Two former Inspectors General of Police under former President Muhammadu Buhari, Usman Alkali Baba and Abubakar Mohammed Adamu, both contested for governorship tickets under APC in Yobe and Nasarawa States.
Both men bought APC nomination and expression of interest forms reportedly worth about ₦50 million each, these were public servants, police officers who spent most of their careers in government service.
Yet immediately after leaving office, they suddenly became wealthy enough to spend ₦50 million on forms alone, not including campaigns, consultations, logistics, delegates, and elections that could easily cost over ₦500 million or more if they had won the primaries. And Nigerians are expected not to ask questions?
Abubakar Adamu served as IGP from 2019–2021, Usman Alkali Baba served from 2021–2023. In less than three years in office, they became powerful political figures with enormous financial strength.
Meanwhile, millions of Nigerians became poorer during the same period. Inflation exploded, insecurity increased, businesses collapsed, and the economy suffered heavily.
This is why many Nigerians keep asking: What really happened during the Buhari years? How did public service suddenly become a gateway to massive wealth? Why are retired security chiefs immediately turning into heavyweight politicians?
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The painful part is that ordinary Nigerians struggle daily to survive, while many former public officials move from government office straight into politics with unbelievable financial capacity.
Nigeria cannot truly recover from what Buhari, Tinubu and APC did to this country until citizens begin asking hard questions without fear or tribal sentiments.
Some truths are uncomfortable, but silence has cost this country too much. How did these men became so rich in less than 3 years of serving as Inspector General of Police?
Ndubuisi Nicholas Ifedoro
