hairyanus :
YOUTH WRITES A LETTER TO BUHARI
Posted by Charles Kalu
Gen.Muhammadu Buhari.
Sir, let us examine your service records. I consider
your generation a very privileged one, indeed. In 1975
at the age of 33, you were appointed the Military
Governor of the North-Eastern State, present day
Borno & Yobe states.
In 1976 at the age of 34 you became the Minister for
Petroleum and Natural Resources. In 1978 at the age
of 36 you became the Chairman of the Nigeria
National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Today the
reverse is the case. Most Nigerians at age of 35 are
still unemployed and still living with parents. Many are
still not married. During your time you were already
Governor at this age.
One major reason for this unfortunate turn of events is
that many elders like you have refused to voluntarily
handover the baton to the next generation. Life should
be a relay race where one runs his race and hands
over to the next. In Nigeria many elders like you have
run their races and are still holding on tenaciously to
the baton.
But Sir, I have an important question here for you. The
question is simple, MUST YOU SERVE NIGERIA AS A
PRESIDENT ONLY? IS THERE NO OTHER CAPACITY
YOU CAN SERVE US EXCEPT THE PRESIDENCY? It is
very erroneous to imagine that you can only serve
Nigeria only in one capacity. During the regime of late
General Sani Abacha, you accepted the appointment to
serve as the Chairman of the then Petroleum Trust
Fund PTF.
The general opinion was that you served faithfully in
this capacity. Well done Sir! But you never asked
Abacha to vacate office for you as your former
subordinate in the army. Never! In fact that would
have been a dangerous move, if not suicidal. Rather
you served faithfully under your former junior in the
army. Sir, imagine if you take on another job like the
Chairman of EFCC or ICPC or NDLEA.
Nigerians actually need you to serve in one of these
capacities much more than they need you in the
Presidency. Mere mentioning your name as Chairman
of EFCC would drive many corrupt men underground.
But you wouldn’t . Either the Presidency or nothing.
When are you going to handover to the next person? It
is either you do it voluntarily or risk disgrace at the
polls. In 1983 at the age of 41, you became the Head
of State.
Most Nigerians in my age have not had the
opportunity to serve, but we still remain committed to
the Nigerian project. You should rather be graceful to
God and to Nigerians for the numerous opportunities
that have come your way to serve Nigerians. Others
are begging for just one opportunity to serve. Sir, you
have to accept the stark reality on ground that you
have served your time already.
That is life for you. You run the race, you handover
the baton for others to run, you cannot hold on to the
baton more than is necessary. As a former head of
State you are already a member of the Council of
State Meeting. You have every avenue to channel your
views across. You don’t necessarily have to be in a
frontline role, you can serve in an advisory capacity.
That is still service.
In conclusion, let me state that the greatest
beneficiary should you emerge candidate of the APC
would be President Jonathan. It is crystal clear that
you cannot defeat President Jonathan in a free, fair
and credible election, even in Katsina State.
Sentiments aside, Jonathan would cruise to a
landslide victory should you emerge candidate of the
APC. In fact many political analysts believe that
President Jonathan wants you to emerge as the APC
flag bearer in order to secure a cheap victory. In
fairness to you, any of your Children would pose a
serious challenge to Jonathan more than yourself.
I do not see Nigerians electing a 72 year old former
Head of state to lead us in this Digital era. With due
respect to you Sir, you belong to the Analogue age
and therefore, will not fit in as president in this digital
era.
This is the blunt truth. Please do not enter the
Guinness book of world records on a negative note.
Losing four consecutive Presidential election would
not augur well for your reputation. It is in your best
interest to assume your position as an elder
statesman and allow others to serve. Nigeria does not
belong to you alone. It belongs to us all


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hairyanus


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I bet u if buhari is a candidate easily to beat..cheap and baseless post lyk dix and other won't cum up...nd now tel me wich youth shud we vote for?d corrpt and incompetence clueless gej?

Silly child