{"id":193862,"date":"2026-02-07T13:04:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T12:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/buhari-shocked-me-six-months-into-his-administration"},"modified":"2026-02-07T14:22:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T13:22:19","slug":"buhari-shocked-me-six-months-into-his-administration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/buhari-shocked-me-six-months-into-his-administration","title":{"rendered":"Buhari Shocked Me Six Months Into His Administration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Chairman, Policy Manifesto Committee of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, John Odigie-Oyegun, says former president Muhammadu Buhari gave him the shock of his life, six months into his administration as Nigeria\u2019s leader.<\/p>\n<p>Oyegun made this disclosure on Friday when he featured in an interview on Arise Television\u2019s \u2018Prime Time\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>He revealed that as National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, he went to tell Buhari that he was not delivering his election promises to Nigerians but that the late president told him he would not rule with strictness, but rather wanted to show Nigerians that he is a true civilian president.<\/p>\n<p>The former APC National Chairman lamented that it became business as usual, from there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was national chairman of the APC. Six months or less into our assuming office, fairly alarmed, I went to the late President Buhari for a one-on-one talk. I said Mr President, this is not what the people were expecting. They wanted a bit of the old president Buhari.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd he explained to me, Mr Chairman, I have learned my lesson. I was shocked. And don\u2019t forget at that time, a lot of prominent Nigerians took their holidays abroad, just to be sure and see what this new sheriff in town will be.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBuhari told me he wants to now show the people that he\u2019s a true civilian president in Agbada. And by the time we finished the conversation, I said Oh God, we are finished. Because, if he\u2019s not ready to be strict, what\u2019s the point?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWeeks later, months later, years later, I was proven correct. And of course, it became business as usual, only that they are a new set of tenants in Aso Rock. That was a shocker,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Chairman, Policy Manifesto Committee of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, John Odigie-Oyegun, says former president Muhammadu Buhari gave him the shock of his life, six months into his administration as Nigeria\u2019s leader. Oyegun made this disclosure on Friday when he featured in an interview on Arise Television\u2019s \u2018Prime Time\u2019. 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