Presidential adviser Femi Adesina claims his boss is oblivious to the promises made to Nigerians by All Progressives Congress (APC) supporters in the run-up to President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2015 election.
Buhari’s campaign made a slew of promises in
the run-up to the election, ranging from combating insecurity to reviving the
economy and developing infrastructure, among other things. However, Adesina
stated on Thursday that his principal is not aware of some of the commitments.
“What happened in 2015 was that there was a
rash of documents passing themselves off as the party’s manifesto,” he
explained on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily.
“You didn’t know which one was from the party
or a support group. For instance, there was a document, ‘100 things Buhari will
do in 100 days’. It was when I resumed as his media adviser that I asked him
about that document, and he knew nothing about it.
“I’m not strictly a party person, so I do not
know if some promises are part of the manifesto. But I know that each party
would have promises before being elected into power and whoever is elected to
power must key into those promises.
“What I’m telling you is that as of 2015,
there were various types of documents which even the party didn’t know because
there were many support groups who came out with their promises.”
Adesina also addressed the kidnapping of the
Chibok girls, absolving his principal of any responsibility for the failure to
rescue all of the students.
“In 2015, we knew where Nigeria was, today we
know where we are… Two hundred and sixty-seven were spirited away, about 57
escaped immediately, and over 100 have been returned by the administration,” he
said about the girls who were kidnapped in 2014.
“The ones that are left, I think
90-something, they are Nigerians, they have the right to be brought back. But
then, if a government came in when the trail was already cold and you couldn’t
trace where the girls were taken, you can’t then blame it solely for not
bringing them back, that would not be quite right.
“Dachi girls were taken under the
administration, and within the week they were recovered except maybe five
including Leah Sharibu sadly.”
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