- Ndume added that Buhari later agreed with his claim that his administration was full of those he called kleptocrats
Ali Ndume, the Chief Whip of the 10th Senate, remarked that unlike the incumbent President Bola Tinubu, former President Muhammadu Buhari lacked direct oversight of his administration’s activities during his eight-year tenure. Ndume highlighted Buhari’s perceived inability to manage and supervise his appointees.
Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Ndume conveyed his confidence in the 2024 budget presented to the National Assembly by Tinubu, indicating trust in the current president’s leadership.
He said, “I believe in President Tinubu, I think he can change things. The President here is in charge, that’s one thing with him.
“Sometimes people even think Tinubu is too authoritative. No, he takes charge; unlike our former President who will just give you an assignment and will not look over you. That’s where the problem is, and he knows that. That was the mistake President Buhari did.”
Ndume added that Buhari later agreed with his claim that his administration was full of those he called kleptocrats.
“He (Buhari) ended up confessing these days that he had more kleptocrats in his government. I said it before, and now he admitted it that there were some kinds of people that took over power to themselves. But in Tinubu’s government, you can’t do that,” the senator submitted.