Buhari's Burial: "Politics Must Have Limits", ADC Cautioned

• The coalition party, ADC, has been cautioned against playing politics beyond national emotions, citing its statement on former President Muhammadu Buhari's burial
• Titilope Anifowoshe, a legal practitioner, gave the warning in an exclusive interview with Legit.ng, following ADC's criticism of President Bola Tinubu's attendance at Buhari's burial
• The ADC had earlier alleged that the president was using Buhari's burial to whitewash himself and seek the emotional support of the electorate

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has been cautioned against making politics out of the burial of the immediate past president, late Muhammadu Buhari, as the newly popularised party seeks to assert its voice on national issues.

Bolaji Abdullahi, the interim national publicity secretary of the party, recently alleged that President Bola Tinubu was using the burial of the late former president to whitewash his image and make political gain.

Titilope Anifowoshe, a legal practitioner, in an exclusive interview with Legit.ng, said it is understandable that the party wanted to be aired, but noted that there must be a limit in politics, and one of such limits is death.

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She maintained that while the ADC is seeking relevance, the party must balance its criticism and employ cultural decency in a situation of high national emotions, such as the case of the former president.

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The legal icon explained that Buhari was not just anyhow politician but a former military head of state and an eight-year democratic president. She extolled Buhari's forty years of service in the Nigerian military.

Anifowoshe's statement reads:

"As a rising opposition party, I understand ADC's urgency to assert its voice on national issues. However, politics must have limits, and death is one of them.

"President Muhammadu Buhari was not just a politician; he was a former Head of State and two-term elected President who dedicated over 40 years of his life to Nigeria’s service. A state-sponsored burial isn’t a political gift; it is a matter of national respect.

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"ADC, in seeking relevance, must balance criticism with cultural decency, especially when national emotions are high. Nigerians respect values like honouring the dead, and any party aspiring to lead must reflect that wisdom and restraint."

The former president died on Sunday, July 13, in the United Kingdom. Vice President Kashim Shettima led the federal government team that coordinated his remains' repatriation into the country. He was given a state burial at his residence in Daura, Katsina state, where several dignitaries, inside and outside Nigeria, were present and were led by President Tinubu.

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Legit.ng earlier reported that former President Muhammadu Buhari's wife, Aisha, has been seen weeping profusely following the death of her husband on Sunday, July 13.

The former first lady was captured in a video during the presidential condolence visits to the Buhari's family in London on Monday, July 14.

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Vice President Kashim Shettima, Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Yusuf Tugar led the presidential visit to deliver President Bola Tinubu's message.

Source: Legit.ng