Nigeria’s first female democratically elected Deputy Governor Alhaja Sinatu Ojikutu, has raised an alarm with claims that her life has been in danger since the declaration of the former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the President-Elect.
The former Deputy Governor under Sir Michael Otedola between 1992 to 1993 also declared that she had commenced the process of renouncing her Nigerian citizenship as she had promised to do if Tinubu emerged President.
Alhaja Ojikutu told newsmen at her residence in Ikoyi, Lagos, the former number two citizen of the state said her problem with Tinubu started over 20 years ago when she opposed his governorship ambition.
She said since then, all efforts to reach a truce with him have proved abortive.
She recalled that there was a reconciliatory move attempted by former President Olusegun Obasanjo which also failed.
According to her, with the impending inauguration of Tinubu on May 29, her life is in danger.
In her words, “I came out before the election to say that if former Governor Bola Tinubu won the election, I, Sinatu Aderoju Ojikutu, will renounce the citizenship of this nation and I have my reasons.
“When he won, people called me and said he had won, that he would not do anything bad to me but I know this man and I have known him for over 20 years now, I know what he has done to me personally.
“So calling this press conference is also to show that I am personally endangered by the current situation. I am endangered, I have been ostracized, humiliated in places where I should be honoured because of his (Tinubu) not being at peace with me.
“The last thing before the election was when it came to me that he was saying that am I still alive? When somebody mentioned my issue to him, I understand, he said, ‘Is she still around?’ What does that mean?
“What does he mean? I am alive, hale and hearty. Have they planned my death? Why should anybody be asking if I am still alive? Up till today since I raised that issue since January, none of his associates I have talked to has gotten back to me and this is giving me a personal concern. Am I safe? And there are many people like that in my category.”