Atiku, Tinubu Contributed 50% to the Funding of Buhari Presidential Campaign

Writing in his weekly column in SUNDAY VANGUARD, a highly respected columnist, Dr Dele Sobowale warned President Muhammadu Buhari of the danger ahead if former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the APC National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu are not appeased.

He disclosed that the two are not only aggrieved for being sidelined in the Buhari presidency but their vow to fight back when the time come.

Writing under the caption, "Alhassan and co wrecking crew moves in on apc", Sobowale predicted the outburst of Hajia Alhassan as the beginning of the end of APC.

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...William George Jordan had another spin on ingratitude when he pointed out that “Ingratitude is a crime more despicable than revenge; which is returning evil for evil; while ingratitude returns evil for good.” In that connection, the reader needs to be aware of certain facts which have a bearing on this open declaration of grievous differences between the Buhari and Atiku factions in APC.

I can state authoritatively that Atiku donated nothing less than two million dollars to APC presidential campaign expenses. Even at two hundred naira to the dollar, that would amount to N400 million. But, from other sources, the amount donated was closer to three quarters of a billion or N750 million. Unless those figures are disputed by Buhari’s supporters, the next question needs to be answered. Is it fair to accept a man’s shower of dollars and naira before elections and not only ignore him when victory is secured but to  distribute the benefits of success to those who contributed nothing? Is it fair? Does that not demonstrate ingratitude of the worst kind?

Just in case Buhari’s fair-weather friends and pretenders assume that Atiku is the only aggrieved party in that respect, let me disabuse them of that idea. The largest donor in the South-West, SW, (name withheld but you must be a fool if you don’t know), has also watched with growing horror how thoroughly he had also been sidelined. Between the two of them and their business and political networks, they must have contributed close to half the funds and also fifty per cent of the votes which brought Buhari to power. Together, they watch helplessly what can only be called the “Dauralisation” of political appointments.

As one of the silent dissidents told me, “to get appointment now, you have to either come from Daura or be an in-law or close friend of someone from Daura. Where were these people when we were beating the bushes of Yorubaland for Buhari?” Another, a member of an organization which developed a voters’ list containing close to three million names and GSM numbers, which were effectively used to mobilize votes for Buhari in 2015, added that : “We still have our list; we are in fact updating it and we hope to expand it. But, we certainly are not automatically going to use it for Buhari if things continue as they are.”  Perceived or real ingratitude will indisputably cost Buhari millions of votes in 2019 – if he runs.

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