My Opinion On Buhari...2
The following article earlier written by me shows clearly how much political capital and goodwill we gave Buhari ab initio that he has now foolishly squandered!
That article will also show that my "rant" has no tribal undertone. I completely overrated the bigot....who wants to take us back to the pre-1966 era!
Why on earth would anybody occupying the position of President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria downgrade this nation to the ranks of Rwanda and Burundi and fill "all" government posts with his kith and kin?! Now, if that is not corruption, tell me what corruption is!!! Titled
"MY REVERIE ON BUHARI...AND THE PDP", it reads:
"All Nigerians lay claim to Buhari...as we laid claim to Murtala Mohammed. They may have northern roots...but we all love them!"
"It shows in our voting pattern, the sheer reverence we all accord him by standing up and springing to instant attention anytime BUHARI makes an entry....and the uncommon euphoria with which we greeted his victory at the polls".
"He is a good man...and such good men know no tribe or creed. This is a man I would be crazy to criticise. You know what that means?
A man's pedigree is so good...so impeccable....and so reassuring...and so comforting... for its own sake alone... that you want to give him an ever-replenishing, self-sustaining benefit of the doubt".
"To me, this BUHARI can never make a deliberate mistake! That is the gain inherent in a good name! Good deeds. And a good heart"!
"And that leads me to another point: How can...or could anybody...possibly so malign this man so brutally...as did the PDP? Even extending such invectices to his family! An abominable act crassly described by Fani-Kayode as "robust banter expected of any mature political discourse"!
"Such are the weird ways of the PDP! That such a ruffled bed of strange bedfellows is imploding should not come as a surprise to any brilliant student of history! For as greed...inordinate stultifying greed...the main rallying point of that party is also the sole disintegrating factor that has dealt it a deadly blow....".
"And the party seems to be over for this party, greed propels its members yet again, to leave it in droves and seek succour in what they see as the party of the moment, the APC!"
"So, let all northern bigots hold their peace and shut up!
We all own this Buhari...
Who no like better thing?!"
What then is the technical definition of idiocy?
Besides, I just stumbled on the following article in which exactly the same words were used: "It is foolish to suggest that corruption and related financial malfeasance are relegated to a single political party or group of individuals in Nigeria". https://www.naij.com/867184-us-democracy-advocate-slams-buhari.html
By rubbing mud on our sensibilities, Buhari has already inferred that Nigerians are a bunch of idiots.
I refuse to be emotional about these things.
If you take idiotic decisions consistently, you are an idiot...
Dr Tosin Akindele is medical practitioner and public affairs analyst.