Olisa Agbakoba, former national
president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), says President Muhammadu
Buhari is history.
Speaking with Daily Independent,
Agbakoba said under Buhari’s leadership, Nigeria is now “broken politically,
strategically, morally, and completely bankrupt.”
He said the president had lost
the goodwill with which he rode to power in 2015.
He added that judging by
performance, nothing stands Buhari out as a qualified candidate in the
forthcoming presidential election.
“Completely, President Buhari has
no goodwill left. All the euphoria that was felt, I didn’t feel it, because I
have always known his background,” he said.
“There was a huge euphoria of
change that former President Goodluck Jonathan had not done well; that he
presided over a highly corrupt government, and Buhari was the Mr. Clean, Mr.
Integrity, and he will fix things. But that has not happened.
“On the contrary, Nigeria is
broken politically, strategically, morally, and a completely bankrupt country.
Poverty level has grown, 85 million Nigerians are extremely poor, we have now
become the poverty capital of the world.
“So, the euphoria of 2015 is
certainly not the euphoria of 2019, and that is why, personally, I am unable to
support his campaign to remain in office.”
Agbakoba Aisha Buhari, wife of
the president, is also critical of the current administration.
He said the Buhari-led government
had not fulfilled any of its campaign promises, alleging that corruption is now
rife in the administration.
“To support the campaign to
remain in office for me is to look back at what he has done, the campaign
promises on corruption, security, and the economy. These are the three big
campaign issues, nothing has been fulfilled,” he said.
“In spite of all the monies
borrowed, we are now pushing to over $30 billion borrowed money unaccountable,
infrastructures all in pieces, corruption is rife.
“You remember the case of his
SGF, Babachir Lawal; you also remember the case of Abdulrasheed Maina, and so
on. So, there is nothing that stands him out as qualified to continue.
“Even Buhari’s wife has
criticised the primary election that the APC held, so that will tell you that
even in the other room in his house, he doesn’t have support.
“Why would I be supporting a man
whose own wife does not even support him? For me, he is history. I just hope
that we can have a new president.”
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