"Abba's Approach is Clueless": Buhari's Ex-Aide Knocks Kano Gov Over Plan to Meet Tinubu

• Former President Muhammadu Buhari's ex-aide, Bashir Ahmad, had knocked Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano over a plan to meet President Bola Tinubu on the high cost of living in the state
• Governor Yusuf has revealed the plan to meet the president for possible intervention, particularly for the business community in the state
• But Ahmad said while Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos was closing deals for his state in China, Governor Yusuf was running to Abuja for intervention

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Kano, Kano - Bashir Ahmad, the former aide to the immediate past President Muhammadu Buhari, has tackled Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano over a plan to meet President Bola Tinubu on the growing hardship in the country.

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Earlier in a tweet, the governor said he would be meeting with President Tinubu over the growing cost of living in the country.

Gov Yusuf to meet Tinubu

Governor Yusuf made the comment during his meeting with the business community in Kano on Monday, February 5.

His tweet reads in part:

"I also promised to meet President Bola Tinubu to report to him the situation, for his intervention."

See the tweet here:

Buhari's ex-aide speaks on LG autonomy

But in his reaction in a tweet to the governor's comment, Ahmad described the governor's comment as clueless, adding that one major move the governor could make was to grant autonomy to the 44 local governments in the state for positive change.

The tweet reads in part:

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"Gov. Abba's approach is clueless, and it can only give the impression that the root of these problems lies solely at the national level when as the governor, he holds significant power to effect change within our state.

"A good starting point would be granting complete autonomy to our 44 Local Government Areas, which could lead to positive changes and significant improvements across the state."

See the tweet here:

Emulate Sanwo-Olu, Ahmad tells Gov Yusuf

In another tweet, the former presidential aide called on the governor to emulate his counterpart in Lagos, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who is currently in China for the state's Redline and Blue Line rail project.

He said:

"Gov. Sanwo-Olu has been in China for days negotiating and closing great deals for Lagos while our Kano Governor is talking about going to Abuja to look for intervention."

See the tweet here:

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Buhari's ex-aide commends presidency over Obi

Legit.ng earlier reported that Ahmad commended President Bola Tinubu's media team for putting Peter Obi in the right place.

Ahmad said the presidency has been responding to the criticism from Atiku Abubakar of the PDP while keeping mute on Peter Obi's comment on national issues.

Recall that Atiku and Obi recently condemned the state of insecurity in the country, but the presidency had only responded to the former vice president.

Source: Legit.ng