Does the decision of Buhari picking Yemi Osinbajo who is a well
respected person as his running mate make him more credible? The vice-president doesn’t
have much work to do but if people are claiming that Buhari might die in office and Osinbajo as a Yoruba man will take the presidency as Jonathan did when
Yar’Adua died in 2009, they are wrong.
Buhari is over 70 years it’s not going to be easy to
rule Nigeria. I believe ruling Nigeria is one of the toughest jobs in the
world. I really don’t see how this man will eliminate the corrupt leaders in
the system. Or is he going to do what Ghana’s Jerry Rawlings did by assassinating
corrupt leaders of Ghana in his so called quest to “purge Ghana of corruption
and social injustice”? Absolutely not. Rawlings was running a military government then. That is however not the case here for Buhari.
Looking at the manifestos of both Jonathan and Buhari,
they both don’t look convincing. We all know Jonathan’s promises are lies.
Saying he would create 12 million jobs in Oyo and Ogun State. How is that
possible in just two states? How many will he now create across the country?
300 million? Buhari says he will create about 700,000 jobs nationwide within the first few
months if he assumes office. This sounds reasonable but what type of jobs will
he create? Is it making people becoming law enforcement officers like Babatunde
Fashola did in Lagos state for those in agencies like LASTMA? Those who were
employed are area boys roaming the streets of Lagos but in this case what will
Buhari do for the many university graduates without jobs? Buhari says he will
provide one meal a day for children in public primary schools nationwide. How
visible is that? What will the quality of food be like? These are deep
questions we as the electorate should ask these aspirants unfortunately we are
not doing so.
As March 28 approaches, let’s get our acts right by
reflecting on how to move the country forward. It’s not by shouting for these
aspirants. They promise us so many things but we don’t see it in the end and typical
of Nigerians we move on not minding what goes on in the system. If I were to make my choice I would go for Buhari not because I see him
as the right man for the job, it’s something that will take a while to find,
but I choose him because Jonathan has taken the country to all time low in
terms of international prestige. Nigeria has lost its image in Africa thanks to
the many clueless statements made by Jonathan. He isn’t a leader material
afterall he never got into leadership roles legitimately; it was only out of
circumstance. The fact that I will vote Buhari doesn’t mean I go about shouting CHANGE! carrying a broom. NO! But what I would do is to monitor what Buhari is
doing. If he fails in addressing something, we question and interrogate him.
Not that we leave him to do as he pleases. We let Jonathan get away with too
many things and that can’t happen with Buhari. We must constantly voice our
concerns with him. That way he acts in the right way. That is what true
democracy is all about.
Lets ensure the election exercise is carried out in
the proper manner, if INEC needs to be questioned let’s do it. Let’s also
ensure that we accept or challenge the result of March 28 in a reasonable way.
Political violence is bound to ensue from the outcome of the result but we can
prevent that. Spread the word to vote right and act right during the election.
Don’t join the plots to carry out electoral malpractice. The outcome of the
June 12, 1993 presidential elections turned out to be a bloody affair. Don't make it happen this time if your family, friends and your country means a
lot to you. Failure to act right means we should prepare for a more gruesome
version of June 12.
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leave your comments below. Thanks.
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