APC coalition worked because Tinubu managed his hurt - Sowunmi

Segun Sowunmi, Convener of The Alternative, has attributed the success of the All Progressives Congress coalition that defeated the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2015 presidential election to President Bola Tinubu's ability to suppress his personal ambition for the broader interest of the alliance. Sowunmi made the remark during an interview with Enitan Bello while reflecting on the formation of the APC and the political calculations before the 2015 election. He said the coalition could have collapsed if Tinubu had insisted on making himself the centre of the alliance. Sowunmi recalled that after the coalition agreed to present Muhammadu Buhari as its presidential candidate, Tinubu could not become his running mate because the parties rejected a Muslim-Muslim ticket.

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