Bashir Ahmad, one of the media aides of former President Muhammadu Buhari, has faulted appointees of President Bola Tinubu for criticising his boss at every opportunity, creating the impression that their party, All Progressives Congress, was disunited.
He said this was not the case with the Peoples Democratic Party, as succeeding regimes did not criticise themselves.
Ahmad said this in a discussion on social media, where some chieftains of the PDP claimed that their party performed better while in government.
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He said this was simply because former Presidents Musa Yar’Adua and Goodluck Jonathan never criticised former President Olusegun Obasanjo who came before them.
Ahmad said on his X handle on Wednesday: “I often wonder why, as a government, we concentrate more on amplifying the faults of the previous administration rather than acknowledging its numerous achievements.
“The PDP seems to have a more skilful approach to politics than we do in the APC.
“As Abdul’aziz has pointed out, it’s rare to find instances where President Yar’adua’s (PDP) government criticized President Obasanjo’s (PDP) or where President Jonathan’s (PDP) government faulted President Yar’adua’s (PDP).
“There are numerous accomplishments from the previous administration that we could build upon while discreetly addressing its failures.
“This approach would bring up unity within the ruling party.
“President Tinubu requires the full support of his party, not just for the upcoming 2027 elections but also for supporting his policies.
“We know no matter how good they may look, the opposition will always find a way to rubbish or undermine them just to distract our party from governance.
“Since May 2023, we seem to have provided more ammunition to our opponents rather than strategies to put them on the defensive, which would allow the government to focus more on continuing to deliver its best for the country.
“If we had not been creating room for PDP, how could a member of the party even come here and remind us about their administration?
“The party spent 16 years during the oil boom without anything tangible to show for it.”