A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Alwan Hassan, has accused former President Muhammadu Buhari of failing to give President Bola Tinubu adequate support during the 2023 presidential election.
Hassan, who served as a spokesperson for the APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), claimed that Tinubu largely fought the presidential election without Buhari’s full political backing but eventually emerged victorious.
He made the disclosure during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, while responding to questions about Tinubu’s chances of securing re-election in 2027.
When asked whether Tinubu would inherit Buhari’s political structure and grassroots support ahead of the next general election, Hassan questioned whether the former president had fully supported Tinubu during the 2023 campaign.
“Did he enjoy that in 2023? Did we enjoy Buhari’s support in 2023? Let the truth be told, we did not. Buhari didn’t fully come out to support Tinubu,” he said.
The APC chieftain further accused Buhari of failing to openly stand behind the party’s presidential candidate during the election campaign.
According to Hassan, the former president did not do enough to mobilise support for Tinubu despite being a member of the same political party.
“Buhari didn’t do well in 2023. He didn’t actually come out to stand for us and stand for Asiwaju in 2023. Asiwaju won that election against all odds,” he stated.
Hassan maintained that Tinubu’s victory was achieved despite the perceived lack of support from Buhari, noting that the president defeated Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP).
His comments have brought renewed attention to questions surrounding the relationship between Buhari and Tinubu during the 2023 presidential campaign, as political activities and discussions over the 2027 general election gather momentum.
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