Audit: ‘I inherited assets and liabilities from Buhari’ – Tinubu

Amid calls from some quarters to disclose contents of the handover notes received from his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari, President Bola Tinubu has stated that he inherited both liabilities and assets from the ex-leader, without being specific or providing details.

Former senator representing Kaduna Central at the National Assembly, had urged President Tinubu to disclose the contents of the handover notes he received from Buhari, according to the former lawmaker, it would be unfair ‘to ask the poor masses to make sacrifices without knowing the details of what happened under the last administration.’

Senator Sani was making the remarks on the back of last Monday’s announcement by Tinubu during his inaugural speech in Abuja, where de declared scrapping the petrol subsidy regime, but without corresponding measures in place to relieve the impact on the poor citizens.

Sani was also reacting to Tinubu’s charge to Nigerians to make sacrifices following the hardship experienced nationwide over the recent petrol subsidy removal and its attendant hike in pump price of the commodity.

The announcement of the subsidy removal within hours after the speech sent shock waves across the petroleum products sector as pump price of the commodity skyrocketed by over 200 per cent.

Meanwhile, Organised Labour after a deadlocked meeting with the Federal Government and its relevant agencies, and also following a National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of heads of its affiliated groups, has declared Wednesday, next week to embark on a nationwide industrial action, as they demand a reversal of the policy by Tinubu.

Reacting to the development, weekend, via his Twitter handle (ShehuiSani), the former senator wrote: “The Tinubu Government must set aside party solidarity and tell the country the truth about what they inherited as contained in the handover book. It’s unfair to ask the poor masses to make sacrifices without knowing the details of what happened under the last administration.”

However, speaking when he hosted state governors, under the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) platform, known as Progressives Governors Forum, at the Council Chamber, Abuja, in Abuja, Tinubu disclosed that he inherited liabilities and assets from the past Buhari administration.

Tinubu said he inherited both liabilities and assets from his predecessor, Buhari, adding that no budget or penny has been removed by his government.

The President also told the governors that the government must make decisions that affect all Nigerians.

“This is about Nigerian project, not about Bola Tinubu. I don’t have dealership in petroleum products and I don’t intend to have one.

“The situation that we have seen is one, I inherited, and it is fundamental, I inherited assets and liabilities of my predecessor.

“No budget, no penny that has been removed. This is the first time you are entering the Council Chamber, this is the first time I’m entering it too. But we have to push on. We have to make decisions that affect all of us.

“You as progressive thinkers, under the umbrella of our, have a very serious role to play in educating the people, and making sure that we manage ourselves.

“I will take the opportunity to appeal to you on the leadership of the National Assembly. Maybe get a committee to see the Senate President so that if there are areas of conflict or inadequacies, from there, collaborative leadership can strengthen it out and negotiate and make a deal and get the stability that they should go ahead with.

“We need to do arithmetic and soul searching on the minimum wage. We will have to look at that. We are digging deep into the revenue of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. We must strengthen the sources and application of those sources. Where is it coming from?

“Mainly, security, then, revenue. We had a discussion on that and I want you to continue in that plan. If we think together and work together, the Nigeria of our dreams is not far away.

“I’m sure we are not going to have multiple exchange rates,” the president told the governors.