But, the playwright urged the President to sustain efforts at improving the economy. He spoke in Johannesburg, South Africa at a public lecture on the theme: Politics, Culture and the New Africa where he made the statement.
He said: “This (Buhari) administration has inherited a heavy baggage. While I am critical in some aspects of the priority, I think that to clear up the mess left by previous administrations is going to take quite a while, especially in the economy sector. So, I don’t use words like optimism or pessimism; I’m just pragmatic. I look at what is on the ground and, of course, wherever I can intervene, I do both privately and publicly.”
