“Nigeria is a hard nut to crack; Tinubu has performed well in nine months” – Buhari

The former president Muhammadu Buhari has said his successor, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has performed very well since he assumed office nine months ago. The ex-president said there is nothing much anyone can do given the prevailing circumstances as Nigeria is a complex country to govern. Buhari said this when he received the comptroller-general of customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, and members of the management team of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in Daura, Katsina State, at the weekend. Addressing Adeniyi and his team, Buhari said Nigeria is a hard nut to crack, enabling the citizens to endure the economic hardship in the country and support the policies and programs of the current administration. “I thank you very much for coming. I very much appreciate it. I thought Tinubu has done very well,” Buhari said. “Nigeria is so complex. Really, there isn’t much anybody can do.” Adeniyi, in his reaction, thanked the former president for his unprecedented role in supporting the NCS Act 2023.