Take blame on your political selections, not Buhari – Ex-presidential aide replies Amaechi

A former presidential aide, Bashir Ahmad, has lashed out on the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential working mate, Rotimi Amaechi, over his comment concerning the 2023 presidential election.

Ahmad mentioned Amaechi ought to take accountability for his personal political selections quite than shifting the blame to Buhari.

Amaechi had expressed remorse for listening to Buhari’s recommendation to not marketing campaign through the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential primaries in 2022.

He had revealed that Buhari explicitly instructed him to not marketing campaign or negotiate offers with delegates, promising as a substitute that he would personally announce him as his chosen consensus candidate.

Reacting, Ahmad mentioned Buhari revered social gathering processes and democratic competitors.

Posting on X, Ahmad wrote: “President Buhari was a leader who respected party processes and democratic competition.

“Suggesting {that a} personal promise alone may have assured the APC presidential ticket doesn’t adequately clarify the complicated political realities of that contest.

“Amaechi should take responsibility for his own political choices rather than retrospectively shifting the blame to a former president, his former boss, who is no longer here to respond.”