Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Masari, has said that in nearly 40 years of political involvement, he has never seen a Nigerian president with better plans for the country than President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Masari made the comment while addressing a group of women at a recent public function reportedly held in Kaduna.
His remarks were contained in a video published on Tuesday by HM Arewa, a Hausa-language media platform.
“Even if I were asked to swear, on my age and my political involvement for almost 40 years, I can confidently say I have never seen a president with better plans to make Nigeria great than Bola Ahmed Tinubu. I have simply never seen anyone like him,” Masari said.
Masari Defends Tinubu’s Record
The former Katsina State governor also pushed back against claims that the Tinubu administration had achieved little since coming into office.
According to Masari, similar criticisms had been directed at previous administrations, including those of former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan.
He argued that critics had previously accused those administrations of sectionalism and tribalism and were now using similar narratives against Tinubu.
“The people who claim that Bola Ahmed Tinubu has done nothing are the kind of people who never appreciate when someone is doing well,” he said.
Masari further questioned the use of religion and ethnicity in political discussions, asking whether religion should be associated exclusively with particular ethnic groups.
Calls For Less Divisive Politics
With the 2027 general election approaching, Masari urged women preachers to use their influence within their families and communities to discourage what he described as divisive political rhetoric.
“Each and every one of you knows how to talk to her husband or children better than anyone else can,” he said.
“This divisive talk is only being pushed by people who are deeply selfish.”
Masari served as Speaker of the House of Representatives from 2003 to 2007 and later governed Katsina State from 2015 to 2023.
He was also appointed Deputy Director-General, Parliamentary Mobilisation, of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council for Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid in August.
