The point was made before that Buhari's principal purpose in seeking the office he now occupies was to return power to the "Core" North. All his talk about the country drifting aimlessly, corruption, and so on were sweeteners. Sadly. some self-seeking, shallow-thinking politicians celebrated by some as severe political strategists bought the sale. Buhari fought so hard and long to win the presidency that he and his natural constituency may not give it up with a fight. If Buhari was truly interested in the country having necessary confidence in his INEC, he would not appoint a partisan to head it as it appears he has. He is interested in uniting the country but not in the way and manner most Nigerians expect him to. If change happened once, it may happen again.
oa
From: usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com [mailto:usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Oluwatoyin Adepoju
Sent: Friday, August 07, 2015 9:14 AM
To: USAAfricaDialogue
Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Closer look at Amina-Buhari relationship
thanks Ikhide.
i expect little from Buhari, going by his history and the mind set to which he belongs.
it would be good to be proven wrong.
the sheer crudity represented by of some of his appointments does not surprise me.
they are consonant with his history, a history which people like Wole Soyinka worked hard to convince Nigerians to ignore.
toyin
On 7 August 2015 at 12:19, 'Ikhide' via USA Africa Dialogue Series <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com> wrote:
"The question that those of us who supported the president in the elections, and who will continue to support him, in the hope that he will help to unify rather than divide the country will like to be answered is; can the price of pleasing a relative be worth the destruction of a national institution like INEC? How will the President like to be remembered in terms of the integrity and quality of elections? Will he want to surpass the much vaunted achievements of Goodluck Jonathan on political tolerance and electoral integrity or will he return the country to the era of vanquished political enemies?
We are already disappointed by the appointment of the President's relative on a title that is unknown to law, to head a sensitive institution like INEC. The President must restore our confidence by correcting the wrong perceptions already created about his intentions for the "independence" of the Independent National Electoral Commission."
And the beat goes on as our vuvuzela PhDs go silent. Na today? Nonsense.
- Ikhide
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