A national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu has said that while President Muhammadu Buhari was in a hurry as a military ruler, he is now slow but steady in his approach to governance.
Tinubu said this in Abuja during the presentation/launch of a book, “Muhammadu Buhari: The Challenges of Leadership in Nigeria”, authored by a professor of International Studies, John Paden
According to him, the author “notes that in terms of styly of leadership, Buhari, as a young military head of state, was in a hurry. However, now that he is older and given his experience, he is slow but steady in his approach to governance.”
The APC chieftain said Buhari surprised many during the presidential election campaign, with his agility and the “broad canvas” on which he operated.
“In tracing the evolution of Buhari, the national leader, the author’s assertion that military rule is based on the power its holders can wield, while civilian rule is based on the legitimacy derived from elections is a point with which I dare not debate.
“Buhari’s career embodies this, hence his transition from being a military ruler to being a civilian leader who subjected himself to the rigours and uncertainty of elections four times. Thrice, he patiently went to court, seeking redress from electoral manipulation.
“The author, quite accurately, remarked on the Buhari’s victory equation as flowing from northern grassroots support and coalition building with the southwest as well as with other tendencies,” Tinubu stated. – Daily Trust.
