If Jonathan, Why Buhari?
Like other Nigerians, I have closely followed President Buhari's public statements, slips, threats, body language and other posturing only to come to one inescapable conclusion. The mindset that Buhari has concerning Nigeria, the very baggage with which he has trudged along these past three decades, is impossible to eliminate, delete or eradicate. The man, winning the last election after so many tries, truly believes that God is on his side and hence can do no wrong. He is probably incapable of deep introspection or wilfully suspended the relevant faculty many years ago. Time is not on his side. He cannot learn current trends and ideas. Note his unhelpful commentary on the devaluation of the naira, even after the fact. For that we are still paying dearly as a nation.
I have lamented publicly that I sorely miss having more street-wise individuals like Atiku or Dangote at the helm, that is if we must have a president from the north. When misguided praise singers like Gov Aminu Masari hail Buhari, in spite of his missteps, they only make matters worse. My fear is that, despite our goodwill towards our president (out of enlightened selfinterest), we are non the less forced to watch him self-destruct. No citizen deserves that kind of punishment.
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