By Dipo Olowookere
Co-convener of the popular BringBackOurGirls (BBOG) group, Aisha Yesufu, has come hard of President Muhammadu Buhari over the present scarcity of petrol across the country.
Yesufu, while reacting to an old tweet of Mr Buhari in 2015 on the fuel scarcity under the last administration of Mr Goodluck Jonathan, said President Buhari has failed as both the Minister of Petroleum Resources and President.
Mr Buhari is presently Nigeria’s Minister of Petroleum, with Mr Ibe Kachikwu, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources his deputy.
“The countless man hours that will be spent at petrol stations today, will reduce our productivity as a nation. This should not be so,” Mr Buhari has posted via his official Twitter page at 10:44am of March 2, 2015.
This tweet was over three weeks before the 2015 presidential election, which Mr Buhari won. The poll was held on Saturday, March 28, 2015.
But reacting to this old tweet of the President yesterday, the BBOG activist said, “Dear President Muhammadu Buhari @MBuhari Your tweet below says it all about your hypocritical stand.
“Your tears, words, tweets were never about Nigeria but about your need to come & enjoy the perks of power. You have failed as the Minister of Petroleum & more so as the President,” she posted.
Commenting further, Yesufu asked, “What type of President are you? You have not had the decency to address the Nation on the crippling effect of the fuel scarcity that many are suffering. You may have Kano people in your pocket, you sure don’t have the rest of us there.
“At your age, one would have expected you have seen it all and not be swayed by the temporary insanity of power but alas! age does not mean wisdom, integrity, values and character.
“So, what has happened now that is different from 2nd March 2015 when you made that tweet during fuel scarcity? That you became President? What a shame! Power that is transient? Somebody was there before you and somebody would be there after you. What’s the big deal!
“People are suffering and all that concerns you is the fawning you get and revel in the access to Presidential jets and pictures of you in overcoat with your incompetent sycophants toeing the line
“I don’t blame you, I blame the timid, docile and irresponsible citizens of Nigeria that would fight themselves on the queues at the filling station instead of coming to Aso Villa to fight you. Shamefully, I am one of the citizenry. Be warned one day we would no longer take it!
“Your impunity and arrogance of treating the people of Nigeria with disdain would definitely come back and haunt you when you see yourse
lf alone without the sycophants.
“Lee Kuan Yew is your mate. Nelson Mandela is your mate. They spent their years as leaders thinking about the next generation and building legacy. You are spending your time thinking about the next election while enjoying bagpipes and ceremonial welcome. What a waste!
“Nigerians cried over killings and molestation by @PoliceNG you turned deaf ears. Fuel scarcity you equally have turned deaf ears. We are counting! We would remember! It’s a debt we would not forget. Our day to turn deaf ears too would come God willing!
“Mr President, the first thing you should do about this fuel scarcity is to fire yourself as Minister of Petroleum and get a competent hand to be one, that’s if you would recognise competence even if it hits you in the face!”
