Buhari also noted that APC lost in the presidential poll, but came back to win the governorship election in Kastina
By Kehinde Okeowo
The immediate past president of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, has explained why Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Atiku Abubakar pulled a surprise victory in his home state, Kastina during the last preaidential election.
During the February 25, 2023 presidential poll, the then All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate and incumbent president, Bola Tinubu was defeated in Katsina by PDP’s Atiku Abubakar despite Buhari’s influence.
However, Tinubu went on to win the presidential election, defeating Atiku and Peter Obi of the Labour Party.
Justifying the outcome of the election, Buhari said his party might have taken things for granted during the presidential election because it was his state, and they thought they would win easily.
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He made this known in a memoir titled “Working with Buhari: Reflections of a Special Adviser, Media and Publicity (2015 – 2023)”, written by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina.
Speaking in the book, Buhari said: “My state, Katsina, showed the beauty of the whole system. In the Presidential poll, APC lost, but they came back to win the governorship.
“Maybe they took things for granted earlier because it was my state, and they thought they would win easily. People do not like being taken for granted.”
