The boos poked at President Muhammadu Buhari when he paid a condolence visit to Maiduguri, after an onslaught by Boko Haram, has been said not be a true reflection of the trust the people of the state have in the president.
Kashim Shettima, a former governor of the state, now a serving senator of Borno central, said this at a media briefing in Abuja on Thursday.
But while the popularity Mr Buhari enjoyed a year ago seemed to have dwindled when residents thronged out saying the president should go, Mr Shettima maintained that people of Borno are on the side of the president. “People thought he had a magic wand. He doesn’t have one. But I believe it is a temporary hiccup. The people of Borno, the people of the northeast still passionately love Buhari.”
Asked if the presidential blame on the leaders of Borno went down well with him, the lawmaker recoiled, saying the president couldn’t have made such statement.
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