Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman has said Nigerians would yearn for President Muhammadu Buhari when he leaves office in May.
Shehu who spoke in an interview with Channels Television, lamented over the level of criticisms thrown at the president, asserting that leaders are not loved while in office.
Citing the case of Goodluck Jonathan who he said was persecuted out of office, but has now become the favorite of many Nigerians, Shehu noted that this same yearning will happen after Buhari hands over to the next president.
Speaking about the cashless policy of the Buhari administration, Shehu said it is desirable and therefore irreversible.
According to him, “cashless is the way forward for Nigeria because cashless nations and in fact, all advanced nations of the world have gone cashless”.
Acknowledging the challenges that have accompanied the change, the president’s spokesman said it is sad that the only people who should have been more pained are the ones who are inflicting pains on the lower segment of the society.