President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said the late former President Muhammadu Buhari was a stubborn person.
He made the revelation on Tuesday while recalling moments of disagreement with the former Nigerian leader during the formative days of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Speaking while receiving members of The Buhari Organisation (TBO), led by former Nasarawa State Governor, Senator Tanko Al-Makura, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Tinubu said their debates in 2013 reflected the contrasting political cultures that shaped the merger.
“We disagreed to agree. We even argued about a symbol. He (Buhari) insisted on parliament, and I insisted on broom. He’s so stubborn,” Tinubu recounted, drawing laughter from the audience.
The President explained that despite the disputes, compromises were reached to cement the merger of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), and a faction of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), culminating in the registration of the APC by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in 2013.
The broom was eventually adopted as the party’s symbol. The merger would later propel the APC to power in 2015, ending the 16-year dominance of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Among the leaders in Tuesday’s gathering were Katsina State Governor Dikko Radda and former Governor Aminu Masari.
Buhari, who served two terms as President after the APC’s victory in 2015, died in July 2025 in London.
In life we disagree to agree.