₦airaland Forum

Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has said while alive, late President Muhammadu Buhari never honoured anyone the way President Bola Tinubu did to him.

Tinubu had declared a public holiday on the day Buhari was buried, personally attended his burial, also named a federal institution after the late Nigerian leader, among other recognitions

Sani described the actions as unprecedented and deserving of acknowledgment.

In a post on X, Sani highlighted the series of gestures Tinubu undertook to honour his predecessor.

These include a declaration of a public holiday, physically attending Buhari’s internment, meeting his family, holding a Federal Executive Council meeting in his honour, and renaming a university after him.

“The President physically attended the burial of Buhari, met with his family, declared a public holiday, held a FEC meeting in his honor and renamed a university to immortalise him.

“Something even the late President never did to others. And yet they said he is ‘exploiting the death of Buhari’.

“What would they have said if he had done none of the above? Politics is something else,” the senator tweeted.

The post has continued to generate reactions, amassing over 1,000 likes as of the time of filing this report.

Sani’s remark came amidst growing political commentary over the conduct of the Tinubu administration in the aftermath of Buhari’s passing, particularly from sections of the opposition.

His statement appeared to be a direct counter to criticism from parties such as the African Democratic Congress (ADC), which had accused the administration of using Buhari’s death to polish its public image.

Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communications, Mr Sunday Dare, dismissed ADC’s claims as “nothing but an opportunistic exercise in manufactured outrage.”

Dare said it was ironic that the same group accusing the President of politicising Buhari’s death was the one “dancing on his grave” for public attention.

“Their latest press release alleging that President Tinubu’s government is ‘exploiting’ the passing of former President Muhammadu Buhari for political gain is not only dishonest.

“It is an insult to millions of Nigerians who genuinely mourned the loss of a statesman, and who watched the State Burial accorded Buhari with solemn respect and dignity,” he said.

He added that the burial was conducted with complete honour befitting a former leader, with dignitaries from across the world in attendance, and millions of citizens following the events across media platforms.

According to him, President Tinubu is not seeking cheap popularity but allowing “his growing list of achievements to speak louder than the noisy irrelevance of groups like the ADC.”

TruthHurts1:
https://dailytrust.com/buhari-never-honoured-anyone-the-way-tinubu-did-to-him-shehu-sani/

TruthHurts1:
https://dailytrust.com/buhari-never-honoured-anyone-the-way-tinubu-did-to-him-shehu-sani/

givedemwotowoto:
But Nigerians can differentiate real honor from fake honor done in the name of politics. A person who betrayed his former boss with the same government that murdered the boss.

Someone that said you messed up the country and he was cleaning your mess (after praising you for 8 years as the best) cannot truly be honoring you if not that he has realized he's a featherweight politician with only 2 million supporters without you.

It's like how people take their spouses for granted and treat them like trash until they lose them. Then they start crying, not because they loved the spouse, but because they're now a nobody without the spouse.

Galaticos444:
But if Peter Obi does the same thing by attending burial and visiting disaster areas, Dsame APC government and their media crew will say he's an angel of death and is doing all that cos of politics now they are praising Tinubu for doing Dsame thing.smh

TruthHurts1:
https://dailytrust.com/buhari-never-honoured-anyone-the-way-tinubu-did-to-him-shehu-sani/

anonimi:
March 21, 2011

Tinubu rules out alliance with CPC

Prospect of a possible alliance between the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN and Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, was dashed yesterday in Kano as the leader of the party and former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu described CPC as parading “expired leadership.”

Tinubu told ACN supporters in Kano during the party’s Presidential rally that: “What Nigerians need now is a transformation in leadership” as obtained in the advanced economy.

The two-term Governor of Lagos State explained that the leadership of ACN was offering Nigeria the brilliance of Nuhu Ribadu who, he said, is in the class of Nicolas Sarkozi of France, David Cameron of Britain, Medvedev of Russia and Barack Obama of the United States of America.

“What has CPC got to offer? We certainly don’t need expired leadership as we are offering the best in terms of brilliance, courage and patriotism in the class of Sarkozi of France, David Cameron of Britain and Barack Obama of the USA.”

Tinubu’s position came on the heels of Ribadu’s declaration penultimate week in Kaduna when he hinted during a political rally of a joint ticket between the two opposition parties to confront the dominance of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

The national leader of ACN criticised President Goodluck Jonathan for shying away from the national debate held last Friday, stressing that”that singular act exposed Jonathan as a coward who has nothing to offer.”

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/03/tinubu-rules-out-alliance-with-cpc/

condralbedez:
That will not change the fact that Tinubu asked us not to for him, if he fail to give us light and other basic amenities.

pendy79:
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, on Sunday evening boasted that he could provide uninterrupted power supply to Lagos residents between six and eight months.

Fashola spoke at the commissioning of 8.5 megawatts Lekki Independent Power Project (IPP), the fifth of such power projects in the last five years in the state.

The governor said the addition of the Lekki IPP was a testament to the fact that stable power does not require rocket science to achieve in the country.

While challenging power distribution companies in the state, Fashola said, “Let the Eko DISCOs sign a contract with me, giving part of their concessioning to the state government, in about six to eight months, there will be power in all homes in Lagos State,” Fashola said.

He added, “So, let no one say that he has no money to deliver power for the entire country. This is the limit to which the law allows us to do, but we have done this to make a statement that power can be generated. So, when they come with lies that power is impossible, you can tell them that we have power here; we make it possible”.

The project, courtesy of the state government, in partnership with Heritage Bank, is to serve Lagos State Water Corporations in Lekki Phase 1, Oniru, Victoria Island and Ikoyi, as well as over 25km of public lightening in the Lekki axis.

Commissioning the project, Fashola said he felt fulfilled with the conduct of youths that delivered the project, despite the difficulties in getting to the finishing point.

He said it also showed that the money to improve the Nigerian economy is here, “since we don’t need the World Bank to come and do this for us.”

http://dailyindependentnig.com/2015/03/can-provide-stable-power-eight-months-fashola-boasts/

givedemwotowoto:
But Nigerians can differentiate real honor from fake honor done in the name of politics. A person who betrayed his former boss with the same government that murdered the boss.

Someone that said you messed up the country and he was cleaning your mess (after praising you for 8 years as the best) cannot truly be honoring you if not that he has realized he's a featherweight politician with only 2 million supporters without you.

It's like how people take their spouses for granted and treat them like trash until they lose them. Then they start crying, not because they loved the spouse, but because they're now a nobody without the spouse.

sirfemoz:
All these honours and recognitions are for 2027. Fear
politicians when they are desperate.