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NIGERIA UPDATE: “Let President Muhammadu Buhari Rest in Peace” - By: Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai - 17th December 2025

The recent launch of a book on the life and legacy of our late leader, President Muhammadu Buhari, has stirred deep emotions and renewed divisions among those who once formed his inner circle. Having followed the headlines and images from the event, I felt compelled to make a simple but urgent appeal: let us allow President Buhari to rest in peace.

A careful look at those who dominated the book launch revealed the same factional lines that existed during Buhari’s lifetime. One camp was prominently represented, while others—equally close to the late president—were excluded. This selective engagement compounded by the choice of location of the event were red flags, and raises concerns about whether Buhari’s legacy is now being shaped to serve narrow interests rather than historical truth.

More troubling was the presence of long-time critics of Buhari, some of whom now hold high office, delivering glowing, but clearly faked tributes. These are individuals who once blamed his administration for nearly every challenge facing Nigeria, but who now appear eager to revise history—perhaps to deflect responsibility for present failures.

It was also unsettling to see individuals celebrating Buhari in death who had neither his trust nor his respect in life. President Buhari was a principled man who did not easily forget personal or political disrespect, and he made his preferences clear to those around him.

I have not yet read the book, Soldier to Statesman: The Legacy of Muhammadu Buhari, and it is possible that some media reports lack context. However, many of the so-called revelations attributed to the late president appear one-sided and unfair, especially as he is no longer alive to respond. Explaining the thoughts and motivations of a complex leader through selective anecdotes risks distorting, rather than preserving, his legacy.

President Buhari was far from perfect. Many of us who supported him expected much more from his civilian presidency. However, as someone who worked closely with him in opposition political, and governance roles for over a decade, I believe much of his administration’s shortcomings stemmed from the actions and failures of a powerful inner circle—relatives, advisers, and officials who did not always share his commitment to integrity and public service.

Buhari himself remained, to the end, a man of deep faith, personal discipline, and unquestioned patriotism. Those now invoking his name for self-justification should reflect on whether they can claim the same standards.

My appeal here is simple: to all Nigerians: admirers and critics alike—let President Muhammadu Buhari rest in peace. Let history judge him fairly, without opportunism or revisionism. The truest way to honour him is not through selective storytelling, or attempting to exhibit new-found love, but by upholding the values he embodied: simplicity, integrity, humility, and service to Nigeria with all he had.

May Allah grant him eternal rest.

Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai
Cairo, Egypt
17th December, 2025

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The book is dangerous political tool.

festacman:
That book is political tool.

Exactly. Tinubu will get to find that the book has cost him more political capital than he hoped to get. The motive is not lost on Northerners and true Buharists. It has backfired tremendously. What is it with them and usage of spouses for political gain. The other day, it was Remi asking Patience Jonathan to smile for the camera in Osun state while she sat there looking forlorn like she was forced to be there. Don't forget, it was Patience who declared support for Tinubu when Jonathan was clearly still nursing a comeback.

The vegetable that fought for decades to get power but couldn't make good use of it after getting it.

Just wait, Jagaban will teach you guys how to make good use of power to improve the nation

Whatever his shortcomings was....we pray he meets his maker and answer to his sins.

Tinubu isn't probing Buhari's regime or his ministers and I hope the editorials will let this to slide.

Tinubu is capable and he's been doing just that and he picked all the pieces and building the country is his capacity.....

Not minding Obi who talks like a baby was asked not to play with his peers....

No peace for the wicked, even in the grave

They are already crying foul. It's Aisha singing unnecessary Canary songs

Which particular Buhari is he referring to?

nothingspoil70:
The vegetable that fought for decades to get power but couldn't make good use of it after getting it.

Just wait, Jagaban will teach you guys how to make good use of power to improve the nation

Between Buhari and Tinubu who be vegetable. Just dey wine yourself. No be only power, na force you for mention.

Next news please. Noise everywhere

Omooba77:
NIGERIA UPDATE: “Let President Muhammadu Buhari Rest in Peace” - By: Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai - 17th December 2025



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Specialist in watering down the truth

It's good we know what happened in his govt. Even though most of these revelations we already know. It is for the benefit of those that didn't know that buhari was never in charge. I knew he was never in charge.

Buhari kind should rest in peace?I doubt its possiblity.

El Rufai is in Egypt
E be like sey na there hin invest money wey hin thief

nothingspoil70:
The vegetable that fought for decades to get power but couldn't make good use of it after getting it.

Just wait, Jagaban will teach you guys how to make good use of power to improve the nation

How?! By denying teror attacks and poverty?!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjO0n0IeUiQ

Omooba77:
NIGERIA UPDATE: “Let President Muhammadu Buhari Rest in Peace” - By: Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai - 17th December 2025



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Buhari will not rest in peace

The midget at it again all the old ruling class should allow Nigeria to rest. Give the youth a chance at leadership

Sir, I and most Nigerians don't agree with you on this.


