Don’t make the same mistakes as Buhari, Shehu Sani cautions Tinubu.
Shehu Sani, a former senator from the Kaduna Central District who served in the 8th National Assembly, has pleaded with
President Bola Tinubu to avoid making the same mistakes as his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari, particularly when it comes to rearranging his cabinet.
After Buhari was sworn in on May 29, 2023, Tinubu assumed official leadership.
However, activist Sani asserted that nepotism and ineptitude plagued the previous military Head of State’s eight-year reign, particularly with regard to governance, security, and economic policy.
The federal legislator made the appeal while appearing as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today program on Sunday.
“I will counsel President Tinubu to be cautious not to repeat President Buhari’s mistakes, and I think he is experienced enough to understand this,
” he declared. You have ministers under President Buhari who were appointed to serve eight years in office.
“They served under him during both of his terms, and there was neither a cabinet shake-up nor a removal.
It takes three to four months to replace a minister, even in the event of removal. That was the system of government in place.
We witnessed the height of nepotism under Buhari, when individuals were assigned to positions of authority and kept there even in the absence of any output.
According to Sani, “you destroyed the careers of those behind them by keeping service chiefs in office despite their failures.”
To appoint one individual, numerous officers retired over a long period of time. We must consider the competency issue as a prerequisite for nomination if our nation is to advance.
The president’s cabinet has recently faced harsh criticism for falling short of expectations in spite of the nation’s present economic crisis.
Remember that since Betta Edu was suspended on January 8, 2024, the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation has been operating without a minister.
