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Nigerians are difficult bunch to manage – Buhari

Nigerians are difficult bunch to manage - Buhari

Nigerians are difficult bunch to manage – Buhari

Former President Muhammadu Buhari has maintained that he did his best in the eight years that he governed Nigeria.

Buhari made the disclosure in an interview with the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA).

Daily Trust reports that this is his first interview since leaving office on May 29, 2023.

He said Nigerians are a difficult bunch to manage because “they think they should be” in charge “not you”.

“God gave me the opportunity to serve my country, but I did my best. But whether my best was good enough, I leave for people to judge.

“Nigerians are extremely difficult. People know their rights. They think they should be there, not you.

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“So, they monitor virtually every step. And you have to struggle day and night to ensure that you are competent enough,” he said.

Questioned on the integrity of many of the people surrounding him during administration, the former president stated that “it is their problem “, querying what the persons who criticized him fiercely had done at their individual levels to fight corruption.