A NIGERIAN YOUTH WROTE THIS LETTER TO 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 front-line role,
you can serve in an advisory capacity.
That is still
service.
In conclusion, 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 come February 14th,
2015. In fairness to you Sir, 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. copy and post on your
wall let it
go round,
is time we youth tell
our self the truth

Morning make the day not night.Wake up from Ur bad dream.If @ the age of 35/40 now,U have nothing to show for a living/tolling,JONA INEPTITUDE/CLUELESSNES CauSE UR MISFORTUNE. BUHARI/OSINBAJO AREN'T COMING TO LOOT,STEAL,EAT BILLONS OF FOOD,BUY DIFF PLANE as the pathetic daft man is doing. VOTE BUHARI/OSINBAJO FOR PRESIDENT