Presidential Aide Reacts to Claim Tinubu Did Not Make Buhari President In 2015

• A residential aide, Tope Ajayi, has slammed former SGF Boss Mustapha over the claim that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu did not make Muhammadu Buhari president in 2015
• Ajayi said that without Tinubu, Buhari couldn’t have secured the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential ticket in 2014 in Lagos state
• He warned that every effort and support that made it possible for President Buhari to win in 2015 should never be diminished

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FCT, Abuja - Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Temitope Ajayi, has rubbished the claim that Bola Tinubu did not make Muhammadu Buhari president in 2015.

Ajayi said there is no way he would have won the election to be president without first becoming the presidential candidate of his party APC.

The presidential aide said Buhari wouldn’t have won without President Tinubu, who mobilised the APC governors and the South West delegates for Buhari.

He stated this while reacting to former SGF Boss Mustapha's claim that Buhari’s 2015 victory was largely due to the grassroots support of the defunct CPC, not just APC political alliances.

Ajayi said Mustapha did a disservice to Nigeria’s recent history with the unnecessary claim.

This was contained in a post shared via his X handle @TheTope_Ajayi on Wednesday, July 9, 2025.

“Former SGF Boss Mustapha did a disservice to our recent history with that unnecessary glib at the book launch today.

“Every effort and support that made it possible for President Buhari to win should never be diminished.

Buhari had his 12 million captive Northern votes, yet he lost three presidential elections in 2003, 2007, and 2011.”

Reactions to "Tinubu did not make Buhari president" claim

@chymoskyX

In honesty and fairness to President Tinubu, he helped SOLIDIFIED Buhari's victory. Simple...

@tajudine2013gm2

Let them continue crying, Buhari has retired from contesting before Tinubu asked him to come back.

@AdekunleAdelaj1

Mustapha hadn't won election before to my knowledge hence he couldn't understand the intrigue and intricacies involved . Can you just become a candidate just like that? Yeye analysis of an opportunist who got to the table when food is ready, never be part of cooking.

@Olamaboreje1

Most FPMB aides are doing FC Shalaye and disservice to him.

Shior people!

@Shawnbarth8

Some of those northern politicians are ingrates.

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Source: Legit.ng