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For the first time since 2022 when President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as a presidential aspirant declared he made former President Muhammadu Buhari Nigeria’s President in 2015, the immediate past Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha has dismissed the claims, stressing that the merger only produced three million votes, in addition to the Buhari’s existing 12 million votes in the North.

Typing:
This one is pained already. We told you people, the North will no longer vote for Tinubu. We made Tinubu President but Yoruba people don dey misbehave. We will disgrace Tinubu with our votes in 2027

emkz:
Many of those who worked under Buhari have turned out to be ingrates.

In 2011, coalition talks failed as Buhari refused to concede vice presidential ticket to Tinubu's camp. In 2015, the merger paid off when Buhari conceded the vice presiedential slot to Tinubu.

The additional 3 million votes led to offsetting

He finished them. Where were you, you latter day "Buharists?"

In essence, Boss Mustapha and co only came to chop where others toiled and coming to rewrite history they were not sent. pic.twitter.com/3NCIeSn9Od

— Souljah (@jeffphilips1) July 10, 2025

Buhari weeps over nation’s problems

Says this is his last outing for the Presidency
=Says he didn’t touch any kobo while in office
=Challenges other candidates now and before to say same
By HENRY UMORU
ABUJA— IT was a solemn moment, Wednesday, as the presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, and former Military Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari, broke down in tears while lamenting the problems confronting the country.

The venue was the International Conference Centre, Abuja.     Buhari broke down in tears    at the  event organised by the party to mark the end of its presidential campaign.  Buhari wept intermittently as he managed to conclude his   12 page address.

Vice presidential candidate of CPC, Pastor Tunde Bakare, former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, ex- Secretary of Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, Col. Hameed Ali (rtd.) who were on the high table as Buhari sobbed in between words were also moved to tears as they used their handkerchiefs to control sipping tears.
L-R CPC Vice presidential candidate Pastor Tunde Bakare, CPC Presidential candidate, Gen. Muahammadu Buhari (Rtd) and Former FCT Minister Mallam El-Rufai at grand finale of Buhari’s presidential campaign held at International Conference Centre, Abuja today

Ife Oyedele, a member of the Board of Trustees, BoT of the party, however, wept profusely throughout the period Buhari spoke.

Emotions

The emotions created by Buhari’s sobs inevitably led to the abrupt disruption of the question and answer session with newsmen that was scheduled to follow.

In his speech, Buhari had said that the 2011 contest would be his last pursuit of the presidency stressing  that while he occupied the office of military head of state, he never touched a kobo of public funds. He thus challenged other presidential candidates who had occupied public office to a public attestation of his claim.

“After being head of state, I am sure I could easily have retired into a life of comfort and ease as an elder statesman, as a contractor or as a beneficiary of anyone of the nation’s many generous prebendal offerings.

But that is not what I wish to do with my life. And so, if I don’t take any of these alternative courses of action, it should be clear that I am not in this for the love of office or for pursuit after personal glory or in order to achieve some personal goal. Far be it from me that this should be.

fergie001:
Boss Mustapha is a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation under the Buhari administration

fergie001:
Boss Mustapha is a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation under the Buhari administration



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emkz:
Many of those who worked under Buhari have turned out to be ingrates.

In 2011, coalition talks failed as Buhari refused to concede vice presidential ticket to Tinubu's camp. In 2015, the merger paid off when Buhari conceded the vice presiedential slot to Tinubu.

The additional 3 million votes led to offsetting

mrvitalis:
That's an undisputed fact... Jonathan losing middle belt was what cost him the election

Plateau, tarraba, Benue, nassarawa, Adamawa this are where Jonathan lost the election

In 2019 it was so that if you remove all voted Buhari got from South he still won

Yes, those votes magically vanish and are not added to GEJ like they were in the past. Also those votes count nothing towards the 25% he needs to get in 2/3 of Nigeria.

Do you see how silly hate makes you look, ordinary primary school maths and logic becomes a difficult task

fergie001:
Boss Mustapha is a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation under the Buhari administration



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mrvitalis:
That's an undisputed fact... Jonathan losing middle belt was what cost him the election

Plateau, tarraba, Benue, nassarawa, Adamawa this are where Jonathan lost the election

In 2019 it was so that if you remove all voted Buhari got from South he still won

fergie001:
Boss Mustapha is a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation under the Buhari administration



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Seniormanchi:
And Buhari was not in the race with a fellow northerner but a southerner who had agreed to a single term after completing 2 years for Yar’Adua.

The northerner had already commented on the low voter turn out from the west for Tinubu . They were shocked that Tinubu struggled in the west . Buhari won because of the north votes, same for Tinubu you can’t be president without the north.