Buhari: My relationship with Tinubu correct, cordial

Former President Muhammadu Buhari has described his relationship with President Bola Tinubu as correct and cordial.

Buhari said this at the public presentation of books on his administration in Abuja on Tuesday, January 16, 2024.

The books included ‘Working with Buhari: Reflections of a Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, 2015 – 2023’, written by Femi Adesina; and ‘Muhammadu Buhari: The Nigerian Legacy (2015 – 2023) (Volume 1-5)’, edited by Dr Udu Yakubu.

The former president, who said he was delighted to make his first return to Abuja after handing over to Tinubu on May 29, 2023, thanked his successor for finding time to attend the books’ launching.

“Our relationship has always been correct and cordial,” he said.

Buhari further declared his support for Tinubu’s administration, saying: “Government is a continuum. It is like a relay race. You run your course, and hand over the baton to the next person. This we have done, and the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration has my support and confidence, in the quest for us to have a country of our dreams, where there is emancipation for our teeming population.

“With the cumulative achievements of government after government, I believe we will get there in no distant time.”

He added that Adesina did Nigeria a favour by writing a book in his honour.

The former president said: “The two publications launched today; Working with Buhari: Reflections of a Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, 2015 – 2023, written by Femi Adesina, who served as my Media Adviser for eight years, and a volume of five books, Muhammadu Buhari: The Nigerian Legacy (2015 – 2023), edited by Dr. Udu Yakubu, are worthy to temporarily bring me out of resting in my native Daura, back to the city.

“These books presented today once again exemplify the sanctity of records, and the role they play in documenting facts and figures, achievements and milestones, either in our personal lives or in the life of a nation.

“I told Adesina when he visited me in Daura with an advance copy of his book, he has done the nation a favour in writing it, as he has provided a one-stop shop on our stewardship to the country. The same has also been done by Dr. Udu Yakubu and his colleagues.

“Without documentation, revisionism wins. Human beings often have short memories, and unless events are recorded in cold print, some people would come and attempt to either distort or even obliterate recent history.

“But the fact in our favour is that nothing was done under the veil of secrecy. We were as transparent and accountable as possible, being aware of the fact that posterity was the ultimate judge.”

The Star