I am not a fan of Buhari, but I admire his
doggedness and capacity for pain. Heck a man who keeps going for election every
four-year, loses, then proceed to court, loses in court, does nothing
meaningful preceding the next election, only to pop-out again during another
election period, is a "specialist in failure" (to borrow from
Morinhno). So even as I don’t like him, I admit he’s an enigma, and have put up
these 10 reasons why we should consider casting our votes for him. “I have come
to bury Caesar, not to praise him!”
1. To Save an old man some tears
Nigerians are happy people (happiest at some
point) and we always like to be hospitable and respectful especially to the
elderly, old, and aged. So why do we derive joy in seeing an old man – General
Buhari weep? Is it because he murdered his colleagues during his active period
in the army? Is it because he signed Nigeria into Organisation of
Islamic Country (OIC)? Is it because he asked “Muslims to vote for muslims, and
Christians to vote for Christians”? Is it because he truncated the Lagos Metro
Line setting the city back, in similar fashion as he truncated democracy in
1983 to turn the hands of clock backward? Is because of those he murdered with
retroactive decree and several of those infractions he committed when he was a
clueless dictator? Is it because he’s more clueless than he looks? How much
more crocodile tears must this weeping general shed for Nigerians to forgive
him and vote for him? A bucket? A river?
2. To save the Dogs and Baboons
Ladies and gentlemen, and erudite members of
this platform, the sanctity of life is paramount; that’s why it is the
fundamental of every human right principle. In 2011, when General Buhari lost
his third series of general election, our able bodied and talented Youth
Corpers, in services of the nation, were slaughtered by supporters of the
people's general - almajiris. Throughout this spontaneous act of sheer
wickedness and barbarism, not once did the general call them to order; not once
did he tell his supporters that they are not acting on his behalf. The general
kept mute, obviously pleased with what his supporter did in his name (and
hoping it spiral out of control). Thankfully it never did.
Not long ago, the unrepentant general
threatened again that “the dogs and the baboons will be soaked in blood” should
another humiliating electoral defeat befall him. Nairalanders, let’s save our
Youth Corpers, let’s save our friends and family, let avoid this ominous threat
altogether by voting the General, else his almajiris, now evolved and more
organised with choice weapons, will slaughter all the “dogs and baboons!”
3. To help avenge the death of Buhari’s people
killed by JTF
At the height of the Boko Haram murderous
saga, the JTF acting in the interest of Nigeria, and while performing their
duties, gave Boko haram members a taste of their own medicine by returning fire
for fire. As the casualty mounts, General Buhari was famously quoted to have
insinuated that the JTF are killing “his people”, instead of inviting them to
Aso Rock for dialogue. Equating the murderous and barbaric Boko haram hordes
(his people) to the Niger Delta Militants, Buhari was of the opinion that the
JFT should stop killing them, rather we should pay them off (amnesty package)
for killing Nigerians. A similar debt is said to be owned by the good people
Oyo. El Rufia, his party member, reminded us that such deaths are debts which
will be paid, even if it takes a hundred years. Gentlemen and ladies, shouldn’t
we vote this man in so that our debts are quickly paid and forgotten?
4. Gen Buhari is original “Born to Rule”
Let’s face fact, unless you are Fulani muslim,
you are not born to rule, and MUST NEVER rule. If you do, it must be under
specific terms and conditionS. Even if you are voted in, you are either a
puppet or just a temporary occupant. Buhari fits the profile: He is a Fulani
Muslim; a special stock, a descendant of the great Uthman Dan Fodio, conqueror
of Hausa, scourge of Ilorin, owner of Nigeria, the prima dona of Born to Rule. Nigeria,
according to Ahmadu Bello, is the estate of Uthman Dan Fodio. Who better
continue this storied lagacy than General Buhari himself, a true descendant of
Uthman Dan Fodio?
