President Muhammadu Buhari would not have won the 2015 election without the backing of Chief Bola Tinubu, a presidential candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC).
"If it hadn't been for me, who led the war from the front, Buhari would not have become president," Tinubu remarked in Ogun State. He competed in the first, second, and third rounds, but lost all three times. He even stated on television that he will not run for office again.
"However, I went to his house in Katsina and told him that you would compete and win, but you would not joke with Yoruba issues."
"I have not been named Minister since he has emerged." I was not offered a job.
"This time, it's Yoruba's turn, and it's my time in Yoruba territory."
Tinubu urged the 60 Ogun delegates to vote for him in the APC primary election.
Recall that President Buhari has enlisted the help of APC governors in selecting his successor.