Mr Abubakar, 79, is expected to throw the kitchen sink at his 2027 presidential ambition, which may potentially be his last shot to become Nigeria’s president.
It was widely asserted that Mr Tinubu never had the backing of Mr Buhari, a claim the presidency denied despite glaring scenarios of the former’s criticisms of the president.
Mr Sanwo-Olu reminded Nigerians that the Nuhu Ribadu-Fola Adeola presidential candidacy in 2011 was a Muslim-Muslim ticket and did not raise an eyebrow.
Mr Abubakar had earlier claimed in an interview that Mr Tinubu had nurtured the idea of a Muslim-Muslim ticket as far back as in 2007.
“When Atiku’s party ganged up against him, and Obasanjo brutalised him, he ran to me for help. It was I who saved him. It is my turn now,” Mr Tinubu told APC members.
