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After Secret Talks: Buhari Takes Steps To End Feud With Tinubu by soldierkunle: 6:45am On Oct 23, 2016
The prolonged cold war between President Muhammadu Buhari and his erstwhile close political associate and South-West political strongman, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, may soon come to an end.

Reliable sources within the party told SUNDAY PUNCH during the week that the two sides began planning to bury the hatchet during a recent meeting that President Buhari held with some of Tinubu’s loyalists in Aso Rock.

The President had met with the trio of Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, former Osun governor, Chief Bisi Akande, and Senator Olusola Adeyeye last week Sunday. The sources also said both parties agreed that the President needed to take some confidence-boosting measures to restore Tinubu’s faith in him.

The two men reportedly fell out following what Tinubu and his loyalists saw as attempts to diminish his contributions to President Buhari’s victory at the 2015 poll and erode his political capital in his South-West base. Some supporters of the former governor had also complained that the President rejected Tinubu’s ministerial nominees, and worked against the ex-Lagos governor’s candidates in the Kogi elections and Ondo governorship primary, among other ills.
A reliable source who was privy to the events that culminated in the meeting said its seeds were planted during President Buhari’s three-day state visit to Germany. Prior to that time, Buhari and Tinubu had not had any private communication in a while. But the source said the President contacted Akande, who is one of Tinubu’s closest associates and a former Interim Chairman of the APC, asking him to see him in Aso Rock.

The President’s call reportedly came barely 48 hours after the controversial interview the President’s wife, Aisha, granted the British Broadcasting Corporation . In the interview which went viral, the president’s wife accused her husband of neglecting those who helped him to power in 2015. Mrs. Buhari also threatened not to support her husband in 2019 if the President did not change tack.

Sources said although both men’s relationship began to sour almost as soon as Buhari won the election, it deteriorated when Professor John Paden, in his book titled ‘Muhammadu Buhari: Challenges of Leadership,’ claimed that Tinubu was against the emergence of Prof. Yemi Osinbajo as Vice President. Both Buhari and Tinubu were present at the book launch.
Insiders say this did not go down well with Tinubu and his men, as the All Progressives Congress national leader’s camp saw it as yet another attempt by the President and his men to reduce his contributions to the emergence of the APC government and also rewrite history.
Shortly after, Tinubu in a scathing open letter asked the National Chairman of the APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, to step down, after alleging that the chairman doctored results of the Ondo State APC governorship primary. Odigie-Oyegun, a former Edo State governor, who had been cautious in his initial response to Tinubu’s letter, paid a visit to Buhari in Aso Rock and thereafter launched an attack on Tinubu, describing his letter as ‘reckless.’

Seeing that he was fast losing at the centre, the APC chieftain, popularly known as the Jagaban (of Borgu), started reaching out to his political foes in the South-West in order to consolidate his influence in the region. With several meetings held, Tinubu’s most vocal critics such as Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, Sir Olanihun Ajayi, among others, began to drum up support for him publicly.
A source in the presidency told our correspondent that Akande, who cut short his trip abroad to see the President, did not mince words during the meeting.

The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Akande told Buhari that despite the roles Tinubu and the South-West played in making him President, he had relegated the APC national leader and the region.

The source said, “Baba Akande told the President that they were not happy with him. He told Buhari that apart from not giving Tinubu sufficient consideration during the ministerial appointments, everything that played out in the Kogi and Ondo elections showed that the President was supporting Asiwaju’s enemies.
“Baba also said Paden’s book was a major slight and that they believed the President was aware of the content of the book before it went public. He further said some of the people around Buhari were hell-bent on ensuring that the President and Tinubu became enemies because of what they would gain from the crisis.”
The source stated that Buhari countered that he was unhappy with the acrimony in the ruling party and that he had tried to be fair to all parties. But Akande was said to have disagreed with the President in his response, and cited further examples.

