Garba Shehu Slams Obasanjo In Birthday Tribute To Buhari

Former presidential spokesman Garba Shehu has taken a swipe at former President Olusegun Obasanjo in a birthday tribute to former President Muhammadu Buhari, who turns 82 today.

In his birthday message to his former boss, Shehu criticised Obasanjo for undermining his successors while praising Buhari for staying away from Abuja to give the new administration space to stabilise.

On the other hand, since leaving office, first as a military leader and subsequently as an elected president after two terms, President Olusegun Obasanjo has called and written to every head of state after him to put them to shame or disgrace, and in some cases, outrightly asking for their resignation or ouster in the next election, he said.

He also noted that since completing his tenure on May 29, 2023, Buhari had only visited the nations capital twice, keeping his word to let the new administration function without distraction.

The former president said to the hearing of everyone that once he handed over to his successor on May 29, 2023, he would be as far away from the nations capital, Abuja, so as not to cast a shadow over the new administration, to give them the space to effectively take off and stabilise without distractions. Being willing to renounce power is his extraordinarily admirable trait.