The death of former President Muhammadu Buhari has sparked fresh political tensions, with his loyalists from the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) possibly leaving the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The death of former President Muhammadu Buhari has sparked fresh political tensions, with his loyalists from the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) possibly leaving the All Progressives Congress (APC). Since President Bola Tinubu took office in 2023, the influence of Buhari’s allies has diminished, with figures like Nasir El-Rufai and Babachir Lawal opposing Tinubu’s second-term ambition.
“Most of the Buhari loyalists are already with us,” said Bolaji Abdullahi, ADC’s interim spokesperson. “The entire North is already with our party.”
Abdullahi accused the APC of sidelining Buhari loyalists and demonising Buhari’s legacy. “President Tinubu’s government has blamed Buhari for almost every economic woe,” he said.
Former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, remarked, “With the passing away of Buhari, politics in Nigeria will certainly change — I hope for the better.”
While APC denies any mass defections, observers warn the late president’s political base could reshape 2027 election dynamics.