Elombah.com
18 February 2011
Written by David Nnaji
Who are the best candidates for us as presidents, and why? Let us in a bit examine the ticket of the CPC candidates Buhari/Bakare as we shall do others in the weeks and days to come. Truly, very important for this men, are the togas of integrity their supporters coat them with, implied from their actions and words or maybe earned.
Gen. Muhammed ibn Buhari is still trying, albeit unsuccessfully in my opinion to throw away the unfortunate garb of religious extremism he's since been coated with ever since he usurped power from a democratically elected government on 1st of January 1984 and was himself relieved of it by Gen. Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida on the 27th of August 1985.
Of his many un doings apart from the usurpation of power via that military coup, was the needless imprisonment of the then vice President. H.E., Alex Ekwueme in prison, while he left the president himself under house arrest. This made a lot of igbos and democrats very worried even moreso, the unnesasary war against journalists who were made to languish in jail among whom are Tunde Thompson and Nduka Irabor, both of the The Guardian.
The Buhari administration was also known for unparalled disregard for public opinion, his government ruled by threats of terror than by persuation of Nigerians to get their co-operation for his policies. Therefore, establishing the notion firmly in the minds of many that he is most UN popular, partisan and remains a potentially high handed leader in decision making for and of national interest.
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