Tinubu Did Not Have The Opportunity To Nominate Anyone Into Buhari’s Govt – Oshiomhole

Lawmaker representing Edo North Senatorial District, Adams Oshiomhole, has claimed that President Bola Tinubu cannot openly criticise the administration of his predecessor, the late Muhammadu Buhari, because he played a key role in bringing him to power.

Naija News reports that Oshiomhole spoke in an interview on The Mic On Podcast on Sunday,

He argued that Buhari and Tinubu differ significantly in their approach to policymaking.

However, he stated that Tinubu could not criticise Buhari because of his role in helping him become president.

Oshiomhole claimed that Tinubu was not allowed to nominate anyone to Buhari’s government.

The lawmaker recalled a statement he made during Tinubu’s 2022 presidential campaign, in which he declared that the former Lagos State governor would not run on Buhari’s record.

He said: “I said during Tinubu’s campaign that Asiwaju would not run on the record of Buhari.

“Even though Buhari was still a sitting president then, I said Tinubu would run on his own person and record, not the record of Buhari, because Tinubu was not a player in Buhari’s government.

“Tinubu did not even have the opportunity to nominate anyone into Buhari’s government. President Tinubu has a sophisticated mind. He had to speak as a statesman; he cannot disown his predecessor, but I can do so.”