"PDP Seems to Have a More Skillful Approach": Buhari's Ex-Aide Blasts Tinubu

"PDP Seems to Have a More Skillful Approach": Buhari's Ex-Aide Blasts Tinubu

  • President Bola Tinubu has been knocked by Bashir Ahmad, a former aide to ex-president Muhammadu Buhari, over criticism of the latter
  • Ahmad tweeted while reacting to a PDP chieftain who tackled the APC government for always blaming the previous administrations for its shortcomings
  • The former presidential aide said it appears the PDP is more politically skillful than the ruling APC when it comes to covering up

Bashir Ahmad, the former aide to the immediate-past president Muhammadu Buhari, has condemned the continuous criticism of the latter by his successor, President Bola Tinubu.

Ahmad, who was reacting to criticism of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) government by a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Abdul-Aziz Na'ibi Abubakar, shared the view that "the PDP seems to have a more skilful approach to politics than we do in the APC."

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Bashir Ahmad addresses criticisms of Muhammadu Buhari's government by President Bola Tinubu
Ex-Buhari's aide tackles Tinubu for blaming his boss Photo Credit: Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Muhammadu Buhari
Source: Twitter

PDP loyalist faults Tinubu for blaming Buhari

In an earlier tweet, Abubakar accused the APC of always playing the blaming game, adding that the Buhari administration blamed the PDP government for his eight years without anything to show and that Tinubu's administration had begun the same game.

Abubakar was reacting to the comment by Wale Edun, Tinubu's minister of finance and coordinating economy, who recently claimed that the current inflation in Nigeria was caused by indiscriminate printing of the naira notes throughout the eight years of Buhari's administration.

Ahmed knocks Tinubu for blaming Buhari

Weighing into the matter, Ahmad urged Tinubu's administration to build on the good achievements of his predecessor rather than engaging in blame games.

He also called on Tinubu to devise a strategy to mitigate Buhari's perceived shortcomings and maintain unity within the ruling party, thereby eliminating any potential defense for the PDP.

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His tweet partly reads:

"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 skilful approach to politics than we do in the APC.
"As Abdul’aziz has pointed out, it's 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)."
Bashir Ahmad tweet of praising PDP/APC vs PDP
Bashir Ahmad praises PDP Photo Credit: Bashir Ahmad
Source: Twitter

See the tweet here:

Buhari-inspired court cases lost by Tinubu

Legit.ng earlier reported that Tinubu, on his way to power, promised to step in his predecessor Buhari's shoes and not on his toes.

However, it appears the president is on a different path from the Katsina-born general turned politician, particularly in some court cases.

The federal government lost no less than two court cases that the Buhari administration had started.

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While the Supreme Court dismissed one, the Tinubu-led federal government withdrew the other.

Source: Legit.ng

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Bada Yusuf (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Yusuf Amoo Bada is an accomplished writer with 7 years of experience in journalism and writing, he is also politics and current affairs editor with Legit.ng. He holds B.A in Literature from OAU, and Diploma in Mass Comm. He has obtained certificates in Google's Advance Digital Reporting, News Lab workshop. He previously worked as an Editor with OperaNews. Legit’s Best Editor of the Year for Politics and Current Affairs Desk (2023). Contact: bada.yusuf.amoo@corp.legit.ng