Buhari was elected president in
2015 by a broad coalition of
interests. Capitalists, socialists,
unitarists and regionalists all
united to ensure that he won
the elections. By all accounts, it appears that
the regionalists and capitalists
are unhappy with his
performance to date. They
seem to imply that he deceived
them either actively or passively by playing along with
their plans. They claim they
were led to believe that he
would place the private sector
at the heart of his governance
strategy but his actions to date have been a betrayal of
that promise. READ ALSO: 2 prisoners who turned leaders of Nigeria As 2019 approaches, how can
the ‘free marketers’ ensure
that they won’t be deceived
by another ‘socialist’
masquerading as a capitalist? I think the answer to the
question requires us to apply
ourselves more rigorously to
the manner in which we select
candidates. In the US and UK, the
candidates present manifestos
but there is also an implicit
understanding that elections go
beyond the manifesto. A critical
analysis of the candidates’ personality must also take
place. Their reasoning is simple.
Circumstances change so it
possible that a manifesto
becomes redundant but what
won’t change is the person
who is in charge of government. For example, a manifesto might
have promised that Sunday
Oliseh would be sacked as
Nigeria’s coach but the promise
would be redundant because he
resigned. That is why analysts in
advanced democracies go
beyond manifesto promises.
They seek to understand a
candidate’s ideology, his
decision making processes and his character. They are the
things that will determine how a
he reacts to unforeseen events
when he gets into office. For example, David Cameron is a
capitalist by ideology and
Jeremy Corbyn is a socialist by
ideology. So it’s logical to
assume that if confronted with
the fuel subsidy problem, Cameron would have opted to
remove the subsidy whilst
Corbyn would have insisted on
retaining them. READ ALSO: Atiku presidential ambition 2019 kicks off In the Nigerian case, these
issues are more critical because
the President is so powerful
that no godfather can control
him. Therefore once he moves
into Aso Rock, his decisions will be a reflection of his core
principles. This is why it was no
surprise that Buhari balked at
the decision to float the naira.
It went against his core
principle, socialism. So in 2019, it will not be
enough to say, Elrufai promised
X or Atiku promised Y. We must
ask ourselves, what would
Elrufai or Atiku instinctively do
when confronted with a crisis? Are they democrats by instinct?
Are they diplomats by instinct?
Are they capitalists by instinct?
Are they compassionate by
instinct? In summary, I think the 2015
error was the failure of
capitalists to consider the
personality and ideology of
Buhari before they chose to
support him. It will never be enough to read and analyse
manifestos. We must always
delve into the personalities of
candidates and understand the
core of their ideologies and
characters. Source http://davesblog.over-blog.com

Mynd44 Seun

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NgeneUkwenu:
Mynd44 Seun

seconded

more comments guys

too long...will read letter

Mynd44 Abeg take this nonsense down.

Buhari is a failure

So they too have given up on Buhari.

Some guys sha. So because she broke up wif u, All of a sudden her sumtin stinks! Sumtin dah u wia eating lyk shawarma.

BlackSeptember:
Buhari is a failure

Big one

AngelAhnie:
Big one

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robosky02:


make them no arrest you oh

I am waiting for them.
Good evening bosky?

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