Former President Muhammadu Buhari says he lives on money earned from renting out one of his two houses in Kaduna State, tasking leaders on transparency and accountability as guiding principles while in office.
Buhari said he did not corruptly enrich himself as president, insisting that Nigeria was a difficult country to govern because of its complexities.
He disclosed this in Hausa while addressing the All Progressives Congress (APC) caucus meeting held at the Presidential Banquet Hall of the Government House, Katsina State on Saturday ahead of the forthcoming local government elections in the state.
The former president observed that most Nigerians were unaware of the administrative challenges involved in governing the country but simply blame their leaders during and after their tenures. Buhari, who was seemingly excited at the meeting, noted that he had only three houses across his native Daura, Katsina State, and Kaduna State, adding that nobody could blackmail him for illicit enrichment while in office.
“Nigeria is a difficult country to govern, but most Nigerians are unaware. You will not understand the complexities of leadership and the country itself until you find yourself in the administrative position of the country.
“I look much better and healthier now than when I was the president of the country. Anybody that sees me now acknowledges that I look better than before.
“After my eight years as a civil president, I have only three houses; one in Daura and two in Kaduna. I have given one out for renting where I get money for feeding,” he stated.
