A spokesperson for the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, Alwan Hassan, has claimed that President Bola Tinubu’s predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari, did not fully support his candidacy.
According to Hassan, Tinubu secured the 2023 presidential election through his own political strength.
NEWSNGR reports that Hassan disclosed this on Tuesday during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today.
He stated that Buhari did not actively stand behind the APC candidate during the build-up to the election.
During the interview, Hassan was asked whether Tinubu would benefit from the organic political structure and support base associated with his predecessor, particularly as the APC prepares for another presidential contest in the next two months.
In response, the APC stalwart questioned whether Buhari had given Tinubu the full backing of his political structure in 2023.
“Did he enjoy that in 2023? Did we enjoy Buhari’s support in 2023? Let the truth be told, we did not,” he said.
When asked whether he was suggesting that Tinubu won the 2023 election on his own, Hassan answered in the affirmative, maintaining that the former president did not fully support his successor’s ambition.
“On his own. Buhari didn’t fully come out to support Tinubu,” he said.
He further argued that Buhari did not actively campaign for Tinubu during the 2023 election, despite both politicians belonging to the same political party.
“Buhari didn’t do well in 2023. He didn’t actually come out to stand for us and stand for Asiwaju in 2023. Asiwaju won that election against all odds,” Hassan said.
