The Ovation International CEO, Dele Momodu wrote a long epistle
to Buhari. In the letter, Dele talked about how he became a
supporter of Buhari, how he believes in him, how he thinks he can
bring the change Nigeria needs at this time.
Read his epistle below:
Your Excellency, let me start by congratulating you on a keenly
contested Presidential Primary of your party APC which you won
resoundingly. Even if I’m not a member of your party, I’m a recent
convert to Buharism, as previously explained elsewhere, and I
believe every member of the opposition must join forces to work
for your victory in 2015. It is for this reason and purpose that I
wish to give you a few words of advice and encouragement as one
of your humble disciples. I’ve come to realise that many leaders
often fail because most of their followers are usually too timid or
terribly selfish that they can’t tell them the truth. It is one of the
reasons I’ve refused to join any of the mainstream parties in which
I may not be able to express myself freely. I assure you sir, that I
seek nothing but the good of our dear beloved country in return
for my modest support.
Please, permit me to say, categorically, that no man can claim
glory for your victory. The only one to thank is your God who gave
you the uncommon attributes of integrity, modesty and tenacity.
I’m aware that success has too many family members but you must
be very careful to know your true blood relations. I can imagine
the pressure you must be getting from every direction at this great
moment in a nation of amazing politicians who already see your
likely chances at the polls. It is our standard practice in Nigeria but
you must be careful not to waste this incredible momentum.
I’ve been monitoring all the hullaballoo since you became
victorious. I plead with you and your party operatives to act fact
and hit the ground running.
Your campaign must start urgently because there are so many
bridges to cross. I have no doubt in my mind that the propaganda
of your opponent is evaporating so rapidly and you’ve obviously
ignited a passion in our youths who seemed to have finally
connected to your message of change and hope. The last time I
witnessed such an upsurge of emotion and excitement was in 1993
when Chief Moshood Abiola emerged the Presidential flag-bearer
of SDP in Jos. Trust me, you gave us a fresh hope two days ago.
As a media man, I’m always wary of wasting moments of glory. You
cannot imagine how we kept sleepless nights because of you.
Ordinary Nigerians like me kept faith with and vigil for you. I won’t
be surprised if some even fasted. It was that serious. I saw
Christians and Muslims pray together. It was surreal and magical to
say the least. We all waited with bated breath for the results. When
finally it was time to count the ballot, most of us were in suspense.
We counted every vote along with Senator Babafemi Ojudu and
company. And we were very impressed with the ability of the
Convention committee led by Dr Kayode Fayemi, who taught INEC
how to run a good election. Our joy knew no bounds as you came
out victorious.
Sir, I wish to assure you that the outcome of that keenly contested
election was not a fluke. You all worked hard and made your party
and our country proud. We were happy to see a Nigerian politician
concede defeat even as votes were still being counted. Alhaji Atiku
Abubakar’s tweet was a masterstroke. It showed clearly that
Democracy has germinated in our clime and we can begin to look
forward for bountiful harvests in the not too distant future. We
were impressed with the collective performances of Governor
Rabiu Kwankwaso, Govenor Rochas Okorocha and our Brother
Publisher, Sam Nda-Isiah. I pray this team spirit holds to the end. It
is an attitude to encourage because it demonstrates the
preparedness of those who are serious about the 2015 elections.
Even the ambience surrounding the event venue was just too
sweet.
My honest and humble suggestion is that you must do what you’ve
promised to do, carry your party along with you and you will find
the task ahead a LOT easier. You’ve criss-crossed the length and
breadth of Nigeria in the past bonding with your party members
and fellow Nigerians. This is your fourth attempt and hopefully the
last shot at returning to finish the job which you were wickedly
prevented from finishing in 1985. In your past outings, you tried
all you could but got frustrated all the way by forces beyond your
control. Never mind, the time has come for you to reap the
rewards of that Odysseus journey.
In your previous outings, Sir, you must have suffered a huge
trauma. You were called many unprintable names because of your
bluntness and inability to pretend and lie about your faith and
beliefs. The one ugly label that stuck to you like a leech is that of
being an Islamic fundamentalist. Even recently, you were
subliminally accused of being the prime promoter of the much-
dreaded Boko Haram. But no one had the guts to frontally arrest
you and prosecute you for crimes against your country and
humanity. I still wonder till this day how you managed to bear all
the insults and assaults against you with such unusual equanimity.
In the process of trying to prove your innocence, you went to great
lengths and chose all manner of characters as your running-mates.
I remember you chose a prominent and highly-cerebral Igbo Chief,
Dr Chuba Okadigbo, as your Vice Presidential candidate, but that
was not good enough for our people to vote for you. Instead, you
were described as an incurable irredentist. Most recently, and
