ACF flays Tinubu for blaming Nigeria’s economic woes on Buhari
Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufai, yesterday visited immediate past president, Muhammadu Buhari, in his Daura, Katsina State country home.
This is coming 24 hours after a similar visit between Buhari and ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar, fueling spe-culations about potential political manoeuvres ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Atiku’s visit to Buhari came shortly after he met with two ex-military presidents, Ibrahim Babangida and Abdulsalam Abubakar, in Minna, Niger State.
These high-profile visits have sparked rumours of a possible strategic alliance that could transcend party lines, potentially reshaping the political landscape in lead-up to 2027 elections.
According to observers, the meetings suggest efforts to forge alliances and build consensus among key political figures, which could play a critical role in the dynamics of the 2027 polls.
MEANWHILE, the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has criticised President Bola Tinubu for attributing present economic challenges to Buhari’s administration.
ACF’s spokesperson, Prof. Tukur Mohammed Baba, at the weekend condemned successive Nigerian leaders’ tendency to blame their predecessors rather than take responsibility and provide solutions.
He said: “It is obvious that it has become a tradition and rather than look for solutions, they go on blame games. What this shows is a trend for Tinubu, for Buhari, and to a little extent for Jonathan, and you can go further to every military coup that happened, the coup leaders always blame the previous government, civilian or similar military like them.”
“What this shows us really is that people come to power for power’s sake. They are not ready; they don’t have a program, and they have not done their analysis. Suddenly, they find out that they have achieved their ambition. They are in power. But then, the question becomes psychological, now that they are in power, so what?
“And then you realize that they don’t have a plan and then they buy time by blaming the predecessors. So, it has become a pattern. It has become what we call escapism.”
