The immediate past President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has asserted that leading Nigeria as President is one of the hardest challenges in life.
Speaking through his Eid-el-Kabir message to Nigerians released by Mallam Garba Shehu, Buhari called Nigerians to unite behind President Bola Tinubu.
Africa Today News, New York recalls that he handed over power to Tinubu on the 29th of May, 2023 following the outcome of the presidential election held on the 25th of February.
‘Leading a country like Nigeria is one of the hardest challenges in life and urged Nigerians to fully support the Tinubu Administration to succeed and that leadership is a challenging task that demands the sacrifices and support of the citizens.’
This is coming amidst reports said he and Tinubu met in London at the weekend, President Tinubu’s aides had posted a photo of Buhari and Tinubu in a handshake in London. Tinubu returned to Lagos yesterday. At press time, it was not disclosed what the two leaders discussed during their meeting in London. Also, it was not disclosed when Buhari travelled to London.
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Garba released Buhari’s Eid-el-Kabir message came a day after he explained reason his principal failed to remove fuel subsidy before leaving office.
The former presidential aide had explained that it was to avoid the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) losing the presidential election as an announcement of removal of fuel subsidy could have sparked public rage.
Africa Today News, New York had on Monday reported that Buhari had revealed that could not have removed the fuel subsidy in his last days in office, knowing that his party, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), had a presidential election ahead that couldn’t afford to lose.
He made this known through his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu who pointed out that Buhari was faced with a delicate situation as ‘poll after poll showed that the party (APC) would have been thrown out of office if the decision as envisaged by the new Petroleum Industry Act was made.’
Shehu explained that the strategy was that ‘with the election now behind us, a capable leader as we now have in place is best positioned to move forward.’