Shehu Sani, however, noted that late ex-President, Buhari would never do such a thing for anyone.
By Kehinde Okeowo
Human rights activist and former federal lawmaker, Shehu Sani, has dismissed claims that President Bola Tinubu exploited the death of ex-President, Muhammadu Buhari.
Buhari died in London last week Sunday and was brought back to Daura in Katsina State, where he was buried.
Tinubu personally led a delegation to Daura, where he received Buhari’s corpse.
The delegation led by Tinubu was on ground until Buhari was buried in his residence in Daura.
Displeased with his presence, there were claims that the president exploited his predecessor’s death to get Northern sympathy ahead of 2027.
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Speaking on the issue, the African Democratic Congress(ADC) accused President Tinubu of using the death of the former President for political publicity stunt.
In a statement issued on Friday, the party’s Interim National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi condemned the Federal Executive Council’s tribute describing it as “a deliberate publicity stunt by an unpopular administration.”
Reacting to the allegations via his X handle, Sani rubbished the claims, stressing that Tinubu only immortalized Buhari.
He, however, noted that the deceased would never do such a thing for anyone.
He wrote: “The President physically attended the burial of Buhari, met with his family, declared a public holiday, held a FEC meeting in his honor and renamed a university to immortalise him, something even the late President never did to others and yet they said he is ‘exploiting the death of Buhari’.
“What would they have said if he had done none of the above? Politics is something else.”