Buhari did not give Nigeria peace and should not be allowed to rest in peace just like that.


In fact, Buhari's corpse supposed to be exhumed and made to apologize to Nigerians and thereafter given a death penalty by firing squad for several inhumane things he did.


Buhari's wickedness, failure, nepotism and whatnot led to the untimely death of thousands of Nigerians, what about those ones, don't their lives matter?



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Anybody saying we should not talk bad about the dead is a hypocrite and a very bad person. You cannot live a bad and terrible life even as a leader and still expect people to praise you or keep quiet about your evil when you die, that will never happen. There is nothing like respect the dead, you can only respect the dead people that lived a good and honorable life that also showed empathy towards others when they were alive


When I die at my old age of course, please I don't want anybody to start lying about how good I was if I was bad, if you knew me as a bad person please say it out and pour out your heart, don't come and lie to my family that I was a wonderful man if I was a terrible man when I lived.

Who can know a man more than the wife and the children? When you people created cabals within aso rock and sidelined his immediate family totally, you never knew it would turn out like this? The book dey pain those who taught they were untouchable during bubu time. Did you remember when Aisha buhari was accused of chasing away was it one of the popular cabals family out of the aso rock because they didn't only formed a cabal, but also brought their families in to dominate the aso rock even those that have nothing to do there.
Whatever you do in life, remember that one day, people will remember you when you are long gone, and gather to discuss your life in secret and in open. Whatever you think you are hiding, will be made known. Mr integrity indeed.

Help me understand please. What legacy did Buhari leave behind? Incompetence. Duplicity. Plausible deniability. Fulani terrorism. Tanked the economy Jonathan left him and shrunk our GDP. Surrounded himself with a viciously corrupt cabal. Unprecedented nepotism. Medical tourism.
Buhari is easily the worst president in the last 50 years.

Why won't you say that when you know that your secret in the regime will soon be out if the debate continues.

All the evil people in PMB regime will be known to all Nigerians

nothingspoil70:
The vegetable that fought for decades to get power but couldn't make good use of it after getting it.

Just wait, Jagaban will teach you guys how to make good use of power to improve the nation

I dislike Tinubu but Baba is the Godfather himself. No cabals, you go collect if you put body📌💯.

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AMINDA:
Exactly. Tinubu will get to find that the book has cost him more political capital than he hoped to get. The motive is not lost on Northerners and true Buharists. It has backfired tremendously. What is it with them and usage of spouses for political gain. The other day, it was Remi asking Patience Jonathan to smile for the camera in Osun state while she sat there looking forlorn like she was forced to be there. Don't forget, it was Patience who declared support for Tinubu when Jonathan was clearly still nursing a comeback.

Sorry, is Tinubu the author of the book or he should have not allow Buhari NSA to write? How are you people reason?

Omooba77:
NIGERIA UPDATE: “Let President Muhammadu Buhari Rest in Peace” - By: Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai - 17th December 2025
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Rest in which peace?
The blood of those he killed will torment him forever.

The fact he died without Jesus, means no hope.
As 72 Oloshos no help anybody

Shut up you little midget, you know the book will reveal some of the evil you members of his kitchen cabinet perpetrated in his government.

AMINDA:
Exactly. Tinubu will get to find that the book has cost him more political capital than he hoped to get. The motive is not lost on Northerners and true Buharists. It has backfired tremendously. What is it with them and usage of spouses for political gain. The other day, it was Remi asking Patience Jonathan to smile for the camera in Osun state while she sat there looking forlorn like she was forced to be there. Don't forget, it was Patience who declared support for Tinubu when Jonathan was clearly still nursing a comeback.

stop your blackmail, it won't work. It was blackmail like this that brought terrorism to Nigeria, any attempt to correct any wrong from a northerner is always followed with blackmail from northern sympathisers

Regardless of who was there or not, the verdict of history and Nigerians can never be in Buhari's favour. He was handed a rare second and third opportunities to write his name in gold in this country and he carelessly frittered it away. So useless a man was he. Worse still, he replaced himself with something more disastrous. Never seen a human who's all-round horrible and incapable of any good despite multiple opportunities make ammends and better himself.

Omooba77:
NIGERIA UPDATE: “Let President Muhammadu Buhari Rest in Peace” - By: Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai - 17th December 2025



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After Hell Rufai, was thrown under the buss, as Mo Sallah says to the Slot, Hell Rufai became, medial activist.

He has said the right thing for once. Ausha Buhari just dey on talking spree just to cash out. From books to interviews. Casting her late husband here and there. Na wa o.

Abeg , they should allow him to rest. Everyone is now launching books on Buhari. It was Garba Sheu the other time, now Aisha and Lai Mohammed. They should allow the man to rest please.