Video: Buhari never forgot help that Tinubu rendered him – Onanuga
Bayo Onanuga
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The Presidency has stated that former President Muhammadu Buhari has not forgotten the assistance Tinubu provided him.
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@dailyeconomy8 Video: Buhari never forgot help that Tinubu rendered him – Onanuga The Presidency has stated that former President Muhammadu Buhari has not forgotten the assistance Tinubu provided him. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to President Bola Tinubu, claimed that the merger in 2013 that led to the formation of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was crucial in securing the “key votes” that helped former President Muhammadu Buhari win the 2015 election. During an interview on Arise TV, Onanuga challenged the assertion made by former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Boss Mustapha, who stated that the APC merger only contributed three million votes to Buhari’s victory. Mustapha had maintained that Buhari’s reliable support base of over 12 million votes before the merger was primarily responsible for his total of 15.4 million votes against former President Goodluck Jonathan. Onanuga, however, pointed out that despite Buhari’s significant vote count, he still “was nowhere” in the South. He stressed that the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), a key component of the merger alongside the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) and All Nigerian Peoples Party (ANPP), was vital for providing the electoral “spread” and “important votes” from the South needed to secure the presidency. Onanuga said, “It was clear to ACN, a very strategic arm of that alliance, that without additional support, there was no way Buhari could have won the election. “Yeah, he was getting 12 million votes if you put all the 19 states together, but in the south, Buhari was nowhere. Buhari needed the spread. ACN had six. “Buhari got the votes he needed in those six states. They may not be in millions, but there were important votes. “He won in all those six states, and he got more than 25 percent. At the end of the day, he won in about 25 states, more than the constitutional requirement of 24 states.” Onanuga added that Buhari “never forgot the help that Tinubu rendered to him” and that he would not have become President without Tinubu’s help. Follow us for more updates
Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to President Bola Tinubu, claimed that the merger in 2013 that led to the formation of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was crucial in securing the “key votes” that helped former President Muhammadu Buhari win the 2015 election.
During an interview on Arise TV, Onanuga challenged the assertion made by former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Boss Mustapha, who stated that the APC merger only contributed three million votes to Buhari’s victory.
Mustapha had maintained that Buhari’s reliable support base of over 12 million votes before the merger was primarily responsible for his total of 15.4 million votes against former President Goodluck Jonathan.
Onanuga, however, pointed out that despite Buhari’s significant vote count, he still “was nowhere” in the South.
He stressed that the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), a key component of the merger alongside the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) and All Nigerian Peoples Party (ANPP), was vital for providing the electoral “spread” and “important votes” from the South needed to secure the presidency.
Onanuga said, “It was clear to ACN, a very strategic arm of that alliance, that without additional support, there was no way Buhari could have won the election.
“Yeah, he was getting 12 million votes if you put all the 19 states together, but in the south, Buhari was nowhere. Buhari needed the spread. ACN had six.
“Buhari got the votes he needed in those six states. They may not be in millions, but there were important votes.
“He won in all those six states, and he got more than 25 percent. At the end of the day, he won in about 25 states, more than the constitutional requirement of 24 states.”
Onanuga added that Buhari “never forgot the help that Tinubu rendered to him” and that he would not have become President without Tinubu’s help.