probably out of desperation to shed off the toga of religious
bigotry, you chose the fiery preacher, Pastor Tunde Bakare of The
Latter Rain Assembly, as your soul-mate, but you were still not
able to wash off your hands clean like Pontius Pilate. I must confess
that your skin must be tougher than that of a porcupine. If there is
one lesson we must all learn from you, it is that we must never
give up in the face of daunting challenges. You are truly resilient
and indomitable.
My dream is to see your party come together to form a kind of
shadow cabinet as soon as possible. This will also show your
teeming supporters how committed you are. The composition of
your squad will reveal the kind of personalities that will eventually
form your dream team in Government. From now on members of
that crew will be formulating policies and commenting on issues of
national economic and social importance and showing Nigerians
what they should come to expect from May 29 2015. I’ve always
been an advocate of such because it additionally helps you to
gather a combined synergy. Instead of relying on your personal
popularity, it would be possible to tap into the energy of other
members and millions of youths who are happy to volunteer for
your campaign. For the first time since you started contesting in
2003, you have a nationwide spread of supporters behind you. It is
almost supernatural that the Governors in your party control the
chunkiest parts in Nigeria. But your biggest assets are the masses
who believe in you. They must never be taken for granted because
they are the voice of God.
If the APC can sustain the classy craftsmanship we saw at the Lagos
Convention, I’ve no doubt that your campaign would catch the
attention of most Nigerians everywhere and change the lacklustre
way of organising political rallies. Your campaign must be issue
based. I loved your letter to the APC Delegates. It was so soul-
lifting that it went viral. It would be nice to write from time to time
to Nigerians intimating them on how you plan to tackle the many
problems afflicting our country. In addition you must not fear to
regularly interact with Nigerians face to face when matters of
national importance arise. It is a poor leader who leaves such
matters to publicists and spokesperson. It reveals that they are
insecure and unsure of themselves. More importantly, it displays a
significant disconnect between the leader and his constituents as
well as a distinct lack of compassion. We have suffered too many
unfulfilled promises and too many shocking denials of matters
which critically affect our people. The people have become
virtually paranoid of politicians and their sugar-coated and
phantasmagorical lies.
There are too many brilliant Nigerians across the world desperate
to see a better Nigeria before they die. They will support you
unconditionally once they key into your dream for the country.
The situation of the country is so bad that everyone is expecting a
miracle from God. This is the time to prove that Nigeria is not a
cursed country but a truly blessed race. I’m already impressed with
the calibre of people I see around you and I’m persuaded they are
capable of not only helping you to win the election but also to run
an effective government.
I wish you the best of luck Sir.
LET THE RACE BEGIN MR PRESIDENT
I have no personal animosity against you, Mr President. As a
matter of fact, I think you have been just unfortunate to have
assumed power at a most terrible period in the history of our
country. I cannot write you off in the next Presidential contest. You
are the incumbent with all the Federal might at your disposal. But
it is going to be the biggest battle that you, PDP and indeed the
conservatives have ever fought since coming to power in 1999.
If you, as the President fail in your second term bid, it would be
due to several reasons. The first is that PDP has not lived up to its
billing despite all the vast resources at its disposal. The money
spent since then would have turned a more prudent country into a
paradise on earth. But in our own case, the more you look, the less
you see. Education has collapsed totally. Infrastructural decay is
abysmal. Insecurity is atrocious. Corruption has shot through the
roof. It is a long tale of woes.
Even those much vaunted areas that your Government promotes in
our media are now being shown to be nothing more than
propaganda stunts. We still have no power despite all the amounts
that have been burnt in the purported attempt to provide light for
our people. Our economy is in shambles. Our international
economists have totally lost the grip. I still cannot understand how
the price of crude has fallen to the level that it has and yet the
domestic price of petrol and petroleum products has not fallen a
kobo. It is sacrilegious. The one thing that is clear is that there is
now no subsidy of any description so the so-called deficits in the
budget should not be there. Our voodoo economists however will
tell us the contrary. Ask them to tell you the truth because the die
is cast.
The major challenge is that your supporters are also fond of
threatening hell-fire against your opponents instead of trying to
sell your best attributes. I can see this strategy failing already.
Please, don’t deviate from your belief that the blood of Nigerians is
not worth dropping for politics. Be a man of peace and not a man
of war. God has been too kind to you. If He wishes, he may still
retain you in power.
Nairalanders, is this the new beginning we've been craving for?

