The senior advocate said he doesn’t see Buhari implementing the 2014 conference report because Buhari “isn’t a politician and he doesn’t understand the political arithmetic of Nigeria and he doesn’t understand the political geography.


Chief Akintola says Buhari lacks the true understanding of Nigeria.

Of course, he has been Head of State before, he has been governor, he has been a minister but he still doesn’t understand the complexity of the structure.

He isn’t in the mould of an Obasanjo or a Babangida. Even when you look at his exposure and administrative style, it is a style that is patterned after his military background.

Everything he does, even in speech presentation, even in body language. So, he isn’t a politician in the mould of Obasanjo and Babangida who are military-politicians.

For instance, IBB knows everybody that is somebody in this country; he will address them by their first name; Obasanjo knows everybody that is somebody in every nook and cranny of the country. These are people who understand Nigeria and they know it in and out.”

Akintola further opined that “Buhari belongs to that old, conservative school; so you cannot cast him in the same mould with Atiku. Atiku is a seasoned politician and he has interacted and he is still interacting with people across the length and breadth of the country and he knows the danger that is ahead of us as a nation; he knows that we are yet to build a nation, that we are still a country of many nationalities and there is need for us to operate a genuine federal system of government.

There is no different federal system of government; you are either practising it or you aren’t and one of the cardinal principles of federalism is that every component part should be allowed to develop at its own pace. But see what we are having today.

Why are many states having problem? Why should states, like Gombe, Ekiti, Ebonyi, be comparing themselves with Lagos, Akwa-Ibom and Rivers? It is only mad people that will be doing the same thing, using the same method and be expecting different result. What we are practising cannot help this country and it is high time we appreciate that.

For instance, I am from Oyo State; my state doesn’t have crude oil and its likelihood of it having it is remote, but we have the population, which is an asset and we have the capital base. If you practise true federalism, my state will be richer than Bayelsa and Rivers put together.
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Are you serious?

Akintola is an ipod youth says Zombies

All man know na. Buhari wey no know say im be president sef

D truth is bitter

Chief Akintola is very right in his observation of the president. One does not need to look too far to see his provincialism. He still holds those prejudiced views about other parts of Nigeria. That is why he has failed to condemn the abominable acts of the rampaging Fulani herdsmen and his infamous classification of a part of Nigeria as land of second class citizens.

Obasanjo and Babaginda tower above the president in the qualities that a leader of a heterogeneous nation like Nigeria should posses. Obasanjo, during his reign, had over forty ministers in his government just to ensure inclusivenIess. He reached out to members of the opposition who nominated some of their members to serve in his government.
IBB belongs to another class of leaders. My uncle once told me that Babaginda knew almost all officers by their first names when he was the Chief of Army Staff. This made them absolutely loyal to him and earned them the sobriquet " IBB boys". His cosmopolitan nature was one of the reasons why many technocrats from the South served in his government.

Atiku is another alter ego of the president. He is refined, congenial, moderately religious, politically flexible, and broad-minded. He is one man who should lead the country.

The call for the restructuring Nigeria is mere noise in the president's ears. He won't do it even with a gun point to his head.

Its obvious we have a dullard as a president,when we told you guys he has no certificate una no listen.

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