President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Public Communications and Orientation, Sunday Dare, has commended Tinubu’s role in the emergence of then President Muhammadu Buhari’s electoral success.
Prior to the 2015 election victory, Buhari had faced three unsuccessful presidential campaigns in 2003, 2007, and 2011. His success in 2015 stemmed from the unification of Buhari’s Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) with Tinubu’s Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and other parties, forming the All Progressives Congress (APC), which eventually overthrew the then-ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Appearing on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Dare remarked on the pivotal role Tinubu played, saying Buhari’s election would not have been possible without Tinubu’s influence.
“If you look at the role Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu played in the emergence of Muhammadu Buhari and I can say clearly that without Tinubu’s role in forming the party, making the platform to be there, President Buhari would not have emerged,” he said.
When asked if he advocated for Buhari as the APC’s presidential candidate at the time, Dare affirmed it was a collaborative effort.
“It couldn’t have been only me, it was a team. The electoral victories we won in 2015 and the one in 2019 had the writing of President Tinubu. We are a party and beyond me, several other people were also invited,” he stated.
Dare, who served as Minister of Sports and Youth Development under Buhari, also refrained from commenting directly on the former president’s legacy. Instead, he emphasized the continuity of governance.
“Buhari came, did his bit and moved on. President Obasanjo did his bit and moved on, Yar’adua came, did his bit and moved on. Jonathan came, did his bit and moved on,” he noted, adding that Tinubu’s courage to tackle challenging issues, such as subsidy removal, warrants recognition.
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