These millions of Nigerians that have been rejecting him
since 2003 despite his ‘popularity’ do so for the following reasons:
(1). He Is A
Hypocrite And Sanctimonious:
Buhari is a self-
acclaimed anti- corruption Czar, yet he served under late Sani Abacha without
complaining of corruption. In the same period Buhari served as PTF Chairman
under Abacha, Nigeria was named the 2nd most corrupt country in the world in
1996 by Transparency International; the most corrupt country in 1997 and
3rdmost country in 1998.
Buhari didn’t resign
or protest. He dismissed the TI Report with a wave of the hand. Can he do the
same if such report says Nigeria is the most corrupt country in 2014? I know
that Buhari would protest and call President Jonathan names. Buhari as a man of
integrity as he claims should have done what Tai Solarin, Duro Onabule and
Ebitu Ukiwe did under IBB’s regime. IBB’s attempt to take Nigeria into the
Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC) made his Chief of General Staff, Ebitu
Ukiwe to resign.
Ukiwe maintained that Nigeria, as a country, should not be a
member of a religious organisation. Individual organisation can take up
membership of religious organisations, but not the country. IBB made Tai
Solarin the chairman of Peoples Bank with no fund and power to run it; he
resigned and tendered his apology to Nigerians. Buhari has not apologized to
Nigerians for working for the most corrupt govt in the world then, but he still
maintains that Abacha didn’t loot Nigeria dry even as Abacha loots are still
being sent back to Nigeria. When he took over power by the gun, he supported
rigging because it favoured him.
But now, he is shouting of rigging. Hear him: “The last general election was anything but
free and fair. The only political
parties that could complain of election rigging are those parties that lacked
the resources to rig.” - M. Buhar (First Speech after Military Coup, 31
December, 1983)
(2). He Is A
Religious Fanatic And Extremist:
Buhari believes that his religion is superior to other
religions and that Koran supersedes our constitution. In 2001, he gave his total support for Sharia
with this statement: “I will continue to show openly and inside
me the total commitment to the Sharia movement that is sweeping all over
Nigeria. God willing, we will not stop the agitation for the total
implementation of the Sharia in the country.”- M. Buhari (August 27, 2001).
He made the above statement after he had gone to BBC Hausa Service to condemn
the then Vice President, Atiku Abubakar for urging Muslims states who adopted
Sharia to return to the status quo. If you think that these statements mean
nothing, then envision what would happen if a notable Christian political
leader from the south make the same statement about spreading Christianity
across Nigeria. Prior to the 2003
elections, he made another shocking statement: “Muslims should only vote those who will promote Islam. We are more
than the Christians if you add our Muslim brothers in the West.”- M. Buhari
(2003)
(3). He Introduced Kidnapping And Smuggling Into The Nigeria
System:
The story of Umaru Dikko is already well known that
repeating it here amounts to tautology. However, Buhari and his ADC Col.
Mustapha Jokolo supervised the smuggling of 53 suitcases filled with cash
against the protests of Tunde Idiagbon and ironically, Abubakar Atiku (an APC
bigwig), was the former DG of Customs. Do
you still need to know why Buhari has never accused Atiku of being corrupt?
(4). He Is Not A Man
of His Words:
Buhari cried in public and said he won’t contest elections
again, yet couldn’t keep his words: “This
campaign is the third and last one for me; since, after it, I will not present
myself again for election into office of the president.” – M. Buhari (April,
2011 at the Int’l Conference Centre, Abuja). Then again in 2014, he swallowed
his words with this: “I humbly present
myself to all Nigerians and to God, seeking to be elected as APC’s presidential
candidate.” - M. Buhari (Oct., 15, 2014 Eagle Square Abuja).
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