Former Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) and Senator representing Zamfara West, Abdul’aziz Yari, has said that former President Muhammadu Buhari would not have emerged president without the political, strategic and financial support of President Bola Tinubu.
Yari made the assertion on Sunday during his installation as Obaloyin of Yorubaland by the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, in Oyo town.
Tribune Online reports that President Tinubu’s son, Seyi Tinubu, was also installed at the ceremony as Okanlomo of Yorubaland.
According to Yari, Tinubu played a decisive role in Buhari’s victories in the 2015 and 2019 presidential elections, particularly by mobilising political structures and resources in the South-West.
“The message is very clear. The South-West stood by the North despite all odds, and now it is time for us to pay back,” Yari said.
“President Tinubu fulfilled his promise to former President Buhari. He campaigned vigorously in 2019, and by God’s infinite mercy, Buhari won.
“Some of us know that without President Tinubu’s plans, financial support and political strategy, the North’s dream of ruling through Buhari might not have been realised.”
He further stated that Buhari’s emergence as president in 2015 was largely driven by Tinubu’s political architecture.
“The dream of President Buhari to become president in 2015 was fully architected, designed and financed by Tinubu,” Yari said.
He added that the North had a moral obligation to support Tinubu’s leadership.
“Therefore, we in Northern Nigeria have no option but to follow and fully support him the first time and the second time, by the grace of God,” he said.
Yari expressed confidence in Tinubu’s administration, noting that early signs of governance were encouraging.
“We have started seeing what he is doing, and we pray for his success and for a better Nigeria during his reign,” he added.
Speaking on his newly conferred chieftaincy title, Yari pledged to promote unity and strengthen relations between the North and the South-West.
“With this chieftaincy title, we are sons of this land, and we will do our best to promote its cultural values wherever we find ourselves,” he said.
“I assure Yorubaland that I will serve as an ambassador and ensure that the North-West, North-Central, North-East and South-West remain united and cement this relationship.”
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