with a good standing too in the civil society.”