‘Nigerians should prepare for Buhari’s tough leadership,’ Ex-VP says

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June 8, 2015 2:47 PM

Atiku also described Buhari as a good leader who might not necessarily be a politician in the ordinary sense of the word.

President Muhammadu Buhari and Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has said that Nigerians need to brace up for the tough leadership that will be provided by President Muhammadu Buhari.

The former VP made the comments during a recent interview with Leadership Newspapers:

Excerpts below:

What is your relationship and personal knowledge of the president?

I have known him for a very long time now. When he was head of state during the military administration, I was still in the Federal Civil Service and I implemented some of his policies at that time as a civil servant. Since then, I have known him as an astute leader and a tough one for that matter and I think we should brace up for that kind of tough leadership.

Tough leadership, but politicians may not find that funny?

Well the point is that he is a leader, he may not be a politician but certainly he is a good leader and he can lead well. And that is all that you are looking for in politics.

What is your charge to Nigerians as the APC-led government takes over?

I will appeal with Nigerians to give APC a chance and like I said before, they should not expect miracles overnight because it's going to be a very daunting task since the APC government is taking over with such huge challenges all over the country. I will appeal to Nigerians to give APC a chance.

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