This man should better watch his back. GEJ doesnt fvck with his opposition and their ally

This man should better watch his back. GEJ doesnt fvck with his opposition and their allies

Thank God for letting you see the light.

The letter is well written and I agree with the advice especially that of shadow cabinet and writing more letters to Nigerians on how to tackle some of our problems. All in all, It's a good epistle.

Team GMB.

Your letter long sha but anyway you're very much welcome bros.

I love this

now i get it BUHARISM just the fever that has enveloped pdp since 2days ago even mark speaks out on the cold.

Getting there.......

tL;DR

I personally believe that Buhari is a noble man with a strong will and character. But the question still remains........will the powers that be allow him to rule this great nation in civilian clothes?

he can convert to tinubuism. it doesnt matter. buhari will loose

who knows dele momodu,?
does his opinion counts ,? does it change d fact dat it is GEJ till 2019......,?

K

The Era of Change has come, and the change is now. Let vote in a man with Quality Leadership, Responsibility, Accountability, Transparency, Effectiveness, Good Governance and Value Same. Let us support a Performer not a Failure in the name of "We are from this region, so that is why they are trying to fustrate us" or supports based on sentiments, because doing so will send a message that we only want power just for the sake of it and not for service. We are not zealots who have simply sold their conscience on the platter of tribal sentiments and religion bigotry.

Dele Momodu said it all, he is really on point.

Front page tinz.

Team GMB till GEJ and PDP learn governance and leadership.

engrtee:
he can convert to tinubuism. it doesnt matter. buhari will loose

Lol

Obviously the truth is coming out, it is like an earthquake resonating within the earth core.

2015 is Buhari for the taking. If he loses, he should blame no one but himself. Buhari must begin to sell himself, tackle and address issues that even the stauch pdp supporters will secretly admire and support him. Jonathan cannot win this election other than rigging, so Buhari must sell himself that the Jonathanians would see that the cost to rig is so much that they would give up to defeat and retire to their tent.

Buhari must not fail us. Nigeria must be great again.

Political jobber alert!
Na now your eyes open abi?
After 70% of the job is done and every one is clamoring for Buhari presidency?
No appointment for you o!
Go back to GEJ!

The buharism revolution is here already.
Team GMB
#votebuhari

wat baffles me is wen dey will b sayin BUHARI2015....do yu knw wat he is planning? he might be evil afterall

OkeEsibe:
wat baffles me is wen dey will b sayin BUHARI2015....do yu knw wat he is planning? he might be evil afterall

If He [GMB] is Evil,that should not be a problem He will be remove one time as GEJ will be removed come 2015. So don't worry.