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Nigeria: Boss Mustapha - Tinubu Didn't Singlehandedly Make Buhari President
ABUJA, NIGERIA, JUL 9 – Boss Mustapha said Buhari had a solid 12 million-vote base before the APC merger added 3 million votes, disputing claims that Tinubu solely secured Buhari's 2015 presidency.
- On Wednesday in Abuja, Boss Mustapha refuted Tinubu’s claim that he alone made Buhari president in 2015 during a book launch.
- Following Tinubu’s June 2022 claim, Mustapha dismissed that Buhari owed his presidency solely to Tinubu, emphasizing Buhari’s grassroots support and the collective effort of APC leaders.
- Mustapha notes Buhari had 12 million votes before the APC merger contributed three million, underscoring Buhari's established support base in 2015.
- The internal APC rift deepens as Northern leaders distance from Tinubu, reflecting party realignments ahead of the 2027 elections.
- Boss Mustapha’s recent rebuke in Abuja challenges Tinubu’s claim, highlighting internal APC rifts and the potential realignment of factions with Atiku Abubakar’s coalition ahead of 2027.
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Presidential aide: Without Tinubu, Buhari couldn’t have secured APC presidential ticket – Daily Trust
Senior Special Assistant to The President on Media and Publicity, Temitope Ajayi, has replied the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, who said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu did not make former President Muhammadu Buhari President in 2015. In a post on his social media account, the Presidential aide said even though Buhari had his “12 million captive Northern votes” he lost the presidential elections in 2003, 2007,…
Tinubu didn't make Buhari president in 2015 - Boss Mustapha
Contrary to claims by some of President Bola Tinubu's loyalists, the immediate past Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, has said nobody single-handedly made former President Muhammadu Buhari president in 2015. The former SGF affirmed this at the unveiling of the book, 'According to the President: Lessons from a Presidential Spokesperson’s Experience,' written by former presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu. Accordin…
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