The inability of 10 governors to win seats in the Senate in the general elections of 2023, according to President Muhammadu Buhari, indicates that there is no longer a surefire path to power and that the electorate is actually king when it comes to elections.
The new Emir of Dutse, Alhaji Muhammad Hamim Nuhu Sunusi, was met by Buhari yesterday at the State House in Abuja, according to a statement from the president’s spokesman, Garba Shehu.
The results of the elections in 2023, according to him, “have demonstrated the growing strength of our democracy and, more importantly, the sophistication of the Nigerian voter when it comes to the choice of the leaders.”
“It’s a testament to the maturity of our democracy and to the amazing sophistication of the voter. What shocked me was that the ordinary citizen who is usually underrated has made the point of his political understanding of things. Assumption is always that you are governor for eight years and you go to the Senate to crown the career. No one should underrate the Nigerian voter anymore. Politics will be more difficult, henceforth,” he said.
After listening to the emir who listed several government projects put in place for Jigawa State under the Buhari Presidency, and a request for some more, the president promised to do his best for the state in the remaining time left, and to brief the incoming president, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on those requests, agreeing with visitors that the particular problem of water supply to Dutse was worrisome.