SUNDAY PUNCH further gathered that Akande told the President to take practical steps to show that he was not fighting Tinubu and the South-West. While listing their demands, Akande and others told him that they needed to see more representation of those that helped him to power during the next cabinet reshuffle.
There have been reports that a cabinet change is imminent.
Akande, who travelled abroad after the meeting with Buhari, could not be reached for comments, but a top APC member close to him confirmed details of the meeting, saying, “They want Buhari to accept Tinubu’s list when he makes changes in his cabinet. They specifically told him that they are only in support of one of the South-West ministers in his cabinet. They also asked him to get the party leadership to hold the National Executive Council meetings regularly while also facilitating the constitution of the party’s board of trustees.”
A source close to the South-West leadership of the party disclosed to one of our correspondents that Akande and Aregbesola had met at the former’s residence in Ila-Orangun two Wednesdays ago before meeting the President.
Akande had been honoured by the Catholic Diocese in Otan-Ayegbaju, Osun State, where a school was inaugurated in his name. The late mother of a former Governor of Osun State, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, who hailed from Otan-Ayegbaju, was also honoured by the church, which inaugurated a multipurpose hall in her honour.
APC leaders, members and supporters, including Aregbesola, who thronged the venue of the ceremony, accompanied Akande to Ila-Orangun as a mark of respect.
It was gathered that Aregbesola and Akande held a meeting at Akande’s residence, where they discussed the face-off between Buhari and Tinubu.
The source said, “We were at Otan-Ayegbaji together. We later accompanied Baba Akande to Ila-Orangun after the Otan-Ayegbaju ceremony. When we got to Ila-Orangun, both the governor and Baba Akande went inside for a very long time. I’m sure that was where the decision to intervene in the matter was taken.
“When they met Buhari, they complained about the marginalisation of Tinubu’s men. At the meeting, Aregbesola said they (Tinubu loyalists) were not out to fight Buhari, but that the President should consider the Tinubu group in terms of appointments.
“Buhari told them that he was not out to undermine Tinubu’s group and that things would change in the coming days.”
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, in an interview with one of our correspondents, said he was not aware of what transpired during the meeting between the President and the APC chieftains.
He said, “I am not aware of what was discussed with the President in the said meeting. As a matter of fact, it is not the nature of the President to disclose what people discuss with him in confidence during meetings.”

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Re: After Secret Talks: Buhari Takes Steps To End Feud With Tinubu by dunkem21(m): 6:48am On Oct 23, 2016
Very soon, all these zombies wey dey on Leave would start disturbing person again cheesy

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Re: After Secret Talks: Buhari Takes Steps To End Feud With Tinubu by Phame: 7:07am On Oct 23, 2016
Good!

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Re: After Secret Talks: Buhari Takes Steps To End Feud With Tinubu by dionma: 7:15am On Oct 23, 2016
Guess work. Journalist guessing what was discuss at the meeting just to sell papers. None of the information was independently verified yet you rush to print with speculations and rumours.

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Re: After Secret Talks: Buhari Takes Steps To End Feud With Tinubu by Delicious22: 7:42am On Oct 23, 2016
All this journalists sef.

Giving zombies hopeless hope since time immemorial.

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Re: After Secret Talks: Buhari Takes Steps To End Feud With Tinubu by afroniger: 7:44am On Oct 23, 2016
Tinubu would be a mumu to fall for any assurances from Buhari at this point because he will only get used and dumped again, na their way. He should be patient and watch the inevitable disintegration of the useless party. The party has passed the point of no return and Nigerians are already tired of their failure to live up to expectation. APC has no future.

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Re: After Secret Talks: Buhari Takes Steps To End Feud With Tinubu by sarrki(m): 7:50am On Oct 23, 2016
afroniger:
Tinubu would be a mumu to fall for any assurances from Buhari at this point because he will only get used and dumped again, na their way. He should be patient and watch the inevitable disintegration of the useless party. The party has passed the point of no return and Nigerians are already tired of their failure to live up to expectation. APC has no future.

You talk something oooo

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Re: After Secret Talks: Buhari Takes Steps To End Feud With Tinubu by Progressive01(m): 7:54am On Oct 23, 2016
Good for them.

