Maryam Aminu
Former Southeast campaign spokesman for President Bola Tinubu, Dr. Josef Onoh, has strongly criticized former President Muhammadu Buhari’s claims of improving Nigeria’s security and economy during his eight-year tenure.
Buhari made the assertion while hosting members of the Katsina State Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) at his Daura residence. He insisted that Nigeria fared better under his administration compared to 2015.
However, in a swift rebuttal, Onoh described Buhari’s tenure as a period of severe economic mismanagement and unprecedented insecurity, stating that Tinubu’s government is currently bearing the brunt of his failures.
“Tinubu Chose to Carry the Burden Silently”
Onoh argued that Nigerians unfairly blame Tinubu for the country’s economic hardship, unaware that Buhari’s administration left behind a system riddled with crises.
“Nigerians today accuse Tinubu’s administration of being the worst without realizing that the President has chosen to carry his cross silently rather than shift blame,” he said.
He emphasized that Buhari’s government failed to stop Tinubu from becoming president, but now, his administration is forced to navigate the economic minefields left behind.
Onoh painted a grim picture of Nigeria’s security under Buhari, citing statistics that contradicted the former president’s claims. According to him, when Buhari took office in 2015, Nigeria had recorded 34,972 deaths from violence, but by May 2023, the death toll had surged to 98,083.
“Under your watch, Nigeria recorded more insecurity than at any other time in history including the Civil War. States in the northeast, north-central, southeast, and southwest couldn’t sleep in peace,” he stated.
Onoh highlighted figures of violent deaths from 2015 to 2023:
2015: 5,556
2016: 5,763
2017: 4,618
2018: 6,565
2019: 8,340
2020: 9,694
2021: 10,575
2022: 9,079
2023: 2,921
He further detailed a timeline of killings in just May 2023, citing multiple attacks, banditry, kidnappings, and insurgency-related deaths across the country.
Of HH will you eat the noh pointed out that under Buhari’s administration:
Nigeria was ranked third most terrorized country after Afghanistan and Iraq in the Global Terrorism Index (2019).
The country was the 14th most fragile nation in the world and 9th in Africa in the Fragile States Index.
In the Global Peace Index, Nigeria ranked 148th out of 163 nations, trailing behind war-torn countries like Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Rwanda.
“Your failure to handle insecurity gave room for Boko Haram and bandits to thrive, crippling businesses and investments. The Tinubu administration has had to clean up the mess you left behind,” he stated.
“Buhari’s Legacy? A Recharge Card Seller Turned Billionaire”
Onoh also took a jab at the corruption scandals that plagued Buhari’s tenure, pointing to the overnight wealth of politically connected individuals.
“One of Buhari’s greatest economic contributions was the overnight transformation of a recharge card seller into a billionaire, while a serving CBN governor ran for president using public funds,” he remarked.
He credited National Security Adviser Mallam Nuhu Ribadu for achieving in 18 months what Buhari’s security chiefs failed to do in eight years. He also commended Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah for tackling the IPOB sit-at-home menace with the support of the Tinubu-led government.
“Your 8 Years Were a Casino of Corruption and Chaos”
Onoh ended his critique with a sarcastic remark:
“Yesterday, Buhari’s administration introduced ‘Ranka ya dede’ nepotism, today it’s ‘Emilokan,’ tomorrow it might be ‘Igbo Kwenu.’ But one thing is clear: your eight years in office were truly the Las Vegas of insecurity and corruption.”
Maryam Aminu
Former Southeast campaign spokesman for President Bola Tinubu, Dr. Josef Onoh, has strongly criticized former President Muhammadu Buhari’s claims of improving Nigeria’s security and economy during his eight-year tenure.
Buhari made the assertion while hosting members of the Katsina State Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) at his Daura residence. He insisted that Nigeria fared better under his administration compared to 2015.
However, in a swift rebuttal, Onoh described Buhari’s tenure as a period of severe economic mismanagement and unprecedented insecurity, stating that Tinubu’s government is currently bearing the brunt of his failures.
“Tinubu Chose to Carry the Burden Silently”
Onoh argued that Nigerians unfairly blame Tinubu for the country’s economic hardship, unaware that Buhari’s administration left behind a system riddled with crises.
“Nigerians today accuse Tinubu’s administration of being the worst without realizing that the President has chosen to carry his cross silently rather than shift blame,” he said.
He emphasized that Buhari’s government failed to stop Tinubu from becoming president, but now, his administration is forced to navigate the economic minefields left behind.
Security Collapse Under Buhari
Onoh painted a grim picture of Nigeria’s security under Buhari, citing statistics that contradicted the former president’s claims. According to him, when Buhari took office in 2015, Nigeria had recorded 34,972 deaths from violence, but by May 2023, the death toll had surged to 98,083.
“Under your watch, Nigeria recorded more insecurity than at any other time in history—including the Civil War. States in the northeast, north-central, southeast, and southwest couldn’t sleep in peace,” he stated.
Onoh highlighted figures of violent deaths from 2015 to 2023:
2015: 5,556
2016: 5,763
2017: 4,618
2018: 6,565
2019: 8,340
2020: 9,694
2021: 10,575
2022: 9,079
2023: 2,921
He further detailed a timeline of killings in just May 2023, citing multiple attacks, banditry, kidnappings, and insurgency-related deaths across the country.
Nigeria’s Global Rankings Under Buhari
Onoh pointed out that under Buhari’s administration:
Nigeria was ranked third most terrorized country after Afghanistan and Iraq in the Global Terrorism Index (2019).
The country was the 14th most fragile nation in the world and 9th in Africa in the Fragile States Index.
In the Global Peace Index, Nigeria ranked 148th out of 163 nations, trailing behind war-torn countries like Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Rwanda.
“Your failure to handle insecurity gave room for Boko Haram and bandits to thrive, crippling businesses and investments. The Tinubu administration has had to clean up the mess you left behind,” he stated.
“Buhari’s Legacy? A Recharge Card Seller Turned Billionaire”
Onoh also took a jab at the corruption scandals that plagued Buhari’s tenure, pointing to the overnight wealth of politically connected individuals.
“One of Buhari’s greatest economic contributions was the overnight transformation of a recharge card seller into a billionaire, while a serving CBN governor ran for president using public funds,” he remarked.
He credited National Security Adviser Mallam Nuhu Ribadu for achieving in 18 months what Buhari’s security chiefs failed to do in eight years.
He also commended Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah for tackling the IPOB sit-at-home menace with the support of the Tinubu-led government.
“Your 8 Years Were a Casino of Corruption and Chaos”
Onoh ended his critique with a sarcastic remark:
“Yesterday, Buhari’s administration introduced ‘Ranka ya dede’ nepotism, today it’s ‘Emilokan,’ tomorrow it might be ‘Igbo Kwenu.’ But one thing is clear: your eight years in office were truly the Las Vegas of insecurity and corruption.”
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