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Buba Galadima Accuses Buhari of Withholding Daughter’s Salary Over Criticism

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Apr 10, 2025.

Galadima claimed that Buhari’s actions were a direct response to his public condemnation of the government’s policies.
He challenged Buhari to provide bank receipts to fact-check his claims
He revealed that President Tinubu provided employment opportunities to his two daughters after they contacted him directly via phone

Buba Galadima, a prominent member of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, has alleged that former President Muhammadu Buhari deliberately withheld his daughter’s salary for four years in retaliation for Galadima’s outspoken criticism of his administration, Eko Hot Blog reports.

Speaking on AIT on Wednesday evening, Galadima claimed that Buhari’s actions were a direct response to his public condemnation of the government’s policies.

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“Me that I worked for Buhari for 13 years, for 13 years and my daughter worked for him for four years, he instructed that she should not be paid salaries,” Mr Galadima said.

“She worked for Nigeria for free,” the NNPP chief stressed, noting that his daughter was posted to former Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo’s office.

He challenged Buhari to provide bank receipts to fact-check his claims regarding the alleged withholding of his daughter’s salary.

Buba Galadima Accuses Buhari of Withholding Daughter's Salary Over Criticism

As of yet, Garba Shehu, the former president’s spokesman, has not responded to requests for comments on Galadima’s allegations.

On a positive note, Galadima commended current President Bola Tinubu for his approachability and commitment to job creation. He revealed that President Tinubu provided employment opportunities to his two daughters after they contacted him directly via phone

“She looked for job. She wanted to get a job there (NUPRC). They couldn’t give her. So two of them, one of them is a medical doctor and senior sister, no work. So they(two daughters) scrolled to my phone and saw the president’s phone number and called Mr President and he picked the phone thinking that it was me. They said they are my children and calling him because country hard.

“The little one said she just finished NYSC and she couldn’t get a job in the upstream something (NUPRC) headed by (Gbenga) Komolafe,” Mr Galadima said in his narration of the event that led to his daughter’s new job at the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission.

He added, “He (Tinubu) just asked Komolafe ‘Go and give my friend’s daughter a job’.”

The NNPP chieftain said his daughter intended to travel to Mecca to thank God for her new position.