Former presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina, has stated that the death of the ex-president Muhammadu Buhari was devastating to him due to the bond they shared while working together for eight years in the presidential villa.

Naijaonpoint reports that Adesina, speaking during an interview on ARISE NEWS on Sunday night, paid a heartfelt tribute to Buhari, saying he was not just his boss but also his friend.

He described Buhari as a leader of deep conviction who governed with a level of restraint rarely seen in Nigerian politics.

Adesina also praised Buhari’s integrity, recalling that even when accusations were levelled against some aides, no personal corruption charge or conviction ever touched the former president.

He said, “He was not just my boss, he was my friend. Till now, there hasn’t been one conviction. There are allegations, but allegations don’t stand amount to conviction. Until those people have their days in court, and some are in court, and the cases are concluded, you cannot say they abused trust. But even if at the end of the day, some of them were convicted, it has nothing to do with President Buhari.

“Nobody can accuse him of anything that has the slightest affinity to corruption. He was such a straightforward man. But I will not discount the fact that some of those who worked with him may have done some things that are not admirable. But till now, no single conviction.”