A son of former President Shehu Shagari and three term member of the House of Representatives, Aminu Shagari, has explained their disappointment with President Muhammadu Buhari.
Speaking in an interview with the Punch, Shagari said “This [President Buhari] is somebody we really supported, campaigned for and mobilised people for his election because we obediently adhered to our father’s dictate to forgive and let bygone be bygone.
“The same Muhammadu Buhari, in the condolence letter he gave the state governor (Aminu Waziri Tambuwal), promised to immortalise our dad. Close to two years after his death, he has yet to fulfil his promise. Whereas he recently named certain landmarks after some Nigerians who are still alive, including former President Goodluck Jonathan.”
The former lawmaker said even when Buhari visited them at the time of their father’s death, he merely signed the condolence register with no written or verbal condolence message, which resulted in backlash.
Aminu Shagari also apologized to former President Goodluck Jonathan and asked Buhari to do the same over the things they said about Jonathan that later turned out to be false.
“Let me use this opportunity to tender a public apology to former President Jonathan and seek forgiveness because I helped to divide the Peoples Democratic Party and bring down his government, but, I have found out that what we thought about his stewardship was not entirely true.
“I expect President Buhari to also ask for forgiveness having found out that most of the things he accused my dad’s and President Jonathan’s administrations of are not true,” he said.
