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Jonathan And Buhari Are Both Problematic Candidates – Soyinka by Ayekotoo(m): 12:34pm On Feb 19, 2015 |
Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, has taken a swipe on the two frontline candidates in the March 28 presidential election, President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party and Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) of the All Progressives Congress, describing them as ‘problematic flagbearers.’ The literary doyen in an interview with the BBC on Monday, affirmed that the political parties should have come up with far better options than the two leading candidates. He described President Jonathan, who is running for a second term and the opposition leader, Buhari, as “problematic candidates.” “There is a huge albatross hanging (around) the necks of the two main candidates. I can understand the dilemma which many voters have,” Soyinka said. He added that “one contender is troubled by the present, the other by the past.” Soyinka also decried the lack of fair play in the election, saying the spirit of “let’s have a fair war” was not yet deep enough. He faulted Jonathan for the failure to rescue the more than 200 schoolgirls abducted from Chibok in April 2014. “What happened was a clear failure of leadership – a slow reaction, an inadequate reaction and response,” Soyinka told the BBC. He stressed that while responsibility for the Boko Haram crisis rested with President Jonathan, the government could not be held solely responsible for the entire jihadist problem as it began under previous governments. “Buhari and his partner, the late Gen. Tunde Idiagbon, after (former military head of state) Sani Abacha, I think they represented the most brutal face of military dictatorship. There is no question about that,” Soyinka said. “But the environment changes, circumstances change and… I look at the possibility of a genuine internal transformation in some individuals. I’ve been disappointed before and we must always be ready to be disappointed again,” he added. http://dailypost.ng/2015/02/17/jonathan-buhari-problematic-candidates-soyinka/ 1 Like |
Re: Jonathan And Buhari Are Both Problematic Candidates – Soyinka by asadike(f): 12:50pm On Feb 19, 2015 |
I agree wit you oga professor, but wetin we go do now? Coz me na d person wey favour my igbo people most, na him I go vote for. |
Re: Jonathan And Buhari Are Both Problematic Candidates – Soyinka by Vision4God: 12:55pm On Feb 19, 2015 |
No other option. Wat to do now is vote wisely btw d pdp & apc |
Re: Jonathan And Buhari Are Both Problematic Candidates – Soyinka by VICTORCIZA(m): 12:59pm On Feb 19, 2015 |
one is a terrorist while the other is trying hard to right the wrongs of our past leaders |
Re: Jonathan And Buhari Are Both Problematic Candidates – Soyinka by viczing(m): 1:09pm On Feb 19, 2015 |
Buhari probs worse pass aw list dem later I dey come Gej till 2019 |
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