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Buhari was a slow leader – Garba Shehu

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A former Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, Garba Shehu, has acknowledged that his principal’s leadership was slow.

Shehu, however, said that Buhari’s slowness was due to the former President’s transformation from a former military ruler to a committed democrat who chose to follow due process.

According to him, while most Nigerians were impatient and wanted quick fixes, Buhari could not be bent as he chose to abide by democratic norms.

Shehu stated this during an interview on Arise News on Tuesday night, “Was he slow? Yeah, he himself had joked about all of that,” he said.

He added: “And he kept on saying, when he came in, he was brash as military head of state, he just did things on impulse, and he ordered people to be locked up.

“But this time, as a converted democrat, he needed to follow the due processes that the law says he should follow.

“What is wrong with that? Nigerians are very impatient. We want to rush through things. But he says, ‘no. The democratic process sets the rules. And I must not go against them.’”

While many Nigerians believed that the former president did not know much about things happening under his watch as President, Shehu said that his principal may have been the most aware and well-informed president Nigeria has ever had.

Shehu said that Buhari deliberately allowed his work to speak for itself rather than chase media attention or public applause.

“This thing about Buhari being unaware, it is totally, totally misplaced. If you permit me, I would say that he perhaps would pass as the most aware president Nigeria has ever had,” he stated.

Buhari was the first opposition leader to defeat an incumbent government when he beat Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to emerge president on the umbrella of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in 2015.

Buhari ruled Nigeria for eight years, introducing economic policies that were widely criticised by Nigerians.

Many Nigerians still believe that the Buhari administration was responsible for the present economic challenges and hardship they are facing today.

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Sell Port Harcourt, Warri refineries, they drain economy – MAN tells Nigerian Govt

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Director General of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAN, Segun Ajayi-Kadiri, has called on the Federal Government to sell or privatize Warri, Port Harcourt and other country’s state-owned refineries.
This was as he describes them as a pure drain on the Nigerian economy.

Ajayi-Kadiri, who made this call on Tuesday, when he appeared as a guest on ‘Politics Today’, a programme on Channels Television, argued that the government should hand them over to the private sector for efficient management and productivity.

“If you ask me, the government should just sell these refineries. Give them to private sector people who will run them efficiently and be able to deliver. When something belongs to everybody, it belongs to nobody,” Ajayi-Kadiri

It will be recalled that the federal government began efforts in 2024 to revive its four state-owned refineries, with the old Port Harcourt and Warri refineries partially restored, while rehabilitation continues on the second Port Harcourt unit and the Kaduna refinery.

The MAN DG, however, decried that the continued government ownership of the facilities has not only proven ineffective but also unfair to the Nigerian people, particularly in a country brimming with capable entrepreneurs.

“Those four refineries are a pure drain on the Nigerian economy, and it is not fair to the Nigerian people.

“We should have a situation where we are able to speak truth to ourselves and encourage private sector investment,” he added.

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Dantata laid to rest in Madinah

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The remains of prominent Nigerian businessman and philanthropist, Alhaji Aminu Dantata have been laid to rest in Madinah, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday evening.

Alhaji Dantata, died Friday night in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and was finally buried at Baqiyya cemetery, fulfilling his will prior to his demise.

Earlier, a prayer was held for the deceased at the Holy Prophet’s mosque after the Asr prayer, as hundreds of Nigerians, including family members, government delegations and well wishers paid their final respects.

The death of the business man has caused widespread prayers for the repose of his soul, as many remember him as not just a business tycoon, but a father who helped the vulnerable in the country.

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APC chairman in Nasarawa suspended over alleged anti-party activities

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Officials of the All Progressives Congress, APC, from Gayam Electoral Ward of Lafia Local Government Area have suspended the state chairman of the party, Aliyu Bello, over alleged anti-party activities.

Ibrahim Iliyasu, chairman of APC in Gayam Ward, announced the suspension at a press conference on Tuesday in Lafia.
The ward chairman, who read the suspension letter signed by himself and 13 other ward executives, said the decision followed an investigation into complaints made by ward members regarding the chairman’s anti-party conduct.

“We have credible evidence and reports that he has openly promoted and campaigned for a member of another political party contrary to Article 21 (1), (11), (VII) of the party’s constitution,” he said.

Iliyasu noted that the actions of Bello had brought embarrassment to the party and undermined the credibility of its efforts among members.

“We have decided to suspend you with immediate effect in line with the powers vested in us as ward executive under Article 21 (D), (I), (III) of the constitution of our party and having consulted widely with stakeholders within the ward,” he said.

He further stated that the decision would be communicated to the Lafia Local Government Area Executive, the State Executive Committee, and the National Working Committee of the party for ratification and further necessary action.

He urged the suspended APC chairman to refrain from parading himself as a member or official of the party pending the conclusion of the process.

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