Bashir Ahmad, a former social media aide to Ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, has expressed concern over the prevailing strategy of highlighting the previous administration’s faults by officials of the Bola Tinubu-led administration.
In a post on X, Ahmad suggested adopting a more nuanced approach would foster unity within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
He pointed out that the opposition, particularly the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), appeared to have a more skilful strategy, citing instances where past PDP administrations refrained from publicly criticizing their predecessors.
Ahmad advocated for building upon the previous administration’s accomplishments while discreetly addressing its failures.
He expressed concern that the current approach might provide opportunities for the opposition to undermine the government’s initiatives.
His words: ”I often wonder why, as a government, we concentrate more on amplifying the faults of the previous administration rather than acknowledging its numerous achievements.
”The PDP seems to have a more skillful approach to politics than we do in the APC.
”There are numerous accomplishments from the previous administration that we could build upon while discreetly addressing its failures. This approach would bring up unity within the ruling party.
”President Tinubu requires the full support of his party, not just for the upcoming 2027 elections but also for supporting his policies.
”We know no matter how good they may look, the opposition will always find a way to rubbish or undermine them just to distract our party from governance.
”Since May 2023, we seem to have provided more ammunition to our opponents rather than strategies to put them on the defensive, which would allow the government to focus more on continuing to deliver its best for the country.”
They are following your example and footsteps. You did the same or even more for Goodluck Jonathan’s government. It’s APC habit of blaming as an excuse for failure.