A former Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Alhaji Abubakar Tsav, has warned that ex-governors, who currently surround the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, will constitute a headache for his administration.

According to Tsav, in a statement on Thursday, most of the former governors around the President-elect had pending corruption cases in courts and with law agencies, adding that any attempt to pardon them by Buhari will erode whatever anti-corruption image he must have built over the years.

Tsav wondered if the ex-governors would be willing to turn in their loot and turn a new leaf.

He said: “Majority of people who surround Buhari are ex-governors and most of these ex-governors are said to be corrupt and with pending corruption cases in courts and with law enforcement agencies.

“What will Buhari do with these people? Is he going to pardon them like President Jonathan and dent his image or allow justice to take its course and then fall out with these bigwigs? On the other hand, will he draw a line on these cases?

“On the part of the ex-governors, will they turn a new leaf by declaring their ill-gotten wealth and thereafter forfeit their loot to the government? I can see problems ahead of the Buhari administration.”

Tsav also argued that the All Progressives Congress, APC, would have lost the presidential election if it had fielded another candidate for the election, insisting that Nigerians voted for Buhari and not the APC.

“We believe that if the APC had fielded another candidate other than Buhari, the party would have lost the Presidential election hands down. For this reason, it is expected that the APC bigwigs will cooperate with Buhari to bring about the change Nigerians are yearning for. Is this achievable?” he asked.