Solomon Dalung, a former Minister of Youth and Sports under Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, has acknowledged that Nigerians were misled about the government of the former president.
Dalung affirmed that Buhari was used and dumped stating that it was only his charisma that was needed at that particular point in time by the political elites to eliminate Goodluck Jonathan.
He stated that shortly after Buhari took over power the political elites emerged and highjacked his government making him a stranger in his own government.
Dalung made this known in an interview programme on MIC ON.
His words,”I’m completely disappointed because I mean what we told Nigerians was not what happened in 2015We lied! We should admit we lied to Nigerians.
“Even though we use People Deceive People, PDP for campaign but we were a replica of what we were accusing the PDP of, worse.
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When asked by the host of the interview whether Buhari was a catch and the exit of PDP thinking that Buhari was the Messiah while some said he was a disaster.
His response,”Buhari was also used and dumped. Buhari’s charisma was needed at that particular point in time by the political elite to eliminate Jonathan and shortly after Buhari took over power, these sets of political elites emerged and highjacked government and Buhari was a stranger.
“I can say it at any point in time, Buhari was a stranger in his own government and I can commemorate this because I went to see the president in 2020 when I was in office and I told him as a president that this wasnt what we told Nigerians.
“That I have questions, we can paint and convince Nigerians and when i look at the type of investment the common people put in our government and here we are today, insecurity.
“When we came in first it was the North-East. As at 2020 it wasn’t even possible to travel to Abuja and I dared him, if he (Mr president) disbelieve what im saying, he should roll out brigade’s of guards and I join you, we’ll drive from Abuja to Daura, and i promised him that if bandits don’t attack him, ill go and die in exile.
“I briefed him about the security situation and the hardship. He looked surprised meaning that what I was saying, he was hearing it for the first time,” he added.
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