New insights have emerged on why the late former President Muhammadu Buhari did not support his former Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, in the 2022 presidential race.

In his biography, From Soldier to Statesman: The Legacy of Muhammadu Buhari, authored by Dr Charles Omole, Buhari reportedly stated that he only met Osinbajo through President Bola Tinubu and did not have a personal relationship with him.

The book, which was launched at the Presidential Villa on Tuesday, quoted Buhari as saying, “I don’t know Osinbajo from anywhere, I met him only through Tinubu.”

According to the biography, Buhari was taken aback when Osinbajo decided to contest against Tinubu during the 2022 All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primaries.

Osinbajo, a former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Lagos State, is widely believed to have been groomed by Tinubu during his tenure as governor. It was Tinubu who reportedly suggested Osinbajo as Buhari’s running mate ahead of the 2015 presidential election.