Buba Galadima, estranged
political associate of President Muhammadu Buhari, has said the president never
rewards loyalty.
Galadima made the remark while
reacting to rumour that Bola Tinubu, National Chairman of the All Progressives
Congress, APC, was nursing presidential ambition to succeed Buhari in 2023.
However, Galadima, one of the
founding fathers of the APC, warned Tinubu that Buhari never says “thank you”
to those who helped him.
Speaking with Independent,
Galadima recalled how he sacrificed his “life and blood for 16 years” for
Buhari but got nothing in return.
He said: “The likes of Tinubu are
only waiting for their final pay. Anybody who has helped Buhari should cry
because he will experience what some of us have come across. Buhari has never
rewarded loyalty or anything positive.
“Has Tinubu assisted Buhari one
percent of what I have done? I sacrificed my life and blood for 16 years. I was
arrested 38 times, tried for treason and thrown into prison. But what is my
reward?
“Can’t Tinubu use the man in
front to measure the depth of the river? Have you ever heard Buhari say ‘thank
you’ to anyone? Has he ever separated a fight? So, anyone expecting a favour
from Buhari in return is only wasting his time.”
Recall that Galadima had recently
declared that Nigerians should not be surprised to see the President contesting
in the 2023 presidential election.
Galadima, now an ally of the
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its 2019 presidential candidate, Alhaji
Atiku Abubakar, had said some forces will draft Buhari into the 2023
presidential race.
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