Tinubu Followed Us To Campaign All Over The Country – Buhari’s Ally Fires Back At Boss Mustapha

A longtime ally of former President Muhammadu Buhari, Farouk Aliyu, has accused some individuals in the Buhari administration of trying to rewrite history despite not being present during the political struggles.

Aliyu stated this while reacting to recent claims made by former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Boss Mustapha that Bola Tinubu did not make Buhari president in 2015.

Speaking during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday, Aliyu stated that the claim that Buhari’s 12 million votes secured his victory in 2015 was untrue.

He insisted the 12 million votes were insufficient to secure a presidential victory until the 2015 alliance with Tinubu.

Aliyu credited Tinubu with playing a vital role in Buhari’s emergence as the APC presidential candidate and eventual winner of the 2015 election.

Aliyu said, “My senior brother, Boss Mustapha, certainly got it wrong because I can’t even remember where he was at that time.

“Unfortunately, there are many of these Buhari converts who were not with Buhari. I don’t want to mention names, but most of them happened by accident or fate to become what they became, and they are now trying to deconstruct history. It is not true.

“Tinubu assisted, contributed, and helped Muhammadu Buhari to get the ticket and, by extension, win the election, because he followed us to campaign all over the country. So, I don’t want issues to be created between Buhari and Tinubu, because there are no issues.”

Aliyu also recalled serving as the returning officer for Buhari during the APC primary in Lagos that led to Buhari’s emergence as the party’s standard bearer, and he highlighted the behind-the-scenes support that Tinubu provided during that process.

Aliyu rejected claims that Buhari did not repay Tinubu’s support in the lead-up to the 2023 election. He argued that if Buhari wanted to sabotage the APC’s victory, he had several tools to do so, but chose not to.

“If Muhammadu Buhari did not want APC to win the election, he would have done several things to ensure that they don’t win,” he affirmed.