Why Buhari Didn’t Back Amaechi For APC Ticket, Says Ex-Aide

A former Special Assistant on New Media to late President Muhammadu Buhari, Bashir Ahmad, has explained why the former president did not openly support Rotimi Amaechi’s ambition to emerge as the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate in the 2023 general election.
Ahmad said Buhari believed in allowing the party’s democratic process to operate independently and rarely interfered in presidential primaries to impose his preferred candidates.
He stated this while reacting to Amaechi’s claim that Buhari had promised him the APC presidential ticket ahead of the party’s 2022 presidential primary.
In a statement shared on his social media pages, Ahmad described Amaechi’s rev...