Garba Shehu, a former aide to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, has opened up on the notion that his principal helped Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the opposition Peoples Democratic Social gathering, PDP, towards his occasion, the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate Bola Tinubu within the 2023 election.
Shehu stated that, towards such perception, Buhari supported and labored for the emergence of Tinubu within the election.
It could possibly be recalled that throughout the polls, Buhari inspired nearly all of the occasion’s candidates, numbering about 25 of them, to buy the nomination kind.
There have been rumours that he wished former President Goodluck Jonathan to succeed him. Rumours additionally had it that he most popular former Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, over Tinubu.
Requested to talk on the notion that Buhari labored for Atiku towards Tinubu, Shehu advised Channels Tv, “I should have had a dream. It didn’t occur. I sat with President Tinubu after his victory.
“He advised me that President Buhari allowed him to win in a free and honest election. Don’t thoughts folks.
“When individuals are looking for favours, ingratiating themselves to leaders, they’ll say all method of issues. You anticipated him to inform folks to not run towards Tinubu…?”