Garba Shehu argued that Buhari will not betray a party that made him a two term president.
By Kehinde Okeowo
Garba Shehu, former Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, has dismissed speculations that his principal is supporting moves to remove his successor, President Bola Tinubu from office in 2027.
He made this known during an interview on Arise Television after 2023 People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, ex-Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, and ex-Sokoto State governor, Aminu Tambuwal visited Buhari at his residence in Kaduna State.
Addressing journalists after the meeting, El-rufai said their visit to the former President was not politically motivated.
Despite the clarification, however, some members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) insisted the visit was to discuss the 2027 presidential election.
Reacting to suggestions that Buhari is supporting a coalition that intends to wrestle power from Tinubu in the 2027, Shehu firmly dismissed the idea.
According to him, his boss will not betray a party that made him president for two terms.
He said, “No, not at all. President Buhari’s position was and still is that he’s an APC person. APC did him the big favour of his life. Made him president for two terms.
“He is not going to betray that party. President Tinubu is a successor from the same political party.
“President Buhari ran for office three times and didn’t win until they came together with Tinubu and all the others and they won.”
