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The Digest:

Lauretta Onochie, former Special Assistant (SA) to former President Muhammadu Buhari , has publicly supported Boss Mustapha's assertion that Buhari's emergence as president in 2015 was primarily due to his personal credibility, not the sole efforts of any specific All Progressives Congress (APC) leader. This stance, articulated by Onochie, intensifies a growing


Key Points:
  • Lauretta Onochie, former SA to Buhari, claimed Bola Tinubu did not support Buhari's APC candidacy in 2014.
  • Her statement supports Boss Mustapha's recent declaration that Buhari's popularity, not Tinubu, was key to the 2015 win.
  • Mustapha stated that Buhari already had over 12 million votes, with the merger adding three million.
  • Onochie shared a newspaper front page on X, praising Mustapha for ending what she called a "lie" about Buhari’s emergence.
  • She asserted, "Every Lie Has An Expiry Date" regarding claims that Tinubu made Buhari president.
  • Mustapha, the former SGF, said the CPC, despite controlling only one state, contributed the important votes for victory.
  • He concluded by saying, "We knew what we did to produce Buhari’s presidency".
Onochie's public statement, made via her X account , directly supports Boss Mustapha's recent declaration that "no one single-handedly made Buhari president". By claiming Tinubu "DID NOT even support Buhari’s emergence as Candidate in 2014" , Onochie intensifies the


Sources: Tribune Online