"Governors Use Buhari As Shield For Poor Performance" – Femi Adesina

Adesina explained that though the President was open to everyone, including his die-hard critics among the governors, they still chose to antagonize him to cover their ineptitude.

"Governors Use Buhari As Shield For Poor Performance" – Femi Adesina
President Buhari (left), Femi Adesina (right)

Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has alleged that some governors in the country use the President as a shield for their poor performance in office.

Adesina who claimed in an article titled, ‘Zulum Zooms In’, and shared on his official Facebook page on Thursday, February 10, 2022, noted that the governors quickly find respite in blaming Buhari for every wrong thing within their control.

He explained that though the President was open to everyone, including his die-hard critics among the governors, they still chose to antagonize him to cover their ineptitude.

According to Adesina, some Governors abuse him in the daytime, come to the Presidential Villa under cover of darkness, and he still opens the doors to them.

The article read in part, “Some Governors think they can be heroes by antagonizing the President. If they owe salaries and pensions, once the month is ending, they begin to abuse the President, thinking their people would forget the outstanding salaries and pensions.

"When they have not built a single kilometer of road, it is Buhari. When infrastructure has decayed under them, it is Buhari. When they can’t secure the lives and property of the people they govern, it is Buhari.

“They play to the gallery, thinking they will receive applause from their people. No, the only sound the people hear is the rumbling from their bellies, due to hunger. And they know where their problems come from.”