Presidency breaks silence on scathing Financial Times article on Buhari administration

 The article — titled ‘What is Nigeria’s Government for?’ — was written by David Pilling, African editor of Financial Times, and published on January 31, 2022.



In the article, Pilling said Buhari has “overseen two terms of an economic slump, rising debt and a calamitous increase in kidnapping and banditry”.

He added that Nigeria has “sleepwalked closer to disaster” under Buhari.


“Next year, many of the members of government will change, though not necessarily the bureaucracy behind it. Campaigning has already begun for presidential elections that in February 2023 will draw the curtain on eight years of the administration of Muhammadu Buhari, on whose somnolent watch Nigeria has sleepwalked closer to disaster,” Pilling had said.

Reacting to Pilling’s article, Garba Shehu, presidential spokesperson, in a letter addressed to Financial Times, on Sunday, said the article left out the “security gains” of the current government.

“We wish to correct the wrong perceptions contained in the article “What is Nigeria’s Government For” by David Pilling, Financial Times (UK), January 31, 2022,” the letter reads.


“Banditry grew out of such clashes. Criminal gangs took advantage of the instability, flush with guns that flooded the region following the Western-triggered implosion of Libya.”

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