By Nathaniel Zacchaeus, Abuja
Elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark has said former President Muhammadu Buhari was unjust to the majority of Nigerians throughout his eight years of administration from 2015 to 2023, contrary to what politicians said about him on Tuesday.
The Ijaw national leader, stated this in a statement yesterday.
Clark was reacting to accolades and encomium poured on Buhari by his political associates during the public presentation of a book titled: Working with Buhari: Reflections of a Special Adviser, Media and Publicity (2015-2023).
The book, written in five volumes by Femi Adesina and others, chronicled the activities/achievements of Muhammadu Buhari during the eight years of his administration as President and Commander-In-Chief of the country.
Clark said, “What struck me most is the attitude and statement of former President Buhari who eulogised his achievements as President of the country during the occasion.
“This I must say, is contrary to the assessment of majority of Nigerians of his administration. To most of us as Nigerians, Muhammadu Buhari failed abysmally as President. His administration was full of insecurity, economic collapse, injustice, religious bigotry, and lack of direction.
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“The eight years of his administration plunged Nigeria and Nigerians, five decades backward. Even his successor, the current President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, noted as much in his speech at the time occasion where Buhari was eulogising himself.
“In an almost 12-page farewell message I wrote to Muhammadu Buhari, on the eve of his exiting as President of the country, 28th May 2023, I said as much and I wish to reproduce some parts of the said open letter.
“Conclusively, uncivilised bias, unfairness, and nepotism have been the staple characteristics of the Buhari administration.
“For instance, out of the 17 top military, paramilitary, security, and Intelligence positions in Nigeria; persons from the northern zones of North-West, North-East, and North-Central were at the helm of 14, while only three are held by persons from the three southern zones of South-South, South-East, and South-West.
“The government need not be told that discrimination is a danger to any society, particularly, a plural society like ours. We, I and 15 other patriotic Nigerians, are currently in court, over the desecration of the Federal Character Law on appointments by the Buhari Administration.
“Probably, it never occurred to President Muhammadu Buhari that he is president of the entire country and not just a section; and that he was elected by all zones of Nigeria, including the southern zones.
“Without the votes from the South, he would not have satisfied the constitutional requirement of 25 per cent in 2/3 of the states and the Federal Capital Territory to become President of Nigeria.”
