Bayo Onanuga, the spokesperson for the APC presidential campaign, is saying out loud what many had long whispered: Bola Tinubu won the 2023 presidential election without the full backing of then-president Muhammadu Buhari. "Did we enjoy Buhari's support in 2023? Let the truth be told, we did not," Onanuga said plainly.
It is a striking admission, given that Buhari was not only the sitting president at the time but also the leader of the same party that fielded Tinubu as its candidate. The statement pulls back the curtain on what appears to have been a complicated internal dynamic within the APC heading into that election cycle.
What it means for the relationship between Tinubu and his predecessor going forward is a question worth watching closely.
Originally published by AllAfrica.