Mr Buhari had spent most of the week trying to outwit APC governors in handpicking a consensus presidential candidate. He did not succeed.
Smart politicians don’t do anything to call attention to a strength that can be a major political liability.
“For many decades, our Flagbearer has shown passion, patriotism, courage and determination in the cause of nation-building.”
Mr Amaechi, in a congratulatory letter on Thursday, assured of his commitment to ensure Mr Tinubu’s success at the polls.
He said this on Thursday in Abuja while speaking with reporters at the Abuja residence of Mr Tinubu where he went to congratulate him.
It was not immediately clear whether Yemi Osinbajo declined to congratulate Bola Tinubu because the former Lagos governor snubbed him at the convention ground Wednesday.
Mr Tinubu on Wednesday defeated 13 other aspirants to clinch the party APC ticket for the 2023 presidential election.
“Those who did not support me, you have nothing to fear. I hold no grudges,” he said in his acceptance speech.
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The victory solidifies Mr Tinubu’s reputation as a political giant-slayer who defied all the odds to upstage the so-called cabal of President Buhari’s aides and associates.
At least five delegates from both states told The Gazette in separate interviews Tuesday that they were offered American banknotes to support Mr Tinubu and the vice president.
