2023 Presidency: Is Buhari Working Against Tinubu? Details Emerge as Imminent Crisis Looms in APC

2023 Presidency: Is Buhari Working Against Tinubu? Details Emerge as Imminent Crisis Looms in APC

  • The presidential campaign bid of Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) may be under serious threat
  • Human rights lawyer, Prof Chidi Odinkalu revealed this in a recent interview with the media
  • Prof Odinkalu said President Buhari's utterances at campaign rallies do not sell Tinubu well enough and it does not reflect on the party in a good light

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Prominent human rights lawyer and ex-chairman of the national human rights commission (NHRC), Prof. Chidi Odinkalu says, President Muhammadu Buhari is working against the presidential bid of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the presidential bannerman of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC).

As reported by the Nigerian Tribune, the renowned legal luminary said President Buhari's utterances at the campaign rallies do not speak well for the presidential bid of Tinubu.

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Chidi Odinkalu
Professor Chidi Odinakalu said the campaign language of President Muhammadu Buhari is in no way helping the presidential campaign of Bola Tinubu. Photo: @ChidiOdinkalu
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He said that President Buhari, at the campaign rallies, continues to tell supporters to vote for someone with traits that do reflect or portray the APC government.

Prof Odinkalu said:

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“The president is campaigning with Tinubu and telling the people ‘don’t vote for a fraudulent person."

Does Tinubu still want Buhari in his campaign train? - Odinkalu

He stated that this statement might indirectly mean that the President is campaigning for another candidate and not his fellow party member.

Prof Odinkalu said:

“The question for me is: does Tinubu want to continue presenting the president for him to keep saying the kind of things he is saying at the rallies, things that cut both ways and impossibly actually don’t reflect quite well on his candidate, it seems to me.
“That is up to the candidate to decide. I also don’t see how Buhari necessarily sells Bola Tinubu as a candidate.”

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Tinubu is the worst civilian governor in Lagos history, says Phrank Shaibu

In another development, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the APC has been described as the worst civilian governor in the history of Lagos.

The comment was made by Phrank Shaibu, a media aide to the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.

Shaibu said Akinwunmi Ambode, who spent four years as governor, was better than Tinubu who served for eight years.

Source: Legit.ng

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Segun Adeyemi (Current Affairs and Politics Editor) Segun Adeyemi is a journalist with over 9 years of experience as an active field reporter, editor, and editorial manager. He has had stints with Daily Trust newspaper, Daily Nigerian, and News Digest. He currently works as an editor for Legit.ng's current affairs and politics desk. He holds a degree in Mass Communication (Adekunle Ajasin University). He is a certified digital reporter by Reuters, AFP and the co-convener of the annual campus journalism awards. Email: segun.adeyemi@corp.legit.ng.