“I was arrested, harassed, detained by military for cause, I believed in” – Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu has recalled how he was arrested, harassed and detain by the then military administration for the principle he believed in.

Speaking in Cape Town, South Africa where he is attending the 11th session of the Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission (BNC) on Tuesday, the Nigerian leader said, there is no other system of government better than democracy.

He told the South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa that the military harassed him and tried to stop him from expressing his views and engaging in the principles he believed in.

Tinubu expressed joy that he was in South Africa as President of Nigeria.

“I have been intimidated and detained for the principle of what I believe in, but today I carry the torch of that freedom, value, strong determination and commitment to the principles of justice, fairness. I’m grateful I am here as the President of my country,” he said.