President Buhari Not Working Against Tinubu – Lai Muhammed

Lai Muhammed ,Nigerian Minister for Culture and Information has responded to speculations that President Muhammadu Buhari is working against the presidential ambition of Bola Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu.

Lai Muhammed argued that Buhari does not have anything to gain in not supporting Tinubu who is the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, and also has been his very close friend.

Lai Mohammed,made this clarification on Friday 17th February when he made a guest appearance on TVC News channel,

The Nigerian information minister added that Muhammadu Buhari holds two positions in the country,one is the President of Nigeria,and also the All Progressives Congress National Leader. therefore, must tell Nigerians to vote their choice. noting that President Buhari cannot force them to vote his party.

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”If you have been following this conversation, you will discover that there are so many questions to be raised.

“Firstly, what will the President benefit from not supporting Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu? What will the party (APC) benefit from not supporting Asiwaju? What will I benefit from not supporting him?”

“You see, the President wears two caps. The first cap is the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The second cap is the leader of the APC.

“When the President is addressing Nigerians, he has no choice but to say vote for the candidate of your choice. The President cannot say you must vote for APC, if he (President Buhari) does that it means he’s only President of APC.”He said.

There has been wide speculation especially in the APC that president Muhammadu Buhari does not support APC presidential candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the recent claim which made by the governor of Kaduna State Nasir El Rufai.