Daily Post· 1h ago· 1 min read
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Babachir Lawal, has claimed that President Bola Tinubu was afraid of late former President Muhammadu Buhari and became depressed prior to the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential primary over claims that Buhari was backing another aspirant.
Lawal made the revelation during an interview with Symfoni TV released on Saturday, while recounting events leading up to the APC presidential primary ahead of the 2023 general election.
According to Lawal, following Buhari's recovery from illness, there was a vacuum around the presidency which some individuals exploited by falsely claiming they had the former president's endorsement on behalf of various presidential aspirants.
He alleged that the individuals demanded huge sums of money from candidates, claiming they could influence Buhari through people close to him.
Lawal said…
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