My support won presidential election for Buhari in 2015, says Obasanjo | The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper

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Former Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Wednesday said current president Muhammdau Buhari wouldn’t have won the 2015 presidential election if not for his support.

Obasanjo before the 2015 election had left the former ruling party People’s Democratic party (PDP) to support the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Buhari to end PDP’s 16years reign in power.

“I know Buhari and he too knows me. Till the day I die, Buhari will continue to address me as ‘sir.’ In 2015, if I didn’t support Buhari, he wouldn’t have won the election,” Obasanjo said.

However, three years after Buhari’s election as president, Obasanjo’s relationship with Buhari had gone sour after the former president labelling Buhari’s administration as incompetent.

Obasanjo, who spoke at the 2018 Ibogun Day celebration with Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun and others in attendance, said he was qualified to criticise Buhari and his administration.

Obasanjo explained that his…



Source: Guardian Newspaper