A serving minister in President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet has said that the President is not convinced that a former Lagos State Governor and National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, should be his successor by 2023.
The cabinet member told Daily Trust that the president had not hidden his position that he was not interested in Tinubu’s candidature.
“The president is not interested in Tinubu’s candidature because he is not convinced that Asiwaju is the right person to succeed him,” the minister said.
The crack between Buhari and Tinubu has conspicuously widened as sources in the Presidency explained why Buhari would not support Tinubu’s 2023 ambition.
A member of the first family stated that there are efforts to convince the president to support a candidate who would protect his (Buhari’s) interest when exiting the presidency in 2023.
“We believe that Tinubu will not protect Buhari’s interest after his tenure, hence the need to look elsewhere. We are working hard to convince the president to support a candidate that would protect his interest after his tenure,” the source, who sought not to be named, said.
Source, Saharareporters
