The immediate past Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, has dismissed claims that President Bola Tinubu made former President Muhammadu Buhari Nigeria’s president in 2015.
Mustapha made the statement at the unveiling of the book, “According to the President: Lessons from a Presidential Spokesperson’s Experience,” written by former presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu.
The former SGF believes that former President Buhari already had 12 million existing votes and that the merger of the legacy parties merely contributed 3 million votes to his victory at the 2015 presidential election.
“When you sum up the total votes that gave us victory in 2015, the aggregate of the total votes were 15.4 million votes. So, basically, what we brought to the table, the other parties that were in the matter in addition to Buhari’s 12.2 million votes were 3.2 million votes,” Mustapha said at the book launch.
He commended the former president for laying the foundation of reforms for President Tinubu.
In his speech, President Tinubu, who was represented at the event by incumbent Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, hailed Buhari for laying the foundation for the reforms his administration is carrying out.
“Nation building is a relay, the effort of one administration laid the foundation for the next. In this regard, I appreciate the effort of predecessor President Buhari and assure all Nigerians that the reform oriented path will be considered, consolidated and strengthened under this administration,” Tinubu said.
Also speaking at the event, former Nigeria’s Head of State, Yakubu Gowon commended former president Buhari for his disposition during his tenure.
Beyond the unveiling of the book, former Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, who served as the Chief of Staff to the former president, called for a rethink of the selection of who emerges president and governors across the 36 states of the federation.
Former Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo led government officials who served under Buhari between 2015 and 2023 to the unveiling of a book by the former presidential spokesperson.
Other dignitaries who attended the book launch include the SGF, Senator George Akume, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Special Adviser to former President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina,
The book by the former presidential spokesperson is aimed at documenting the activities of the author for future generations.
