Following the cancellation of one-year tenure elongation earlier given to Chief John Odigie-Oyegun National Working Committee (NWC) by President Muhammadu Buhari, close associates of former Lagos State governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu had warned him to beware of Greek gift from the President

Sources close to the APC leader informed Nigerian NewsDirect that several of Tinubu’s associates have advised him to be careful as he leads the campaign machinery of the re-election bid of the president in 2019.

Nigerian NewsDirect gathered that the sharp turnaround by the President on the earlier decision of the National Excutive Committee (NEC) of the party was to placate Tinubu who is seen to have far more electoral value than Oyegun.

“The President knew he cannot afford to lose Tinubu if he wants to win in 2019 and the best way to placate Tinubu is to dissolve the NWC led by Oyegun” a source told Nigerian NewsDirect.

It would be recalled that President Buhari had made a controversial statement that I belong to everybody and I belong to nobody to which many gave several meanings. Some extremists said the statement was aimed at those who sponsored Buhari’s selection including Tinubu, however, the Presidency has denied such claims.

The relationship between the two gladiators have been frosty since Tinubu helped Buhari to achieve his presidential dream but Asiwaju has been left in the lurch.

Nigerian NewsDirect investigation revealed that Ogun State governor, Ibikunle Amosun, Ondo State governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, former Lagos State governor, Raji Fashola, his Ekiti counterpart, Kayode Fayemi and Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu had been very close to the President since the administration came on board.

A former House of Representatives member who spoke on condition of anonymity said many of the Tinubu’s aides and associates were not comfortable with overtures being made to him by the President.

“We know it’s because the President wants to contest for second term, we don’t want a situation where the President will use and dump Asiwaju as he did immediately he took over in 2015″ he said.

“Among those the President has been using to embarrass Tinubu, who among them can give the President half a million votes” he asked.

“We don’t want Asiwaju to support the President blindly, there must be agreement and it must be written in blue and black” he said

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All we know is that anyone that follows Buhari on any campaign trail for 2019 will permanently be retired from politics by God and the will of the Nigerian people

The truth is I don't think Tinubu is capable of rising beyond his monstrous greed and ambition. He will deliver South-West, Buhari will win and the Fulani will teach Tinubu the final lesson in politics. Whether Osinbajo succeeds Buhari or not...

Tinubu himself na ojuju gift. Man be looking like burnt sacrifice offered and accepted by my good people of Osun.

Buhari is simple playing politics he prefers working with Oyengun than Tinubu he only do what he did because he need Tinubu support for election and his travelling to Lagos, have you not wonder why he said this before travelling to Lagos and the time he is about to made know of his intention for second term