Professor Chidi Odinkalu, former chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, recently suggested that President Buhari might be campaigning against All Progressive Congress presidential candidate Bola Tinubu.
During rallies, the president has made remarks in which he asked Nigerians to not vote for fraudulent individuals-a message many believe does not positively reflect on Tinubu.
Odinkalu questioned whether it was wise for Tinubu to continue having the president speak on his behalf when his words had a tendency to work against him.
In an interview with the SUNDAY TRIBUNE, the Human Rights Lawyer maintained that “the president is campaigning with Tinubu and telling the people ‘don’t vote for a fraudulent person.
This, according to Prof Odinkalu, the president might be campaigning for another candidate, not including Tinubu.
“The question for me is: does Tinubu want to continue presenting the president for him to keep saying the kind of things he is saying at the rallies, things that cut both ways and impossibly actually don’t reflect quite well on his candidate, it seems to me.
“That is up to the candidate to decide. I also don’t see how Buhari necessarily sells Bola Tinubu as a candidate.”
Ultimately, it is up to Tinubu if he continues to have President Buhari speak at his rallies or campaign with him.
Article updated 2 months ago. Content is written and modified by multiple authors.
