Mr Buhari, who is the second Nigerian president from Katsina State after Umaru Yar'Adua, was elected president in 2015 at his fourth attempt
‘s tenure as Nigeria’s president came to an end, many of his supporters and kinsmen were thankful for the personal gains they enjoyed and the infrastructural developments his presidency attracted to his hometown of Daura and Katsina State, but many of them were also unimpressed by his performance in office.
Away from the event, everyone living in Katsina who spoke to PREMIUM TIMES agreed that his tenure accelerated work on certain infrastructures and attracted a few others. Some, however, said Mr Buhari did little to secure lives. They also described his decision to close land borders across the country as “heartless”.
Fatima Lawal, a computer science graduate, said Mr Buhari loves his people and did the best he could for them. She said the president appointed several people from Katsina State into important positions in federal ministries and agencies.Bishir DaudaThough Mr Buhari built several infrastructure projects in Katsina during his tenure, most of them were around his hometown of Daura.
“If I were Buhari, that day I would have shown the whole world that I am the president of Nigeria and Katsina is my state. But what did he do? It took him time to even acknowledge that students were abducted,” said Lawali Suma’ila, a retired civil servant.Aside from the abduction of pupils, several rural communities in the state were sacked by terrorists. Urban and semi-urban areas were not spared.
“Maybe he has tried his best as you asked but whatever it is, I don’t care because the reality is that we are now homeless. We have also lost people, so how exactly has his being a president benefited me?” Mr Tukur, who is now living in a farmhouse, told PREMIUM TIMES.Residents also complained that some of Mr Buhari’s policies, such as the closure of land borders, were insensitive to the needs of the people at best or heartless at worst.
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