Femi Adesina, immediate past Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to former President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his belief that Buhari left Nigeria in a significantly improved state compared to when he assumed office in 2015.
In a recent interview with ThisDay newspaper, Adesina, also a former president of the Nigeria Guild of Editors, asserted that Buhari’s administration made notable strides in addressing the country’s challenges, particularly in the areas of security, economy, and anti-corruption.
Adesina emphasised the three pillars, namely Security, Economy, and Anti-corruption (SEA), as the basis for assessing Buhari’s impact.
According to him, Buhari had committed to securing the nation, reviving the economy, and combating corruption upon assuming office.
During the interview, he was asked if he thinks his principal left Nigeria better than he met it, Adesina stated, “Far better than he met it. When you want to assess a man, you rate him based on the things he has promised to do.
“Here was a man who came in 2015, and he said he would secure the country, revive the economy, and fight corruption.
“The three pillars are Security, Economy, and Anti-corruption (SEA). Not all of us have selective amnesia.
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“When he came in 2015, recall that bombs went off in three to five places in a day in the country. Bombing and carnage everywhere. He began to attack that insecurity gradually.
“By the time he left, in all sincerity would you say Nigeria was the same way in terms of insecurity? During religious public holidays, we knew the carnage that used to happen everywhere,” he added.
