Tinubu should stop blaming Buhari for Nigeria’s woes, it’s bad politics –  ex-president’s aide fumes 

Bashir Ahmad, a former social media aide to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, has asked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s government to stop blaming the country’s woes on the immediate past administration.

 

Ahmad, who was reacting to a comment by the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, said the trend, if not stopped,  could have consequences on the 2027 election. 

 

Edun, during an appearance before the Senate Committee on Finance on Wednesday, blamed the current inflation in the country on printing trillions of naira during the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari “without productivity.”

 

Edun added that,  “we are going to audit even the N22.7 trillion printed aimlessly.”

 

 

Reacting to the comment by Edun, Ahmad said it was bad politics being played by the government of President Tinubu.

 

Hear him: “I often wonder why, as a government, we concentrate more on amplifying the faults of the previous administration rather than acknowledging its numerous achievements. The PDP seems to have a more skillful approach to politics than we do in the APC,” Ahmad lamented. 

 

He said it is rare to find instances where President Yar’adua’s (PDP) government criticized President Obasanjo’s (PDP) or where President Jonathan’s (PDP) government faulted President Yar’adua’s (PDP). 

 

He said there are numerous accomplishments from the previous administration that the Tinubu’s government could build upon instead of harping on its faults. 

 

He warned that the approach could spell doom in the 2027 election. “President Tinubu requires the full support of his party, not just for the upcoming 2027 elections but also for supporting his policies.”