Masari: Tinubu has best plan for Nigeria

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ABUJA — Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Masari, has said that in nearly 40 years of political involvement, he has not seen a Nigerian president with better plans for the country than President Bola Tinubu.

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Masari made the remarks in a video published Tuesday on Facebook by HM Arewa, a media platform that reports in Hausa.

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In the video, Masari, who was addressing a group of women at a recent public function reportedly held in Kaduna, expressed strong support for Tinubu’s administration and his 2027 re-election bid.

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“Even if I were asked to swear, on my age and my political involvement for almost 40 years, I can confidently say I have never seen a president with better plans to make Nigeria great than Bola Ahmed Tinubu. I have simply never seen anyone like him,” he said.

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The former Katsina governor dismissed criticisms that the Tinubu administration had achieved little, arguing that similar criticisms had been directed at previous administrations.

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He cited former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration, saying critics raised allegations of sectionalism and tribalism after his first four years in office.

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Masari said similar criticisms were made against the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan and were now being directed at Tinubu.

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“The people who claim that Bola Ahmed Tinubu has done nothing are the kind of people who never appreciate when someone is doing well,” he said.

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The former governor also criticised the use of ethnic and religious sentiments in political discourse.

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“What surprises me about our people when they talk about religion is this, is religion exclusive to the Hausa, the Yoruba, or even the Igbo?” he asked.

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Masari appealed to women preachers to use their influence to discourage divisive rhetoric ahead of the 2027 elections.

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“Each and every one of you knows how to talk to her husband or children better than anyone else can,” he said.

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“This divisive talk is only being pushed by people who are deeply selfish.”

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Masari served as Speaker of the House of Representatives from 2003 to 2007 and was governor of Katsina State from 2015 to 2023.

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He was appointed Deputy Director-General, Parliamentary Mobilisation, of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Campaign Council for Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid in August.

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The 2027 presidential election is scheduled for January 16, 2027, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

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