Tag: President Buhari

“Buhari failed woefully; Tinubu cannot afford to disappoint Nigerians” — Baba-Ahmed

Aminu Imam

The Spokesman for the Northern Elders Forum, (NEF), Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has said the immediate-past President, Muhammadu Buhari was a woeful disappointment. Speaking in a published interview yesterday, Baba-Ahmed said, “Buhari failed the nation; he failed the North. He failed the electorates that trooped out to give him the kind of votes that no other President has ever had. He raised a lot of expectations but left the country a lot worse than he met it”. The NEF spokesman, however, expressed hope that Tinubu will be able to bring in some…

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Buhari, Nigeria’s ‘worst’ President, who ‘wasted’ it for 8 years’ – Shehu Sani

Aminu Imam

Former Senator Shehu Sani has labelled former President Muhammadu Buhari as the “worst” ruler in the history of Nigeria, saying he “wasted” the country through his actions and actions in all of his eight years in Aso Rock. Sani bared his mind in Abuja during the launch of a book, titled: “The Nigerian Dream”, written by a rights activist, Moses Paul. According to him, “Buhari wasted Nigeria’s time for eight years. And he appointed people who failed and he kept on extending their period in office; that is very wrong”.…

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Ex-Gov., El-Rufa’i blames Ex-President Buhari for escalation in terrorism in Nigeria 

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The immediate-past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufa’i, has accused ex-President Muhammadu Buhari of escalating terrorism in Nigeria. The former governor, who spoke at the inauguration of his successor, Senator Uba Sani, in Kaduna, said Buhari’s government failed to take his advice on how to tackle terrorism and banditry in 2017. El-Rufa’i lamented that the Buhari administration took up arms against banditry and terrorism when it was too late. He said: “In 2017, I requested the Federal Government to designate the emerging banditry as an insurgency, and to unleash on…

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Outgoing President Buhari approves renaming of 15 airports after some prominent Nigerians

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Outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari, in a last-minute decision, has approved renaming of 15 airports after some prominent Nigerians. The approval, according to a statement from the Ministry of Aviation signed by the Head of Press and Public Affairs, Odutayo Oluseyi, was given on Friday. The airports are: Benin International Airport, now to be known as Oba Akinzua II; Akure International Airport, named after Olumuyiwa Bernard Aliu; Dutse International Airport, renamed Muhammed Nuhu Sanusi Airport; Ebonyi International Airport Okadigbo now known as Chuba Wilberforce Airport; and Gombe International Airport, renamed Brigadier…

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Buhari signs into law, National Commission for Almajiri, Out-of-School children Bills

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President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday, signed into law, the National Commission for Almajiri and Out of School Children Education Bill, earlier passed by the National Assembly was also assented to by the President. The Act seeks to provide multimodal system of education to tackle the menace of illiteracy, develop skills-acquisition and entrepreneurship programmes, prevent youth poverty, delinquency and destitution in Nigeria. Also yesterday, President Buhari assented to the National Assembly Service Pensions Board (Establishment) Bill. The National Assembly Service Pensions Board (Establishment) Act establishes the National Assembly Service Pensions Board to…

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“Buhari has failed us” – Miyetti Allah alleges

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A coalition of cattle breeders’ associations in Nigeria have accused President Muhammadu Buhari of failure to address their challenges, leaving them exposed to victimization with hundreds of their members killed and their cattle rustled. The coalition of pastoralists association is made up of members of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Tabital Pulaaku International, Nigeria chapter and Fulbe Global Dev. And Rights Initiatives (FGDRI). Members of the group raised the alarm over the upsurge of violence and what they called ethnic cleansing of pastoral communities in parts of…

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Tinubu to chair Buhari book launch today

Aminu Imam

The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has been announced as chairman for the official launch of a book that chronicles the achievements of the outgoing President, Muhammadu Buhari, today, Friday. The book is titled: “A Promise Kept: Compendium of Significant Achievements of President Muhammadu Buhari Administration”, and the launch which will have Vice-President Prof Yemi Osinbajo, as a guest of honour, will be held at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja. This was contained in a special invitation issued by the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Senator…

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‘PMB, victim of tyranny of expectations by Nigerians’ – Spokesman

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Senior Special to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, has said Muhammadu Buhari is a victim of the tyranny of expectations by Nigerians during his eight years tenure. Shehu, who stated this yesterday during a television interview, spoke on the heels of claims that Buhari had performed below expectation. According to him, no country in the world has solved its problem 100 percent. He stated that Buhari had done his best for the country, and Nigerians would cherish him for his contribution. “President Buhari is a victim of the…

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‘Buhari’s cabinet members switching allegiance to Tinubu’ – Garba Shehu

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The Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity to President, Muhammadu Buhari, Garba Shehu, has revealed that some staff of the present administration have started to switch allegiance to the incoming government, a move he described as ‘human nature’. According to him, it is very normal for people to switch allegiance, but noted that the way with which people are switching their allegiance to the incoming administration is different from what ex-president, Goodluck Jonathan, experienced. This according to Shehu was because Jonathan was patriotic. Speaking on a television programme on Wednesday…

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“Aso Rock is home of corruption”, says Ortom

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…Asks Buhari not to flee Nigeria Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has described the Aso Rock Villa as home of corrupt practices. The Governor, who revealed these on Wednesday while speaking on a television programme, also claimed that the outgoing President, Muhammadu Buhari, brought Nigeria from top to bottom in all ramifications. Ortom accused Buhari and his handlers of deploying cash to Benue State to ensure that he lost the recently conducted Senatorial election. According to the governor, insecurity would have been tackled in the country if Buhari listened to…

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