The national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ahmed Tinubu has described the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari as “slow but steady” .
Tinubu noted that with age, president Buhari’s approach to governance is calm “now that he is older and given his experience” compare to when he was the Head of state.
Tinubu was speaking on Monday during the launch of a book — ‘Muhammadu Buhari: The Challenges of Leadership in Nigeria’ by John Paden, a professor of international studies —at the International Conference Centre, Abuja.
“During the campaign, he surprised many by his agility and the broad canvas on which he operated.”
“In tracing the evolution of Buhari, the national leader, the author’s assertion that military rule is based on the power its holders can wield, while civilian rule is based on the legitimacy derived from elections, is a point with which I dare not debate.
“Buhari’s career embodies this, hence his transition from being a military ruler to being a civilian leader, who subjected himself to the rigors and uncertainty of elections four times.
Thrice he patiently went to court, seeking redress from electoral manipulation” Tinubu said.
“The author, quite accurately, remarked on the Buhari victory equation, as flowing from Northern grassroots support and coalition-building with the South West as well as with other tendencies.”
“He notes that in terms of style of leadership, Buhari as a young military head of state was in a hurry,” he said.
“However, now that he is older and given his experience, he is ‘slow but steady’ in his approach to governance.”