BUHARISM IS AN IDEOLOGY
BY SULAIMAN KAZEEM
Not only has it been absorbed in history that “Once
upon a time, precisely at the 28 March, 2015 Presidential election, a political
party (Peoples Democratic Party) that occupied the office of the President of
Nigeria for 4 consecutive tenures (16years), had more State Governors than
opposition parties and constituted the majority of members of the country’s National
Assembly and House of Representative, lost to a political party (All
Progressives Congress) that emerged from a successful merger of three minor political
parties in less two years to the general elections.
It is no gain saying that the official declaration
of the winner, General Muhammadu Buhari (President Elect) at the sunset of 31 March, 2015 is a true revelation of the
peoples mandate, after being misruled for close to two decades. It is on record
that General Muhammadu Buhari (President Elect), a man who was appealed to head
the Military government that emerged after the 31 December, 1983 military coup
that terminated the Shehu Shagari’s inglorious government for a period of 20
months stated during his speech at the prestigious Chatham house, London that
he is a converted democrat. In addition, it should be set straight that he had
seek the mandate of the people for 4 consecutive time due to his undaunted love
for his country and his people.
Furthermore, it is worthy to say that the winner of
the most competitive election Nigeria has ever had since independence was won
by a man who was consistent in his pursuit to lead his country out of abject
poverty, alarming insecurity, infrastructural decay and above all an economy in
total shambles, despite looking strong and agile at age 72 and from one of the
most troubled States in the country.
Indeed, General Muhammadu Buhari (President Elect) is
comparable to Former President Abraham Lincoln of the United States of America,
a man who due to his steadfastness and determination was also privileged to
achieve his aged aspiration to lead his country to greatness.
Lest we forget the pre elections hurdles that has to
do with General Muhammadu Buhari’s eligibility to contest for the office of the
president, setbacks that enveloped the electioneering process that has to do
with the deliberate withhold of elections result and obvious inflation of votes
from the region where his opponent came from, to cap it all was the display of
insanity by Mr. Peter Godsday Orubebe (a former Minister of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria and a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)) which
was targeted at disrupting the result collation center of the Independent
National Electoral commission (INEC) in Abuja, Nigeria.
Conclusively, I will like us all to have it on
record that General Muhammadu Buhari (President Elect) successfully met the
conditions to be declared the winner of the 28 March, 2015 Presidential
election by having garnered a simple majority of the total votes casted,
General Muhammadu Buhari also garnered a minimum of 25% in not less than 2/3 of
States where elections were held (24 of 36 States).
Indeed, the emergence of the Peoples General is a
welcome development in a troubled country like ours, as we reaffirm our belief
in the realization of a new Nigeria, which is clearly stated in the manifesto
of his political party.
God bless General Muhammadu Buhari (President Elect),
God bless the All Progressives Congress, God bless the Federal Republic of
Nigeria. Amen.
Sulaiman
Kazeem
@KazeemDiary
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