A Nigerian student Adebanjo O. Aladetan from
the University of Roehampton, London, United
Kingdom wrote the open letter to Muhammadu
Buhari advising him on first steps as Nigeria’s
president.
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those of the author and do not necessarily
reflect the official policy or position of Naij.com.
It should be noted that former military ruler will
be swear-in to the office on May 29, Friday.
The president-elect is currently in the UK for
private visit.
Muhammadu Buhari has become the first
Nigerian to defeat a sitting president through the
ballot box, putting him in charge of Africa’s most
populous nation and its biggest economy.
Read the letter below:
I wish to personally congratulate you on your
success in the Nigerian General Presidential
Election of 28 March, 2015.
I have aired my views quite a number of times in
many journals, stating that Nigeria needs a God-
sent political messiah who can place the country
where it ought to be in the world stage; a
political messiah who can rewrite our political
history and change the course of history.
General Muhammadu Buhari, when I heard that
you have been chosen as the presidential
candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC),
I was extremely happy.
With the selection of the legal luminary
Professor Osinbanjo as your running mate, I
became happier and felt that all my wishes had
been fulfilled. I knew one day we would be able
to see a set of capable and competent hands
that would captain the lost Nigerian political ship
to safety.
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Your Excellency, the President-elect of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria, General
Muhammadu Buhari, history has revealed to us
the impact of former President of United States
of America, Abraham Lincoln. Before signing the
declaration to abolish slave trade, the wickedest
trade on earth of buying and selling humans, he
said, “If my name ever goes into history, it will
be for this act of justice”.
We also heard about Dr Martin Luther King, Jr.,
and his prophetic speech “I have a dream”. He
waged war against segregation between whites
and blacks in the United States of America. His
legacy cannot be forgotten in human race and
around the world.
Nelson Mandela did not support the apartheid
regime in South Africa. He worked tirelessly
against the racist regime and liberated his
people: a legacy that will remain permanently in
the minds and hearts of the present generation
of South Africa as well as those of generations to
come. When Nelson Mandela died, he was
buried by the entire globe, and the speeches
made by the world’s political leaders presented
him as one of the greatest political icons of our
generation.
We cannot escape history and the impact of the
competent war leader of Great Britain, Winston
Churchill, in the war against Adolf Hitler between
1944 and 1945, during the Second World War.
Churchill has been described as one of the
greatest Prime Ministers of Britain, a great
orator of our generation. Records revealed that
he used his oratory power to change the minds
of millions of Britons to enlist in the British army,
which waged war against the senseless Second
World War that took millions of lives in Europe.
He was also the co-founder of the United
Nations.
We heard about the unforgettable history of
Mahatma Gandhi in India, with his legacy of free
education. To bring my message home, Chief
Obafemi Awolowo was known for free education
in Nigeria, a legacy that will remain in indelible in
the minds of the Yoruba people and all Nigerians.
Your Excellency, Nigerians tested your
governance when you were with General Tunde
Idiagbon. That regime has been described as the
best government in the political history in
Nigeria and Africa as a whole. But the men in
uniform did not allow Nigeria to get the best out
of you and General Tunde Idiagbon.
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However, God has given you a second chance
to tell the world how you love your fatherland
Nigeria; how you were made and what you
believe in about good governance in the human
race, like someone in the corridor of power that
could not be forgotten from generation to
generation, like the name of Abraham Lincoln
has been magnified in American political history,
and the name of Gandhi has been written on a
platter of gold in India, and the people of Great
Britain will remember the role of Winston
Churchill, who stood in the gap for his people
with his talented mastering of English language
as a great orator of our generation.
These political icons were not the only people
who came to power in their respective
countries. However, when their names lingers
on or when the name of a leader sounds like a
bell, there are reasons for that in world history.
Our hopes are very high in the government
Nigerians have chosen you to lead. A country
that is too big to fail, the most populous nation of
the black race, the richest country in the
continent of Africa, home of intellectuals and
potentials.
We need a courageous leader to unveil the
potentialities buried in our people, this is why
every individual of our nation voted for you. We
need you to reshape both the political and
economic history of this dynamic era of our
time. We want to tell you that we all love you and
you are not corrupt, but please be reminded that
the entire lives of Nigerians are in your hands
and you are the hope of the masses.
I read and studied about the characteristics of
God Almighty who is always looking for a man in
every generation of mankind. For the Israelites,
God used Moses to lead the people to the
Promise Land, In the Islamic world, God gave
Prophet Mohammed in Medina, God also used
Noah to save his generation during the first flood
that was recorded in the Bible.
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Your Excellency, General Muhammadu Buhari, I
am of the humble opinion that God Almighty has
been looking for you to captain our lost political
ship, which has gone astray to safety and that
God has ordained you to be the President of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria in 2015.
My general advice are as follows:
1. Please relaunch the war against indiscipline,
avoid involving corrupt politicians of the old
regime at both state and federal levels; instead,
make use of potential candidates and
intellectuals both at home and abroad. Ministers
should be appointed in acting capacity to see the
best in them before their appointments are being
confirmed.
2. The declaration of assets of the officials who
will be working with your government is very
necessary. Ministers that owns private jets
should be thoroughly investigated.
3. Huge transfers from one bank to another
before and after the presidential election should
be forwarded to CBN and EFCC for
verification.The EFCC should be Strenthened and
more powers should be given to the
commission.
4. The police force should be reorganised and a
capable hand should be looked for to be the
inspector general of the police.
5. Please look for capable hands and competent
personnel to man the Nigerian port authority.
Due to the lack of competent leadership, Nigeria
has lost billions to other countries that are able
to put their port authorities in order.
6. In terms of the legal system, the problems
and the odds of our country are entirely on
Nigerian judges, who have held the legal system
of our dear fatherland with corrupt and imperfect
hands. I, therefore, admit that the problem of our
country is our judges, individuals who hold the
place of God to pass the right judgment and
provide justice to all.
7. Education is the light of the world, and we
need competent hands to handle this sector.
8. Agriculture is the backbone of every economy
and it plays a crucial role in the generation of
employment opportunities. Agriculture not only
provides food and raw materials but also
provides employment opportunities to a very
large proportion of population.
9. Health is another sector that requires
improvement.
10. Road maintenance is also very important.
11. The power sector also requires close
attention.
Long live the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Written by Adebanjo O. Aladetan www.naij.com/446826-nigerian-student-in-uk-writes-letter-to-buhari.html

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What an interesting epistle