Buhari a hero of the North but did not govern well – Obasanjo’s ex-aide, Osuntokun

A former Political Adviser to ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, Akin Osuntokun, on Monday insisted that the late former President Muhammadu Buhari did not govern well even though he was a hero of the North.

Osuntokun said Buhari did not improve the living standards of Nigerians.

He noted that crisis between Hausa-Fulani militias, farmers and herders escalated under Buhari’s administration.

The former presidential adviser spoke during an appearance on Arise Television’s Morning Show, where he assessed Buhari’s legacy one year after his death.

Osuntokun said, “He was a hero of the North but didn’t govern well in terms of affecting the living standard of the people, it was under him that the conflict between the Huasa-Fulani militias, herders-farmers escalated beyond operations while making statement that they are your brothers you should learn to be with them.

“He always looked at his appointments, it categorically Northern dominated government, so he himself was non-apologetic about being perceived as at.

“During the period that we are evaluating him as the president of Nigeria, he led a Fulani-Muslim delegation to Ibadan due to the conflict in Oke-Ogun area between Fulani and the host Yoruba community and he went to see Governor Lam Adesina, where he said he was there on behalf of the Fulani people.”