Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, has claimed that President Bola Tinubu played a prominent role in the All Progressives Congress (APC) victory in the 2015 presidential election.
According to Lawal, Tinubu personally mobilised campaign funds, financed the vice-presidential campaign of Yemi Osinbajo and spent more than ₦2 billion to hire political consultants linked to former United States President Barack Obama.
Lawal made the revelations during an interview with Symfoni TV released on Saturday while recounting Tinubu’s contributions to the APC campaign that brought late former President Muhammadu Buhari to power.
According to him, Buhari entered the 2015 election with a huge support base in northern Nigeria but lacked the financial resources, nationwide political structure and campaign machinery needed to defeat the then-ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
He said Tinubu bridged those gaps by deploying his political influence, financial resources and extensive network to strengthen
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