{
  "id": 16333167,
  "title": "How cabal wanted Buhari to impose Ahmad Lawan as APC candidate in 2023 - Laolu Akande",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/how-cabal-wanted-buhari-to-impose-ahmad-lawan-as-apc-candidate-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T13:02:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/24/how-cabal-wanted-buhari-to-impose-ahmad-lawan-as-apc-candidate-in-2023-laolu-akande/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former media aide to ex-Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Laolu Akande, has disclosed that a group within the Presidency had plans to force President Muhammadu Buhari to support former Senate President Ahmad Lawan as the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate in 2023. During an interview on the Naija Unfiltered Podcast, Akande revealed that this cabal had a distinct agenda from Buhari's own aspirations. The cabal desired Buhari to endorse Lawan, and due to the immense pressure, Buhari's personal commitment to back any aspirant diminished. Akande stated, \"The cabal had a different plan; they wanted the President to support Ahmad Lawan. The President's own commitment to really go out for anybody was sort of downgraded because of what the cabal wanted him to do.\" Despite the cabal's influence, Buhari had his own intentions to back his vice president, Yemi Osinbajo. Akande affirmed, \"I believe that Buhari wanted to support his vice president, not just depending only on what the vice president told me.\" He further recounted that Buhari personally offered his support to Osinbajo on at least four occasions, assuring him, \"If I don't support you, who will I support?\" Additionally, Buhari commended Osinbajo's campaign as dignified and issues-based during a Federal Executive Council meeting. Notably, Osinbajo did contest the APC primary in 2022 but lost to Bola Tinubu, who subsequently won the general election and assumed office as President on May 29, 2023.",
  "summary": "Laolu Akande, former media aide to ex-Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has revealed how a cabal in the Presidency wanted former President Muhammadu Buhari to impose former Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, as the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate in 2023. Speaking during an interview on the Naija Unfiltered Podcast while recounting events before the 2022 […] How cabal wanted Buhari…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}