Tinubu has fired the first shot at Buhari and followed it with a dare that he would clinch the APC ticket. All eyes are now on Buhari to see how he will respond.
By Ishaya Ibrahim, News Editor
Former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu, a prolific politician, has declared war against President Muhammadu Buhari, a military tactician, on who gets the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
After playing the nice guy to Buhari in the last seven years, it has dawned on Tinubu that the president has his eyes on either the vice president, Yemi Osinbajo, or immediate past Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi as his successor and not him.
With less than three days to the All Progressives Congress presidential primary, Tinubu has formally declared a ‘civil war’ against Buhari with a video where he reminded the president that he owes his presidency to him.
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A social media influencer, Japhet Omojuwa said the era of cold war has ended between Buhari and Tinubu.
He said: “APC was in a Cold War before the Tinubu Abeokuta declaration. Now, they have a full-blown civil war to manage.”
A professor of journalism at Kennesaw State University, Farooq Kperogi, said: “Tinubu is Bringing the APC House Down.
“APC henchmen coaxed INEC into extending the deadline for party primaries to help them strategically respond to PDP’s choice & to resolve their lingering internal schism.
“But APC’s schism is widening and shows no signs of abating days before it’s scheduled primaries. With Tinubu firing from all cylinders like someone who’s already down and has nothing to lose by bringing the whole house down (he publicly attacked Buhari today and said he’d never have been president without him),
“APC might again get INEC, its ever-dutiful poodle dog to grant another extension. Should that happen, APC, with INEC’s help, might finally bring down this pretend democracy– and we can all rest.”