My Wife Advised Me Not To Abuse Buhari When He Died – Fayose

Former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, has revealed that he planned to speak out against ex-President Muhammadu Buhari after his death but decided against it after his wife advised him not to.

KanyiDaily recalls that Buhari died on July 13, 2025, in London at the age of 82. He was buried two days later at his home in Daura, Katsina State.

During an interview on “Politics Today”, a Channels Television programme that aired Friday, Fayose said Nigerians tend to speak well of public figures only after they’ve died.

The former governor said he wanted to abuse Buhari after his death, but refrained following his wife’s advice.

He said, “The people in Nigeria only praise the dead. When Buhari died, I wanted to come out and abuse him [but] my wife called me not to say so.

“Would you say Buhari performed? I am not among those praising the dead. Don’t honour me when I die. When I die, I’m gone.

“When Buhari was in government, we all knew what this country was. So, nobody should come and tell me that Tinubu is not doing well. He is accessible. Was the former president accessible?

“A lot of things are happening in those days, but do you still find them in the system? He is not a perfect man but we are not where we were.

“Nigeria is a sick country; it will take heaven to pull it out at once. What miracle can anybody do in two years? The situation is critical, wide and deep. Tinubu inherited a very bad economy.”

KanyiDaily recalls that when Muhammadu Buhari was in power, Ayodele Fayose always criticized him, saying that there was nothing to celebrate in terms of democratic governance in Nigeria.