Shehu Sani slams critics of Tinubu’s Buhari tributes -

A former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has hit back at critics accusing President Bola Tinubu of exploiting the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari for political gain.

In a post on his X handle on Saturday, Sani dismissed the backlash against Tinubu’s actions, arguing that the President had gone above and beyond to honour his late predecessor in ways even Buhari never did for others.

“The President physically attended the burial of Buhari, met with his family, declared a public holiday, held a FEC meeting in his honour 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,” he stated.

Sani’s remarks come amid a wave of political commentary following Tinubu’s official tributes and national gestures in the wake of Buhari’s passing.

The former senator, known for his candid views on national issues, noted that the criticism of Tinubu was misplaced and reflective of deeper political sentiments rather than an objective assessment.