Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has disclosed that he intended to criticise former President Muhammadu Buhari after his death, but was persuaded by his wife to refrain from doing so.
Fayose made this known on Friday while appearing on Politics Today, a current affairs programme aired on Channels Television.
He said, “the people in Nigeria only praise the dead.
“When President Buhari died, I wanted to come out and abuse him (but) my wife called me not to say so.”
“Would you say Buhari performed? I’m not among those praising the dead.
“Don’t honour me when I die. When I die, I’m gone.
“When President Buhari was in government, we all know what this country was,” he said.
He also responded to those criticising President Bola Tinubu, urging Nigerians not to forget the condition of the country under Buhari’s administration.
“So, nobody should come and tell me that (President Bola) Tinubu is not doing well,” he added.
Fayose further compared the current president with his predecessor, describing Tinubu as more open and responsive in his leadership style.
“He (Tinubu) is accessible. Was the former president accessible?
“A lot of things were happening in those days but do you still find them in the system?
“He is not a perfect man but we are not where we were,” the former governor said.
While defending Tinubu’s government, Fayose noted that Nigeria’s challenges were so deep-rooted that immediate solutions were unrealistic.
“Nigeria is a sick country; it will take heaven to pull it out at once.
“What miracle can anybody do in two years?
“The situation is critical, wide and deep. Tinubu inherited a very bad economy,” he said.