Former Kaduna Governor tells Tinubu 'worst mistake he could make'

Former military governor of old Kaduna state, Colonel Abubakar Dangiwa Umar (rtd), has said “the worst mistake” President Bola Tinubu "will make is to create the impression that his administration is an offshoot of the Muhammadu Buhari government".

Umar said even though both Tinubu and Buhari are chieftains of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), the incumbent president must “chart a new course”.

The former military administrator also advised Tinubu to “probe and recover looted funds”.

He told The Sun in a recent interview: “Tinubu is saddled with the task of resurrection of a dead or failed state. The worst mistake he will make is to create the impression that his is an offshoot of the Buhari administration.

“Doing so would amount to building on a shaky foundation and having to own the rot. He must chart a new course even though he is of the same APC party. He must probe and recover looted funds. Luckily, President Buhari had created precedence by his probe of the Jonathan administration and prosecution of some of its members.”

In an earlier report by Legit, Dangiwa claimed the ongoing probe of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) by Tinubu would expose the alleged corruption that happened under Buhari's government.

Dangiwa said the CBN’s probe would uncover how Buhari’s “cabals” allegedly enriched themselves.