We all suffered in the last 2 years, Osinbanjo's days as acting president was better

We all suffered in the last 2 years, Osinbanjo's days as acting president was better – Yakasai

– Tanko Yakasai said Nigeria was easy in the few months Vice President Osinbajo was acting president

– Yakasai said ill-health and military background has weakened President Buhari

– He also said Nigerians have suffered a lot in the last two years since President Buhari took over power

Nigerian politician and human right activist, Tanko Yakasai said the last two years of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration inflicted pain and suffering on people.

ZENITHBLOG.com gathered that Yakasai said Osinbajo’s 50 days as acting President when President Buhari was away on medical leave in London earlier this year, was the best time Nigerians have had since Buhari became President.

He said Nigerians have suffered in the last two years of Buhari’s administration and they are still suffering till now.

He also said electricity was stable during the days VP Osinbajo acted as president and that oil pipeline vandalism was put to a total stop during the less than 50 days ruling by Osinbajo.

Daily Post reports that Yakasai said he wished Buhari ‘good luck’ if he decided to contest again in 2019.

He said: “This is in the hands of God. If he (Buhari) is fit, good luck to him. He admitted that things went on fine when Osinbajo acted for him; the vice president is younger, while ill health and military background weaken the president.

Yakasai said Nigerians have suffered and are still suffering since Buhari took over power two years ago.

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“Things were better when the vice president acted because I was getting electricity for eight hours a day, and now since Buhari came back and took over, electricity supply dropped to two or three hours in a day.

“The same complaint in

Lagos of people paying electricity bill that they didn’t enjoy, it wasn’t happening when Osinbajo was acting.

“During the short period that the VP acted, there was no blowing of pipelines anymore.

“If what happens in this country in the last two years didn’t kill me, I don’t think it will kill me in the next two years. The suffering was much, I suffer and you suffer.

“The other day I got a text message from somebody who complained how he has been suffering, as his pensions had not been paid for over one year, and his children are still in school, I told him, how I was also suffering.

“Everybody is suffering, but if we want to suffer, we can continue the suffering. The Hausa people say, Mutuwar yawa kaka (If death is going to take everybody, not me alone, let it come.)”

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“So, you can see, if Buhari says he is fit and wants to continue, I wish him good luck.”

Meanwhile, Governor Nasir El-Rufai has explained why he wrote a memo to President Muhammadu Buhari stating that his administration as failed to deliver the change he promised Nigeria during the 2015 election campaign.

He also expressed disappointment at the fact that a private memo he sent to President Buhari was leaked but insisted he has no apologies.

He said he would not hesitate to write another memo to the president if need be and said he had no regret reaching him through the memo.

In the video below, ZENITHBLOG.com correspondent interviewed Nigerians on what has changed in term of market prices since President Buhari returns from his medical leave.