Buhari is aware he wasn’t in charge of his govt - APC's Ndume

Senator Ali Ndume, has said that immediate past President Muhammadu Buhari was not in charge of the country while he was the leader.

According to the lawmaker representing Borno South, Buhari failed to supervise the assignments that he gave his appointees.

Speaking during an interview with Channels television Politics Today, Ndume said some kleptocrats were in the immediate past administration.

“The President here is in charge. He takes charge, unlike our former President. That President will just give you an assignment, he will not look over you.

“That is where the problem is and he (Buhari) knows that. That was the mistake President Buhari made. He ended up confessing these days that he had more kleptocrats in his government than people that had more interest at heart,” Ndume made this known while praising President Bola Tinubu for overseeing his appointees.

Ndume, who is also the Senate Chief Whip, and member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), recently took to the defense of Tinubu during the presentation of the 2024 budget.

During President Tinubu’s presentation of the appropriation bill earlier in the week, the lawmakers stood up as a symbol of respect, as the band played Tinubu’s campaign song.

This attracted criticisms, however, Ndume argued that under the era of former President Muhammadu Buhari, the ‘sai baba’ mantra was also recited by the lawmakers.

“It is not a crime. Honestly, it is not a big deal. In this country, we pick on trivial things. When a President walks in, there are times that some members take advantage of that situation to even challenge the President directly."