Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, has rejected claims by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu that he was instrumental in securing Muhammadu Buhari’s victory in the 2015 presidential election.
Mustapha, who served in Buhari’s administration, said the former president had already built a formidable and loyal support base long before the formation of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Speaking at the book launch by Garba Shehu, a former aide to Buhari, he noted that Buhari commanded a consistent voter base of nearly 12 million people, mainly from the North, which existed independently of Tinubu’s political structure.
“President Buhari was a political force on his own. His supporters were deeply rooted and consistent even before the APC came into existence,” Mustapha stated, dismissing Tinubu’s repeated claims—made prominently during his 2022 campaign—that he “made Buhari president.”
Interestingly, Boss Mustapha is among the northern political figures reportedly listed as a potential vice presidential candidate by Tinubu before he eventually settled for Kashim Shettima. His growing criticism of the current administration has therefore sparked speculation about deeper fractures within the ruling party.
Buhari’s allies and appointees are said to be aligning with a new opposition front, which has reportedly adopted the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as its platform for the 2027 general elections.
