Very incisive piece by a nairalander.
The guy's post suggest that Buhari's deputy, Idiagbon was much stronger than him and that Buhari without Idiagbon could be likened a car without engine. Read on . . .

Buhari was the weakest military head of state. I remember when we demonstrated in 1994 during the June 12 saga. Nobody thought of Buhari the way some of you talk now. I am so surprised that since the CPC campaign, all these funny stories of Buhari are being peddled everywhere. Back in the nineties, Buhari was only remembered as the failed and weak Nigerian president whose deputy ruled for him. I dont know where all these Buhari praises are coming from. Probably from a generation that didn't know what happened back then.

Idiagbon was not only more respected in the army, he was more respected in the whole country. Idiagbon was seen and knowm as the man who called the shots. As proof that Buhari didnt have any serious respect or following in the army, the coup that overthrew him was the easiest since independence. No resistance of any kind. that only happens when you dont have a strong army following. Orkah coup would have easily succeeded if it was Buhari in power. It took the IBB boys to stop Orkah coup. I dont like IBB or Abacha but you have to say they had good following in the army. OBJ still has the biggest base in the army, believe it or not. like him or not. Buhari was a nobody in the army. He was non existent. He was never an active person in the military. Go check the records from 1966 coup till he became president and after he left.

When you overthrow a civilian government, you have to make it look justified. That was what precipitated all he tried to do then. The country was not in any crisis when he took over. There were economic issues alright but the naira was still 1:1 with the dollar. Nobody was suffering. we had free books in school and ate free meals sometimes. Things really became bad during the IBB years. IBB is the guy that really took us to the cleaners.

Abacha did nothing and spoiled little. Buhari is not a tough guy. He is just an opportunist who has seen that he can play on the northern sentiments that they want their own to rule. That is why he has been playing the sharia card since the OBJ regime. He was the first to come out and support Yerima on the sharialization of Zamfara state. He later went on to tell Moslems not to vote for Christians. Just playing on their sentiments. Nothing more. If he is really a strong leader, he would have a strong following. Atiku might be bad, but you have to give it to him that he is a strong leader and it shows in his followership base. If not that men like OBJ backed GEJ, it would have been very difficult for GEJ to beat Atiku in PDP.

Then why do you shiver and wet your pants at the mention of his name? Sai General Buhari!! Sai Mai Gaskiya

Nothing way person no go hear for this Nairaland ooo!!! Chei!

Buhari was a tyrant, period !!!!

Buhari's coup was to to stop incriminating probes into NNPC, lets not forget that he stole $2.8billion which had been traced to his Midland Bank account in the UK by Saraki's Senate committee probe. After Buhari's boys had shredded all the papers at NNPC (4 months into office), the phucker actually announced that he was ready to resign on tv!

The saga threw the country into real confusion. It was Idiagbon and his cabinet that saved the day by assuming power, Buhari preferred to hang about and use sirens.

Buhari also got NTA's Vera Ifudu sacked for announcing the findings of Saraki's Senate committee on NTA. She challenged the sacking, won the case and was paid damages.

Buhari was also Abacha's thief in PTF. Abacha built a private refinery in Sierra Leone with FG money, then removed fuel subsidies so he and his cronies (like Buhari and IBB) could loot the country by being the sole importers of fuel. Buhari helped push the largesse of corruption through PTF, in one instance, Buhari gave the PTF estate at Wuse away to a contractor in a sweetheart deal.