Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State has shared a personal moment from a past exchange with late former President Muhammadu Buhari.
Radda spoke on the sidelines of Buhari’s funeral in Daura, describing the former leader’s remarks about President Bola Tinubu’s fuel subsidy removal decision.
In his words: “Let me use his words: ‘I pity Bola (President Tinubu) for what he is doing. He is a brave man for removing the fuel subsidy.
“When I was president, whenever I made an attempt to remove the subsidy, a lot of people would give me too many reasons not to do so.
But Bola did it immediately. If he had consulted people, he could not have removed the fuel subsidy now’.”
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President Buhari died at a London clinic on Sunday, the 13th of July, 2025, at the age of 82. His burial took place on Tuesday, the 15th of July, 2025, in Daura with full military honours.
Governor Radda said Buhari’s passing has left a major gap in the nation’s leadership structure.