Recent revelation has emerged on why former President Muhammadu Buhari declined to publicly assist a successor forward of the 2022 presidential election.
The reason is contained in a newly launched e book that explores Buhari’s management method, safety mindset, and administration of energy inside the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Titled “From Soldier to Statesman: The Legacy of Muhammadu Buhari”, the e book was unveiled in Abuja and gives behind-the-scenes accounts of important choices taken throughout Buhari’s presidency.
Authored by Dr Charles Omole, Director Common of the Institute for Police and Safety Coverage Analysis (IPSPR), the 600-page work compiles reflections from senior officers who intently labored with the previous president.
A key revelation got here from the previous Director Common of the Division of State Companies (DSS), Yusuf Bichi, who addressed the long-running debate over Buhari’s refusal to anoint a most popular candidate through the APC presidential major.
Based on Bichi, Buhari deliberately averted endorsing any aspirant to safeguard lives and preserve inside get together cohesion.
He disclosed that intelligence stories on the time indicated that brazenly backing a candidate might expose such a person to grave safety dangers amid an intense and extremely aggressive political environment.
Bichi famous that Buhari’s silence was typically misinterpreted as a scarcity of curiosity, however it was truly a deliberate, security-driven technique aimed toward stopping inside disaster and potential disintegration inside the ruling get together.
He famous that the previous president believed that publicly naming a successor would heighten rivalries, improve hostility, and probably place the endorsed particular person in bodily hazard.
“In these months, knives have been out; politically and, as safety professionals know too effectively, typically actually,” Bichi said within the e book.
He added that Buhari selected to soak up criticism somewhat than threat destabilising the get together or endangering human life.
The previous DSS chief mentioned Buhari felt that permitting the first course of to play out freely helped distribute political threat amongst aspirants and prevented the focus of hostility on one particular person.
The e book presentation which attracted a high-profile viewers on the Presidential Villa, together with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Gambian President Adama Barrow, governors, ministers, diplomats, conventional rulers, and members of Buhari’s household.