5. Buhari has no property; no house (maybe
like our current President – no shoes)
Buhari has no house, no property at all (since
Nigeria
belongs to his great grandfather perhaps). This according to his supporters is
the acme of incorrigibility. I don’t know if Buhari’s parents grew up in the
streets, and had no houses/properties – not even cows. If they did have any of
those, they must be corrupt; they and other Nigerians who own houses are only
able to do so because they are corrupt! If Buhari could work, and earn salaries
all these years, yet unable to own a home or two, therefore any Nigerian who
earned salaries of equal amount as Buhari but manage to own property or two
must have corruptly enriched himself. Buhari’s lack of properties has nothing
to do with his inability to think, forecast, plan, and execute, he couldn’t own
a house because only corrupt people do. Let’s vote Buhari because he has no
house, no property (perhaps no shoes too).
6. Buhari will “fight” corruption
Buhari will fight corruption they continue
tell us. But no one seems to tell us how! Fortunately, history tells us how
Buhari did it the first time out. After successfully (some say cowardly)
benefiting from the coup plot that ousted Shagari ‘corrupt’ regime, Buhari
placed President Shagari under house arrest, while Ekwueme the VP was bundled
into prison. Buhari threw Fela Anikulapo Kuti into prison for possession of
foreign currency (Fela had just returned from performing abroad, the poor fella
didn’t know a decree has been passed prohibiting holding foreign currency).
Meanwhile in the same era 53 suitcases containing some $700M was smuggled into
the country by Emir of Gwando, the father of Buhari’s ADC. While Fela
languished in detention, the Emir, a well connected “born to rule”, was given a
pass! Let’s not forget banning of press freedom (decree 4) and the botched
attempt to smuggle a fugitive from the UK by the Buhari’s regime. That is
how Buhari fought corruption; wouldn’t we rather go back to this ‘wonderful’
era by voting him?
7. To enlarge Tinubu's empire
The say Buhari is poor, and has no property
anywhere in the country (they must really pay peanuts in the military for
someone to be unable to save, buy a land, and build a three bedroom apartment
after working for decades, either that or the individual has no vision). Since
Buhari has no need for material acquisition, but has chosen one of the most
avaricious as his backbone and sponsor, isn’t it clear who stands to benefit from
the contract? Let’s vote Buhari, and expand Tinubu’s empire from Lagos to beyond!
8. To continue the population lie
A major event in 2016 (a year after the
election) is the National Population Census. The stakes are high as evident
from the drama and rhetoric. Only in Nigeria
is the Sahel savanna region more populated
than tropical region, citerus paribus. The fellow who stated he will demystify
this myth by not counting cows and goats in the core North as people has
already lost his job. Knowing how things work in Nigeria, we can continue with this
lie, by voting the People’s General – Gen Muhammad Buhari!
9. To maintain oil block status quo
We know how the oil blocks ownerships are
skewed against resources owner, while abundant solid minerals littering other
enclaves are rarely stated in the equation, let alone exploited federally. The
oil blocks are due for renewal by 2015 and beyond. We can continue to cheat the
South and maintain the status quo by voting Buhari! Least we forget, these oil
blocks are spoils of war, and payment to the Northern elite for the liberation
of Niger Delta from Biafran force. (abi no be so?)
10. To save Buhari's Bank manager
At the basic human level, I really sympathize
with Buhari’s bank manager (if Buhari N27M loan claim is anything to go by.)
Sanusi spent most of his tenure as central bank governor, hounding bankers for
granting loans to you and I to invest in capital market, with the certificate
as collateral. If that is considered criminal, how much more granting unsecured
loan of such magnitude to Buhari? Or didn’t the bank manager read severally
that Buhari has no properties, hence nothing of value to use as
security/collateral! I didn’t even know that bank managers can grant a loan of
such magnitude on the spot. Someone please tell me the bank and branch. I smell
fraud! I am sure the bank manager is being grilled by bank’s credit committee
even as we speak, but he could become the finance minister if we all vote
Buhari!
I know there are several other reason to
'vote' buhari, but these are my top 10. Let's hear yours.
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