Buhari’s Death Won’t Divide APC, Tinubu Holds Party Together, Deputy Senate President Claims
by Ibrahim Sofiyullaha, https://www.facebook.com/legitngnews · Legit.ng News · Join- Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin has refuted claims that APC members feel politically orphaned after Buhari’s death
- Barau credited Tinubu’s vision for founding and uniting the APC, which brought together major opposition blocs in 2013
- His remarks come amid speculation about the party’s leadership direction ahead of the 2027 general elections
Members of the All Progressives Congress are not leaderless despite the passing of former President Muhammadu Buhari, Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin has insisted.
Speaking in an interview with BBC Hausa after the Federal Executive Council special session led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Senator Barau dismissed claims that Buhari’s loyalists within the party now feel politically stranded.
Describing Tinubu as a central figure whose political foresight shaped the party’s success, he said:
“That’s not true. We have a great leader, President Bola Tinubu.”
“Even when God made Buhari president, he worked hand in hand with Tinubu,” the senator added.
Barau, who represents Kano State, pointed out that the formation and stability of the APC owe much to Tinubu’s strategic thinking.
According to him, it was Tinubu who first proposed merging the country’s main opposition blocs into a single platform capable of challenging the then-ruling PDP.
“It was Bola Tinubu who came up with the idea of forming the APC, and it was fate that Buhari became president first,” he explained.
The merger, he said, brought together four major political currents: the Action Congress of Nigeria, the All Nigeria Peoples Party, the Congress for Progressive Change, and members of the New PDP.
Senator Barau dismissed suggestions that the APC lacks direction following Buhari’s death, calling such claims a narrative pushed by critics.
“The current president was the one who arranged everything. So when people say there’s no leader, that’s just opposition talk, and it’s not true,” he said.
His remarks come as political conversations gather pace over succession and unity within the APC ahead of the 2027 elections.
The senator’s comments reflect the party’s effort to project cohesion and continuity under Tinubu’s leadership, even as it manages the vacuum left by Buhari’s departure from the national stage.
Ex-Buhari minister declares war on Tinubu
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that the former minister of Sports and Youth Development, Solomon Dalung, had declared that the 2027 general elections would not just be another electoral cycle but a full-blown confrontation between the Nigerian people and the current administration under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Speaking during a recent interview on News Central, Dalung voiced strong dissatisfaction with the state of the nation, blaming the Tinubu-led government for deepening the hardship faced by ordinary citizens.
Nothing can break bond between Tinubu and Shettima - group
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that political advocacy group Northern Vanguard had issued a strong caution to politicians and power brokers allegedly scheming to fracture the relationship between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima ahead of the 2027 elections.
In a statement on Thursday, the group’s President, Chief Edward Gulak, condemned what he described as a calculated campaign of discord targeting the presidency.
Gulak insisted that such attempts would fail, arguing that the bond between Tinubu and Shettima is rooted in mutual respect and national interest rather than political convenience.