Who is afraid of Buhari?

Perhaps the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has ruled for 15 years and the only national achievement the party can boast of is economic slavery, social unrest, political instability and mental bondage. To cap it all, the party either by commission or omission has been side by side conniving with a monster called Boko Haram to […]

Perhaps the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has ruled for 15 years and the only national achievement the party can boast of is economic slavery, social unrest, political instability and mental bondage. To cap it all, the party either by commission or omission has been side by side conniving with a monster called Boko Haram to unleash terror against the same people whose mandate the PDP is riding on.
In the last 15 years, Nigerians have been under what late Fela termed as “suffering and smiling” but with the former taking the greater part. Shall we continue to suffer and smile under an administration and a party that have no respect for other people’s opinion and feelings? The PDP and those misruling us are aware of the tension in the country and has already captured the mood that the time has come for it to go and so it is doing everything unethical to turn Nigeria against the instrument of change, the APC Presidential candidate retired General Muhammadu Buhari. Having weighed its options and came to the conclusion that the red card is near, it began to slander the man.
I believe the media team that handled OBJ’s campaign in 2003 is more mature than today’s Fani-Kayode team that lacks issues to address on rather dwelling on trivial issues. In 2003, it was a battle of two generals and both men had served this country as heads of state before becoming politicians and if anything, Obasanjo knows Buhari more than any other presidential candidate in this decade.
I want Fani-Kayode and his co-travelers to understand that there is no stopping an idea whose time has come and Nigerians have already decided that the PDP and Jonathan are bad luck to the nation, pun intended. The presidency is fully aware of the apprehension in the country and the anxiety over the February 14 presidential election that was why it quickly announced a 10 naira reduction in the pump price of petroleum but it is a Greek gift that has come too late a time. Nigerians cannot be deceived by that reduction because going down memory lane in 2012, only God knows how many people the police shot dead because they were protesting against the illegal hike. Both the PDP and the presidency came out with dubious claims justifying the increase but now that election is approaching, Nigerians cannot be taken for a ride so if the downward unexpected review is genuine.
Fellow Nigerians, we have our destinies in our hands either to redefine Nigeria or continue to be under bondage. The change every Nigerian has been yearning for might not be easy to come by but if we all believe that this so-called sleeping giant of Africa needs a new direction, we should ensure our votes count.
For those in Chibok, Baga, Mubi and even Zamfara, the 15 years of terror are enough for a lifetime. Jonathan as a Nigerian might not after all be a bad person but Jonathan as a politician is bad news.    As for Buhari, as earlier stated, he might not be the messiah this country desires but going by his past military records, he might be having the interest of this country at heart. However, one cannot be emphatic on him but it is only when we try him and he fails like Jonathan, that we can assess him. Why is the PDP panicking? It is afraid of Buhari.
Mamman Wrote in from Abuja