A social-political activist, Aisha Yusuf, has lambasted former President, Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari, who is now resting at his hometown of Daura, in Katsina State, was caught in a viral video addressing a gathering, jokingly saying: “I’m glad Tinubu increased the price of fuel, because it reduced the number of people who visit me at home.”

Many Nigerians are of the opinion that Buhari’s administration caused the current economic hardship in the country. Reacting to the video, Aisha noted that Buhari lacks empathy and emotional intelligence.She said: “If selfish and self centred were people they would both be Buhari,” she wrote on X.

“Zero empathy. Zero emotional intelligence. There were people laughing at this cruelty to the people.

“If they can afford whatever the need, what about those who can’t; whose lives are in difficulty?”Buhari made this comment, on Sunday, as the special guest of honour at the maiden edition of the yearly Katsina Dialogue organised by the Katsina Consultative Forum, held at the Presidential Banquet Hall of the Katsina Government House, Katsina.

Speaking in Hausa language, Buhari said he returned to Daura, and a lot of people kept visiting, but when Tinubu increased the price of fuel, he rejoiced because he expected the visits to decline.

He also spoke about the menace of drug abuse in Katsina, saying the problem must be confronted head-on and defeated for present and future generations. (The Guardian)