The former special adviser on media and publicity to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, Femi Adesina, has described Buhari as a friend of the masses, noting that his policies and decisions were focused on improving the lives of Nigerians.
In a tribute to celebrate Buhari who clocked 82 on Tuesday, Adesina said one of such policies was his decision not to remove fuel subsidies as Nigeria’s President.
He described him as ‘Ore Mekunu’, a Yoruba phrase for a friend of the poor, adding that he ‘still draws the people like magnets even in retirement’.
Adesina described his boss as a President who refused to take decisions that would further impoverish the masses even when aware that some corrupt leaders are benefiting.
“The Big Elephant in the room (was the) removal of fuel subsidy. Did you think the Government didn’t know that the money guzzling monster had to be slain? It knew.
“But who ensured that subsidies remained as long as it did? Buhari. And why? The people, the ordinary people. His argument was always simple.
