Former governor of Lagos state Bola Ahmed Tinubu (C) speaks to electoral officials before voting in governorship elections in Lagos, Nigeria, April 11, 2015. REUTERS/Joe Penney
LAGOS (Reuters) - "I am a talent hunter. I put talents in office, I help them," says former Lagos state governor and opposition alliance leader Bola Tinubu, being quite open about his role as one of Nigeria's most powerful political godfathers.
"I use the best hand, the best brain, the best experience for the job," he told Reuters after voting this month in a governorship election in Nigeria's economic capital which, as expected, his hand picked candidate Akinwunmi Ambode won.
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