APC Chieftain Reveals Role Of Party In Funding Tinubu’s Election

By Ayodele Oni

Former Vice Chairman’s of the All Progressives Congress (APC), North West Region, Salihu Lukman, has adduced reasons behind the enormous power being enjoyed by President Bola Tinubu over running of the party.

Lukman who appeared in a viral video shared by the AIT, stated that failure of the APC to give financial support to Tinubu during electioneering has given the President enormous power.

Lukman claimed that despite substantial mobilization of funds, amounting to over N30 billion, the party did not allocate financial support to its Presidential Candidate, Bola Tinubu, or any other candidates during the election period.

He attributed the financing of Tinubu’s campaign to the candidate himself. This self-funding, Lukman opined, has led to Tinubu acquiring considerable sway within the APC.

The financial autonomy reportedly enjoyed by Tinubu has, according to Lukman, diminished the party’s leverage over his actions.

“Even when we mobilized more than N30 billion throughout the election season, we didn’t contribute a dime to Tinubu or other candidates of the party during the election.

“Let anybody come and dispute it. President Tinubu almost single-handedly funded his campaign which is what earned him the authority he has now in APC to the extent that almost everybody in the party is weak in terms of influencing his conduct because the party didn’t earn its space.”