President Muhammadu Buhari has not been getting things right because he fails to consult on issues affecting the country, former Speaker of House of Representatives, Ghali Umar Na’Abba, has said.
Na’Abba who said this during an interview with Trust television on Saturday, added that Buhari had failed to adopt consultation as a leadership tool which, according to Na’Alla would have made things easier for him to run the country.
“No consultation. Since he suggests that, he works alone. We become president or whatever not because we have the monopoly of wisdom. Nobody has it,” he said.
Na’Abba also said the president had been alienated from the realities on the ground, which he said resulted in friction and mutual suspicion among Nigerians.
“You cannot run a country in a manner that suggests you are highly opinionated,” Na’Abba said.
“And this opinionating has nothing to do with the people. If it has to do with the people and their welfare, and their feelings, I think it’s ok.”
“Within the North today, the idea of many people that the presidency must shift to another region is not a welcome idea because the feeling of many people is that the years of this president is a waste. They’ve not gained anything from it. So, why should anybody even talk to them about zoning? When they believe they have the numerical strength to elect another person.
“But why you should even elect another president from the north is more surprising for this kind of scenario to continue.”