But una no want make person go church today ni?? Why this board come dey so busy??
Re: After Secret Talks: Buhari Takes Steps To End Feud With Tinubu by afroniger: 7:55am On Oct 23, 2016
sarrki:


You talk something oooo


It is true naw. Even some prominent Northerners are already complaining that they are tired of this irreparably divided, fractured and incompetent party/administration, so why should any right-thinking person allow himself to be used and dumped again by a sinking party? 2019 go soon reach and water will find its level by then. No need to rush. APC is going the way of PDP.

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Re: After Secret Talks: Buhari Takes Steps To End Feud With Tinubu by Clerverly: 8:07am On Oct 23, 2016
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afroniger:
Tinubu would be a mumu to fall for any assurances from Buhari at this point because he will only get used and dumped again, na their way. He should be patient and watch the inevitable disintegration of the useless party. The party has passed the point of no return and Nigerians are already tired of their failure to live up to expectation. APC has no future.
[/s]

See frustration grin grin

Abeg Who Wan Replace Buhari in 2019, Ipob Vandal?

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Re: After Secret Talks: Buhari Takes Steps To End Feud With Tinubu by SamuelAnyawu(m): 8:12am On Oct 23, 2016
Tinubu remains the King Of Nigerian politics cool

The day Tinubu opposes PMB that's the end of APC...

But we all pray he should grin grin grin grin

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Re: After Secret Talks: Buhari Takes Steps To End Feud With Tinubu by TonyeBarcanista(m): 8:24am On Oct 23, 2016
This doesn't look good at all.
For political reasons, I don't want Tinubu to settle with Buhari APC faction.
Anyway, we'll meet them at the poll in 2019!

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Re: After Secret Talks: Buhari Takes Steps To End Feud With Tinubu by afroniger: 8:24am On Oct 23, 2016
Clerverly:
[s][/s]

See frustration grin grin

Abeg Who Wan Replace Buhari in 2019, Ipob Vandal?

Incorrigible zombie cheesy. Continue living in a fool's paradise, you hear? At this point, even the Northerners are feeling the pinch of Buhari's misrule and fake 'change' and would not mind considering even an Atiku or Kwankwaso. It would hit you people like thunder by the time your Bubu gets booted out and rejected even in his own base due to hunger and hopelessness his administration has inflicted on the nation.

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Re: After Secret Talks: Buhari Takes Steps To End Feud With Tinubu by SoNature(m): 8:29am On Oct 23, 2016
Too much politics, but little or nothing to show for in the area of development. Please when will Buhari start commissioning federal roads? When will these politicians start fixing our collapsing economy?

When shall me start seeing people convicted and imprisoned because of corruption? Did they know that youths can't get decent jobs? Have they been informed that people can't feed once a day?

If they still politick when they are supposed to be developing the country, I wonder what they will do in 2018/2019


Nigeria's version of democracy is just annoying....mtcheewww

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Re: After Secret Talks: Buhari Takes Steps To End Feud With Tinubu by seunmsg(m): 8:41am On Oct 23, 2016
afroniger:
Tinubu would be a mumu to fall for any assurances from Buhari at this point because he will only get used and dumped again, na their way. He should be patient and watch the inevitable disintegration of the useless party. The party has passed the point of no return and Nigerians are already tired of their failure to live up to expectation. APC has no future.

APC is the ruling party and the country will benefit more when the party is peaceful and united. Calling for the disintegration of the party simply because you hate the president is silly. Tinubu and Buhari are partners in the APC project, if they disagree and efforts are now being made to settle the disagreement, we should encourage the effort instead of instigating them against each other.

A stable ruling party will help the president and all party elders to concentrate on the task of reviving the economy and delivering on all the electoral promises that were made.

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Re: After Secret Talks: Buhari Takes Steps To End Feud With Tinubu by veekid(m): 8:45am On Oct 23, 2016
Ojebi

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Re: After Secret Talks: Buhari Takes Steps To End Feud With Tinubu by Mujaheeeden: 8:45am On Oct 23, 2016
End recession and not Tinubu feud

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Re: After Secret Talks: Buhari Takes Steps To End Feud With Tinubu by Nobody: 8:45am On Oct 23, 2016
Hausa-Fulani are just using Afonjas.

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Re: After Secret Talks: Buhari Takes Steps To End Feud With Tinubu by QuotaSystem: 8:46am On Oct 23, 2016
All the conspiracies of Fayose, FFK, and other disgruntled wailers are crashing right in front of their eyes as PMB and Tinubu mend fences for a more robust, united and winning alliance.

