TINUBU WAS NOT INVITED TO DPNC, HE PAID--ACN

The Action Congress of Nigeria, (ACN) has denied that its leader, and former Lagos State governor, Bola Tinubu, said he was invited to the recently held Democratic Party National Convention in the USA by President Barack Obama.
Lai Mohammed, the party’s spokesperson, accused opposition parties of encouraging the rumours. He also confirmed that Tinubu paid $5000 to acquire the generic invitation.
“This is indolence on the part of those making the allegation,” he said. “Anybody who is conversant with the Democratic Party National Convention, DNC, and US politics, will know that you will never be invited to the convention unless you fall into any of these three categories: you are a candidate, a delegate or supporter of the party.
If you are a supporter and you are being invited, you will be addressed with your first name as if the President (Obama) invited you. Asiwaju (Tinubu) never said he got personal invitation from President Barack Obama. Why the brouhaha about who invited him? The question is was he there or not? He was invited because of his support for the Democratic Party, and he never said he was personally invited by Obama.”