Why President Buhari Failed To Meet Expectation, Was Far From Perfect –Nasir El-rufai
Why President Buhari Failed To Meet Expectation, Was Far From Perfect –Nasir El-rufai
Former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-rufai has responded to the buzz generated by claims by former president Buhari’s family, aides and officials who served in his administration in a newly published biography: From Soldier to Statesman: The Legacy of Muhammadu Buhari”, written by Dr Charles Omole.
Nasir El-rufai in an article he published on his X (Twitter) handle, described late president Muhammadu Buhari as a man who is “far from perfect” and whose eight year presidential administration did not meet the expectations of many especially those who supported his presidential aspiration into a reality in 2015; he however charges everyone to allow the late president to rest in peace.
Nasir El-rufai blamed president Buhari’s administration’s “shortcomings” on powerful inner circle comprising the president’s relatives, aides, advisers and other official for their specious loyalty to the president and the nation.
President Buhari was far from perfect. Many of us who supported him expected much more from his civilian presidency. However, as someone who worked closely with him in opposition political, and governance roles for over a decade, I believe much of his administration’s shortcomings stemmed from the actions and failures of a powerful inner circle—relatives, advisers, and officials who did not always share his commitment to integrity and public service, he stated
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Speaking about the late president Muhammadu Buhari, Nasir El-rufai described him as a man of integrity with deep faith and unquestionable patriotism to Nigeria, asking those who are now leveraging the president’s death to justify their actions if they are equal to Buhari on integrity.
Buhari himself remained, to the end, a man of deep faith, personal discipline, and unquestioned patriotism. Those now invoking his name for self-justification should reflect on whether they can claim the same standards.
Nasir El-rufai further stated that those who were critics of president Muhammadu Buhari’s administration are now pouring out tribute to the late president for political reasons, while some are making demeaning unverifiable claims about the late president to taint his political legacy for political reasons also. He appealed to these group of people to respect the dead especially as it’s incapable of responding to claims made in its favour or against it.
However, many of the so-called revelations attributed to the late president appear one-sided and unfair, especially as he is no longer alive to respond. Explaining the thoughts and motivations of a complex leader through selective anecdotes risks distorting, rather than preserving, his legacy
It was also unsettling to see individuals celebrating Buhari in death who had neither his trust nor his respect in life. President Buhari was a principled man who did not easily forget personal or political disrespect, and he made his preferences clear to those around him
