You don’t have to wait till May 29th, 2023.You can hand over to your vice and start resting now – NEF spokesman, Baba-Ahmed tells Buhari

Spokesman of the Northern Elders Forum, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed has reacted to a recent comment by President Muhammadu Buhari who lamented about how tough it has been for him as President and how eager he is to hand over to his successor

He said this when he hosted some All Progressives Congress (APC) governors, legislators and chieftains at his Daura home in Katsina adding that he would do his best in the remaining months.

Reacting to this, Baba-Ahmed in a tweet noted that the president should be reminded that he didn’t have to wait till the end of his tenure as things will only get tougher

“President Buhari told APC Govs that he is looking forward to the end of his tenure, saying it has been tough.

“Who would remind him that he does not need to wait until May 29th, 2023? Who will tell him it looks like things will only get tougher?”, he tweeted.

In response to a Twitter user who said Buhari “doesn’t listen to mad men”, the former permanent secretary said: “Please tell him yourself. You will be doing us all a great favour. Remind him he is elected to perform governance functions like protecting citizens.

“If he will not, or cannot, he can yield the office to his Vice until 2023.Then he can start resting now. That’s how it works.”