Babachir Lawal, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), has stated that President Bola Tinubu played a significant role in financing the 2015 presidential campaign of former President Muhammadu Buhari. Lawal made the claim during an interview with Symfoni, as reported by multiple Nigerian media outlets on July 27, 2026.
According to Lawal, Tinubu contributed billions of naira to the campaign, which helped secure Buhari's victory. Lawal, who served as SGF under Buhari from 2015 to 2017, did not provide specific figures or evidence to support his assertion. The claim has not been independently verified by fact-checkers as of the publication date.
Tinubu, a key political figure in Nigeria, was a prominent supporter of Buhari's candidacy in 2015, leveraging his political network in the southwest. However, the exact amount of his financial contribution remains unconfirmed. Neither Tinubu's office nor the All Progressives Congress (APC) has commented on Lawal's statement.
