Yakasai recalled that while Buhari was away, things were going on smoothly; that Niger Delta militants stopped blowing pipelines and Nigerians were enjoying more than 8 hours of electricity.
Speaking with Sun, Yakasai wished Buhari “good luck” if he wishes to seek for second term in office.
Asked about his views on the 2019 election, he said, “This is in the hands of God. If he (Buhari) is fit, good luck to him. He admitted that things went on fine when Osinbajo acted for him; the vice president is younger, while ill health and military background weaken the president.
“Things were better when the vice president acted because I was getting electricity for eight hours a day, and now since Buhari came back and took over, electricity supply dropped to two or three hours in a day.
“The same complaint in Lagos of people paying electricity bill that they didn’t enjoy, it wasn’t happening when Osinbajo was acting.
“During the short period that the VP acted, there was no blowing of pipelines anymore.
“If what happens in this country in the last two years didn’t kill me, I don’t think it will kill me in the next two years. The suffering was much, I suffer and you suffer.
“The other day I got a text message from somebody who complained how he has been suffering, as his pensions had not been paid for over one year, and his children are still in school, I told him, how I was also suffering.
“Everybody is suffering, but if we want to suffer, we can continue the suffering. The Hausa people say, Mutuwar yawa kaka (If death is going to take everybody, not me alone, let it come.)”
“So, you can see, if Buhari says he is fit and wants to continue, I wish him good luck.”
Yakasai also came hard on the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, and others thinking of tearing Nigeria apart.
He described Kanu and his supporters, as irritants annoying the government and other people.
“God forbid that Nigeria would have been divided; do you think that the Urhobo, Ika Igbo in Delta would have allowed the Ijaw and Itsekiri to go away with the oil in Niger Delta to their exclusion?” Yakasai quipped. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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This old man, your problems are why PMB is on power, you didn't vote for him and if you think you can do better than him come out and contest whether you able to win your polling unit. Pensioners start suffering since OBJ time both military paramilitary and civil servants. For light through out PDP tenure many companies especially in Kano kaduna were shut down because of lack of enough electricity light. Do you think we have forgotten the PDP tenure???. You said you wish him good luck, but is a lie, you are said it for hypocrisy, if not tell us how many times did you met PMB and advice him??? ???. GOD knows what is in your mind
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Since the day Buhari came back, no achievement.
They asked him to return to London in 2 weeks time, he refused to comply.
It's laughable he clitch to the office, at the expense of his own health .
He's so right. The VP was actually doing a good job. Even if he must retake power, he should have at least asked Osinbajo his secret. I don't know if it is better in some areas but in my area, things are really getting out of hand presently. I noticed a wave of fresh air during the period the VP was controlling things. It disappeared the moment the president returned. I'm not saying the president is incapable but he could borrow an idea or two from his vice
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