“What shocked me was that the ordinary citizen, who was usually underrated, made the point of his political understanding of things.”
“In fact, some wealthy Nigerians don’t feel complete till they’ve had a home in the UK,” Mr Buhari said.
Mr Shehu added that N1 billion was equally approved for the contract for the procurement of 19 vehicles for the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA).
“What’s being said is that we went to the court (Supreme Court) over new naira notes redesign. They said myself, Ganduje and El Rufai would be punished accordingly.”
But Mr Buhari, who authorised the CBN’s controversial new naira banknotes policy, has deflected blame for wreaking havoc on lives and livelihoods in Africa’s most populous nation.
He said in a statement issued by his media aide, Garba Shehu, that the accident was distressing and extremely sad.
Mr Buhari said he sympathised with the traders and their families, ”who bear the brunt of this unfortunate incident and are at crossroads of what to do after this temporary setback.”
The United Arab Emirates has disregarded the pleas of President Muhammadu Buhari to lift a visa ban slammed on Nigerian nationals since October 2022.
“Support the incoming government of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu so that Nigeria will continue to be the beacon of hope and prosperity.”
