Hajiya Naja’atu Muhammad, former campaign director of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, has disclosed President Bola Tinubu’s admission of lacking governance blueprints before the 2023 elections.
During a live program on AIT News, Muhammad recounted a conversation with Tinubu in London, where he confessed to her about not having plans for governing Nigeria until after winning the elections, prompting her resignation from the ruling party.
Muhammad narrated, “I said, Sir, the reason why I’m not accepting your appointment is because I don’t know what you have for us up North. Because in the North, every single person is either waiting to be killed or kidnapped. We can’t go on like this. What is your blueprint for us?” He told me that he doesn’t have anything for us.
“I said, you mean, Sir, you don’t have a blueprint? He said, I can’t have a blueprint because if I have a blueprint, I’ll be stepping on too many toes and they might even kill me. This was what he said.
“I said, but sir, how can you rule without a blueprint? He said, I’ll only make a blueprint after winning the elections. I said, There will be a lot of distractions after winning the elections. You have to keep your eyes on the ball.”
“He said, well, you know what? If you have anything you want me to put in my manifesto, then please bring it. I told him that I have elders. We have a network for national salvation. I have our elder. I’ll go meet him in Paris the next day, the next day. I left for Paris,” she added.
Despite attempts to offer input on governance issues such as security and agriculture, Muhammad claims she was not given an audience with Tinubu to present her suggestions.
This revelation adds fuel to speculations about Tinubu’s readiness for leadership, casting doubts on his preparedness to steer Nigeria’s affairs.