In fact I expect PMB to begin to reward Tinubu massively and empower him to be the undisputed emperor of the SW since that is what his people desire. With Fashola, Fayemi, Aregbesola, Dabiri, Ambode etc firmly behind the Jagaban, APC will simply effortlessly sweep the polls again with Buhari's unshakeable support in the North.

More heartache for wailers as the winning alliance is reinvigorated cool

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Re: After Secret Talks: Buhari Takes Steps To End Feud With Tinubu by Mujaheeeden: 8:47am On Oct 23, 2016
seunmsg:

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APC is the ruling party and the country will benefit more when the party is peaceful and united. Calling for the disintegration of the party simply because you hate the president is silly. Tinubu and Buhari are partners in the APC project, if they disagree and efforts are now being made to settle the disagreement, we should encourage the effort instead of instigating them against each other.

A stable ruling party will help the president and all party elders to concentrate on the task of reviving the economy and delivering on all the electoral promises tha[/i]t were made.
We need good economic policy and not banterings of spent forces

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Re: After Secret Talks: Buhari Takes Steps To End Feud With Tinubu by SmellingAnus(m): 8:47am On Oct 23, 2016
If only the Yorubas will not be foolish enough to know that such reconciliation is to enable him get their votes in 2019 sad

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Re: After Secret Talks: Buhari Takes Steps To End Feud With Tinubu by afroniger: 8:47am On Oct 23, 2016
seunmsg:


[s]APC is the ruling party and the country will benefit more when the party is peaceful and united. Calling for the disintegration of the party simply because you hate the president is silly. Tinubu and Buhari are partners in the APC project, if they disagree and efforts are now being made to settle the disagreement, we should encourage the effort instead of instigating them against each other.

A stable ruling party will help the president and all party elders to concentrate on the task of reviving the economy and delivering on all the electoral promises that were made.[/s]

Una never learn. I repeat that Tinubu would be fool to fall for the bait. That would just be tantamount to postponing the inevitable coz he will always be a threat to these people. Use and Dump 2.0 loading. Maybe if Buhari focused more on the economy than chasing enemies upandan, his party would stand a better chance of survival. Nigerians are HUNGRY! Also, Tinubu should go back to advocating for restructuring abeg, that is the only guarantee to lasting change in the polity.

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Re: After Secret Talks: Buhari Takes Steps To End Feud With Tinubu by anonimi: 8:48am On Oct 23, 2016
As 2019 approaches and there is NOTHING to show for all the empty PROMISES made to their zombies, it is time to get back to the packaging specialist.
It does not matter that he is an agbero, tout, area boy and drug pusher.
As long as he can help his "expired" leader looter renew his TENANCY agreement in Aso Rock with us, all is well.


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Re: After Secret Talks: Buhari Takes Steps To End Feud With Tinubu by kings09(m): 8:48am On Oct 23, 2016
Na today? By 2018 evrybody go begin show their color

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Re: After Secret Talks: Buhari Takes Steps To End Feud With Tinubu by steppin: 8:49am On Oct 23, 2016
After una don useless am finish! Buhari e no good o!
Na some people god be that o!

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Re: After Secret Talks: Buhari Takes Steps To End Feud With Tinubu by MrMoney007: 8:49am On Oct 23, 2016
Any time Chinakwe's DOG feels threatened, he goes for peace. Very soon, he'll know the meaning of Jagaban.

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Re: After Secret Talks: Buhari Takes Steps To End Feud With Tinubu by Nobody: 8:50am On Oct 23, 2016
APC has finally destroyed this economy..

Loaf of Bread N500

One litre of Palm oil N500

One cup of rice N120

One cup of Beans N80

Can anybody mention any food item whose price has not added 100% since May 2015 ?

God please destroy APC and my enemies. Our suffering is much..

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Re: After Secret Talks: Buhari Takes Steps To End Feud With Tinubu by Splashme: 8:51am On Oct 23, 2016
[size=15pt]Buhari is Nigeria's worst president since independence[/size]

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