The emergence of General Muhammadu Buhari as the flagbearer of the newly formed Mega Party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, ahead of the General Elections in 2015 was one that was built on greed and desperation for power at the centre. This movement was so hasty that no post-victory plans were set in place. This culminated into the obvious delays that characterized the initial months of the Buhari Government.
Before the slim victory of General Buhari, some facts were glaring;
PDP was performing abysmally
Nigeria was bedeviled with so many challenges that were fast appearing insurmountable under the Jonathan administration.
Jonathan appeared to have lacked the dogged political will to handle pressing issues during his days at the presidency.
Nigerians were fed up with the slow pace of general development under Him (Jonathan)
The North (Nigeria’s perceived Kings making zone) was obviously managing her grief due to the sudden loss of power at the centre as a result of Ex-President YarAdua’s sudden journey to the spirit world.
All these necessitated the removal of the then ruling party and President. But of course, succeeding in such a task in Africa has never been an easy one. The power of incumbency, the command of wealth, influence of the electoral umpire and security agencies would normally work in favour of the President seeking re-election. The case of Nigeria before and during the 2015 polls was not an exception.
The fact remains that the merging of some opposition parties into the APC would not have been enough to have sacked the incumbent President from the oil-rich region of Nigeria. The APC being aware of this settled on seeking a personality that has overwhelming followership, integrity and from the north. The north was strategically favoured because of its predominant religion and population. The need for a man without blemish ended up with General Muhammadu Buhari. This came after a weeping Buhari had shocked his die-hard supporters and followers that he was not going to contest for the presidency again after three failed efforts at the polls and at the Supreme Court.
A key process in the emergence of a presidential candidate is the conduct of a primary election. Apart from the buying the presidential form, an aspirant also needs to hunt for party delegates to seek their support. All these requires huge sum of money who our retired Army General told us that he never had. Buhari even told us that he secured his presidential form with a bank loan. The truth concerning the emergence of Buhari as APC Presidential candidate was that some party Leaders and Governors devoted their material and financial resources to convince or order party delegates from their states to vote for Buhari. If not for this, a General Buhari would not have been able to win the presidential ticket due to his obvious inability to have possessed the requisite financial muscles to flex with the likes of Kwankwaso, Atiku and Okorocha.
Even after his election, President Buhari has acted in several ways to show that He is not a POLITICIAN but a MERE LEADER. Doing well as the President of the most populous country in Africa demands more of a politician than mere status of a leader. One regrettable incident that has shown Buhari’s political weakness is His refusal to have directly influenced the emergence of the leadership of the National Assembly despite His party having majority seats in both chambers. A political mistake he is still paying regrettably for till now.
Regardless of how you would rate the Buhari administration as an incumbent, he is entitled to seeking re-election. It is left for Nigerians to decide his fate. But before he meets Nigerians at the poll, Buhari has to again pick the presidential ticket of His party. And this is where the fears abound considering Buhari as not a politician. Thus far, so many things have changed. Some of the party leaders and Governors that compelled their state delegates to support Him for the 2015 race have been back-stabbed, prosecuted, persecuted or out-rightly sidelined. The so-called Presidential Cabals who also have their own greedy interests to protect may not be able to garner enough support to deliver President Buhari if majority of the state Governors form an alliance with Saraki, Kwankwaso or Atiku who appear to be front liners for the 2019 APC Presidential Ticket. It will perhaps be too humiliating for an incumbent President to be rejected by majority of his party delegates.
No doubt, many supporters of President Buhari including members of his party have been deeply disappointed following major events that have characterized His administration so far. Buhari appears to be losing his key support grounds, hence the increased calls for his resignation even from some members of his party during his prolonged ill-health. Whether his health travails will end finally and give Nigerians a more strong and formidable Buhari who will possess the required strength and vigour to act as Nigeria’s President remains unknown.
I, like other Nigerians expect President Buhari to be thankful to Allah if he sees Him through His tenure till 2019; after which he MUST seriously consider not re-contesting but go home to enjoy the rest of his days. Some Nigerians will still hold him dear and acknowledge his outstanding patriotism. Stagnating our growth and development as a country to salvage his personal greed to perpetuate in power will simply erode his remaining goodwill.
Recently, a shocking revelation from the Minister of Women Affairs, Aisha Alhassan openly expressing her support for the Atiku 2019 Presidential Ambition simply means that like the Jonathan Era, “Boko Haram Elements Have Infiltrated Even The President’s Cabinet”. It is a clear indication that President Buhari is not in charge of His Government. Be it as it may be,we must not be quick to blame or crucify Alhassan. Rather we must appreciate her courage and sincerity because I believe they are more “Alhassans” in Buhari’s government waiting for the “right time” to clearly show where their loyalty lie.
President Buhari should be more concerned about the implications of the “Alhassans” in his government because nobody can serve two masters at the same time. You must be working for the downfall of one to uplift the other. And I am sure, Buhari wouldn’t want others even those in his government to perfect his downfall.
Going to war with the “Alhassans” won’t be in the best interest of Buhari and His party. Like others sacrificed their interests for him (Buhari) to succeed to become Nigeria’s President, it is expected that he makes similar sacrifice in the overall interest of his party. And the sure way to do this is to drop any interest in continuing in office in 2019. This is of course for very obvious reasons chief of which include his age and health. As insisting on continuation in 2019 will be too disastrous for the APC particularly and Nigeria generally. This stand in anyway does not imply a support or rejection for an Atiku Candidature. The desperation of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar must however be seriously scrutinized if it is in the best interest of Nigeria and Nigerians or to buy us all as part of the unending list of his companies and wealth portfolio.

Source: http://www.suanusblog.com/2017/09/president-buhari-2019-and-alhassans.html?m=1

Nice write-up

Same old story

Buhari must go 2019

Okay now. I smell kwankwasos money on this article.