Presidential spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, says Nigerians are lucky to have the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.),\u00a0 as their leader.<\/p>\n
Adesina has come under fire following some of his comments.<\/p>\n
He insists his boss is performing well, despite the contrary opinions held by regime critics.<\/p>\n
But the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity said on Monday he owed no one apologies for being a \u2018Buharist\u2019, adding that he would continue to remain one.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn fact, we are lucky to have him at a time like this,\u201d he tweeted on his handle, @FemiAdesina.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am a Buharist any day, no apologies, and I believe the President is leading the country well.\u201d<\/p>\n
Adesina was reacting to comments made about him by persons he described as \u201cmischief-makers\u201d.<\/p>\n
He wrote, \u201cA\u00a0 quote from mischief-makers is making the rounds, ascribed to me. I just dey laugh.\u201d<\/p>\n
He has faced more heat since the appointment of Prof Ibrahim Gambari as the Chief of Staff to the President.<\/p>\n
Adesina\u2019s critics, in their latest attacks, reminded him of how he vilified Gambari in the past over the latter\u2019s alleged supportive role in the trial and execution of\u00a0 Ken Saro-Wiwa by the Sani Abacha regime.<\/p>\n
Some mocked him, saying he\u00a0 might have to eat his words now that the same Gambari had become his boss at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.<\/p>\n
Weeks back, amid the raging COVID-19 pandemic, Buhari came under attack\u00a0 following his\u00a0 initial silent approach to the pandemic, as they demanded that he address the nation.<\/p>\n
Before Buhari made his first March 29 nationwide broadcast, Adesina had defended the President\u2019s silence, saying that leadership, like \u201cstylistics\u201d in literary appreciation, was about an individual\u2019s style.<\/p>\n
He argued that while other world leaders addressed their citizens about the pandemic, it was Buhari\u2019s style to remain taciturn while agencies of government did their work.<\/p>\n
However, a few days later, the President reversed his style by addressing the nation.<\/p>\n
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