The Presidency has revealed that it was President Muhammadu Buhari who allowed the “president-elect” Bola Tinubu to win the February 25 presidential election.
Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, stated this in an interview, adding that this was why Tinubu took his certificate of return first to go and show Buhari in Daura, Katsina State.
Mr Shehu who featured in an interview with the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), said “He, President Muhammadu Buhari) allowed him (Tinubu) to win in a free and fair process.”
The outgoing media aide noted that because of the gesture, Tinubu had continued to appreciate and remained grateful to Buhari for allowing him to win the election.
“When he (Tinubu) took his certificate from INEC, the first thing he did was that he flew to Daura and showed it to the president.
“The incoming president Bola Tinubu never gets tired of saying that the president allowed him to win. It is very significant. He allowed him to win in a free and fair process.”
On what to expect from the incoming administration, Shehu claimed that Buhari’s regime and Tinubu’s incoming administration would be “the same government” run by the All Progressives Congress.
“What to expect between the incoming and the outgoing as of today, it’s even a more perfect relationship. It is going to be the same government, different administrations. It’s APC.”
