Neither Buhari Nor Jonathan Can Govern Nigeria By Imoh David

Opinion

I am trying my best to stay away from talking
about Nigerian politics and politicians. The
reason is because it is the surest way to get
oneself aggravated with the most unpleasant feelings.
If you want a free dose of acrimony, just start
discussing Nigeria and her politics and you'll get a
bonanza of what you wished for.

A celebration from certain folks who identify
themselves as Buharists with a lofty practice of
chorusing "Sai Buhari" upon the news of the
emergence of Buhari as the winner of the APC
presidential primaries deals a blow of a comfortable
disappointment in my eyes. How can you possibly
celebrate the emergence of Buhari in a party that
had better options of presenting refined people like
Fashola or better options like Fayemi and
Oshiomole? Even Rochas Okorocha is a more
comfortable joke than the coup d' etat General.
The country is insane! The citizens are clueless and
myopic. If you can rejoice that a man who over-
threw or benefited from the usurpation of a
democratically elected government, is openly
unapologetic over it and ran a very brutal and
abusive junta, then you deserve the clueless man in
Aso Rock ten times.
This is a man who said he will not contest for the
Presidential race again, defended the monstrous
junta of Abacha as "not corrupt," presided over a
petroleum ministry where funds running in the
billions disappeared under his watch and yet you
chorus about his integrity? Do you know what
integrity means? Someone says he won't do a thing
and next tomorrow he wakes up doing the same
thing he promised never to get involved in and you
are not worried about a man of such personage? If
he could not keep to his word, why would he keep
to his promises upon being entrusted with power?
This is a man who has not presented any manifesto,
plan, nor submitted any idea or plan he intends to
runs with if elected into power. All we hear is
"I'll fight corruption," "Vote me and my party and
they'll be security," and "I am the answer to a
buoyant economy," etc. How the heck do you intend
to bring these superficial promises to light? Will
you fart out insecurity? You think the economy is
run by rhetorics? Or you want to fight insurgency
with words of mouth? No explanation, no
manifesto, nothing practical just cheap vague
promises and the mindless followers chorus "Sai
Buhari!"
I do not understand folks in Nigeria. If you think
that Buhari will do a better job simply because the
man in Aso Rock is acting like a clueless docile
which makes it easy for the Sharia enthusiasts to
fart any vague rhetoric to your patronage, then I
laugh.
You do not find it shameful and disturbing that in a
country of over 170 million people, the best that
could be offered to contest for the Presidency are a
Sharia enthusiast who over-threw a
democratically elected government and most
importantly has no plans and manifesto to offer and
a disappointing commander-in-chief who runs a
government of proud incompetence and loud
cluelessness. I am ashamed.
In a saner clime neither GMB or President
Jonathan would have been allowed to preside over
a nursery school not to mention a country of over
170 million people. Sorry, we are lost. A country
where two non-senses are put before you to try to
make sense from them. Meanwhile, this is the same
nation where we have the likes of Donald Duke,
Fashola, Nuhu Ribadu, and few others and they
are in perfect fettle. Sai! Una shame me!

Sahara Reporters