The presidency, Friday gave indications that it was interested in copying the governance ideology of late General Sani Abacha, head of the military junta that ruled Nigeria with an iron fist from 1993 to 1998. President Buhari, who served as Chairman of Abacha's Petroleum Trust Fund, said in an exclusive interview that "although he was a much maligned Head of State, he [Abacha] did nothing to my knowledge that was improper."
When asked what he thought about the millions of dollars regularly returned by foreign governments from accounts owned by the Abachas, President Buhari said: "Really, I cannot say why he did that, why he took all that money. Maybe he was saving. Who knows? Only Allah knows the heart of a man. And as Ahmadou Kourouma said: 'Allah is not obliged to be fair about all the things he does on earth.' Maybe it was his way of saving money for the country. You know the army did things differently then. Who knows? Who am I to judge?"
President Buhari subsequently ordered his staff to undertake a study of the Abacha government for the purpose of replicating it. He consequently ordered his official photographer Bayo Omoboriowo to meet with Abacha's photographer, Wednesday.
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