From Ayodele Samuel, Lagos
As race for who clinches the All Progressives Congress, APC Presidential ticket hots up, a national leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has denied dumping former Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) to back the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Aminu Tambuwal
Tinubu a former governor of Lagos state descried the rumor as a lie by some ‘self-serving’ people.
Special Adviser, Media to Tinubu, Sunday Dare, in several tweets yesterday, said that at no time did the former Lagos state governor, Tinubu has dump Buhari for anyone.
He noted that all candidates had a level playing field because the All Progressives Congress supported transparent democracy.
“Nobody has been dumped or anybody backed in APC. What is playing out is the kind of democracy we all prayed for. Tinubu has not dumped Buhari,” he tweeted.
Tinubu has not dumped anyone. The stories being pushed in the media that he has switched support is simply not true. It is self-serving,” he wrote.
APC will determine who will fly the party flag during its national convention rescheduled to take place on Wednesday, December 10, 2014.
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