Mariam Adebukola 
Muhammadu Sanusi II, the former Emir of Kano, has said that the immediate past President Muhammadu Buhari-led government was full of sycophants and inexperienced officials.
Sanusi who spoke in a video message to Nigerians claimed that the sycophants took advantage of the system, adding that a particular official owned a jet during the previous administration.
The previous governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) asserted that the administration led by Buhari handled the economy without consulting any specialists.
Sanusi said the borrowing had crippled Nigeria’s economy, urging the citizens to be patient with the current administration led by President Bola Tinubu.
However, after receiving letters from individuals urging him to address the challenges Nigerians are facing, he claimed that the moment was not suitable for him to do so.
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He said, “For the last eight years, Nigeria led a false life, the government borrowed from within and without. About N30 trillion was borrowed from the Central Bank.
“All the revenue the country generated in the last few years couldn’t service debt. Debt service exceeded 100 per cent. The government borrowed to service debts. No country can grow this way. The time will come when one cannot borrow anymore. Additionally, there will be nothing to pay debts.
“Those writing, demanding that we speak on the current situation in the country; this is not the right time for me to speak. It was like a driver on the road driving recklessly despite a wise counsel telling him of a crater ahead. What will you tell after plunging the car into the hole?
“People refused to listen to us then. We will only now advise them to be patient. I will never say Tinubu has pushed Nigeria into difficulty. I am not saying he is flawless or flawed. We will speak when he goes astray. The government can’t pay subsidies since it doesn’t have the means.
“If they add tax, we have to pay since borrowing is impossible. If the CBN printed more naira, the dollar would jack up to N1,500. We must suffer. When I was the CBN governor it was N150. Today it’s somewhere around N900.
“They treated the economy the way they wanted and refused to listen to experts. In the last eight years, only sycophancy succeeded. The sycophants bought dollars at N400 and sold N540. An inexperienced boy who had never worked anywhere owns a private jet.”