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And the Crowd Disappears – A Sobering Reflection on the Life and Legacy of Muhammadu Buhari

When the dust settles… when the ovations fade… when the guns fall silent and the convoy no longer roars… a man must face the silence of his legacy. Muhammadu Buhari, former President of Nigeria, military ruler, and one-time messiah in the eyes of millions, has finally entered the place where titles mean nothing, and every man must give account—not to the crowd, not to the press, but to his Creator.

And the Crowd Disappears.

There was a time the crowd surged for him. The chants of “Sai Baba!” echoed in streets, marketplaces, and town halls. The old General was seen as a righteous man, a no-nonsense disciplinarian sent from above to purge a nation drowning in corruption, insecurity, and deceit. For many, Buhari represented hope. He was the broom that would sweep Nigeria clean.

But now… the crowd is gone.

In the grave, there is no Aso Rock. There is no FEC meeting, no DSS briefings, no handlers to shield your errors, no teleprompter to guide your words. There’s no propaganda machine to polish your image. There, it’s just you—and your deeds.

What did you do with the trust placed upon you, General?

You were handed the keys to the most powerful office in Africa’s most vibrant and desperate nation. For eight years, you sat at the helm. Yet what monuments of mercy did you leave behind?

Not even one world-class hospital.

Eight solid years—enough to transform Nigeria’s broken healthcare system, enough to erect centers of medical excellence that could have saved countless lives. But you chose foreign hospitals for your checkups and treatments. While the masses died in ill-equipped clinics, you boarded jets to Europe. While Nigerian doctors fled in droves due to poor funding, you entrusted your health to strangers in foreign lands.

In the end, the same system you failed to build rejected you.

The same hospitals you abandoned could not shelter you in your dying hour. You died in a foreign land—not as a man of dignity, but as a cautionary tale. Your final journey home was not in glory, but in a casket, transported like diplomatic cargo. Not even the luxury of walking out of life with your feet on the same soil that crowned you President.

What a shame. What a lesson.

You came in as a man of integrity—but under your rule, corruption evolved. The anti-corruption fight became a cloak—ruthless against enemies, blind to allies. Your government lost trillions to fraud, padded budgets, and ghost projects, yet you looked away.

You promised security, yet Nigeria bled daily. Terrorists, bandits, and unknown gunmen roamed freely. Kidnappers turned highways to hunting grounds. Entire communities vanished while you made statements of “shock” and ordered routine investigations that led nowhere.

You spoke of change—but change betrayed you. Or was it that you betrayed change?

Now, the crowd has disappeared.

The chant of “Sai Baba” has gone silent. Those who once cheered have found new idols. Your name is no longer a hope—it is now a debate. A legacy contested by truth and propaganda, weighed by those who felt your absence more than your leadership.

But beyond the judgment of men comes the greater one—the judgment of God. There, no presidential seal can cover the pages of your record. You will answer for every opportunity wasted. Every soul that perished under preventable conditions. Every mother that wept for a child lost to a broken system you could have repaired.

And so the lesson stands for every man who rises to power:

Build what you will need when power ends.

Leave behind what will outlive the applause.

Because the crowd always disappears.

And when it does, you will stand alone… before the One who gave you the chance to make a difference.

What will He say to you?

And what will you say to Him?

Let the living consider this. Let those in office tremble. Because Buhari has gone the way of all flesh. Not with parades. Not with glory. But with the silence of a wasted opportunity echoing through the corridors of time.

And the crowd disappears.

Yes the crowd has disperse. Rest in Peace Muhammadu Buhari.

I sincerely hope Peter Obi's campaign will be centered around 'FAKE DRUGS' and their manufacturers. Doing this will give him 100% support of the rest of Nigerians except the manufacturers who may want to kill him as they tried killing Professor Akunyili of blessed memory but ended up killing her husband many years later.

My point is. The death from the ingestion of 'FAKE DRUGS' is uncountable. A war which when ever the government chooses to fight or is fighting, the government is always met with a TOTAL RESISTANCE from a certain group of people who it is their character to call Nigeria a 'ZOO' and culture to worship money.

Our challenge is not even in having world class hospitals, our challenge is in having a HUMANE heart that is MERCIFUL. Is manufacturing and selling of fake drug an act of MERCY and KINDNESS to your fellow human being? Is Buhari truely unkind and merciless?

Every soul shall taste death.

You will be remembered for what impacts you made while alive either positive or negative.

What people say after your death will be the starting point of what your judgement will be.

Do good. As a leader that is entrusted with the welfare and affairs of the people, be just and honest. Employ people of worthy characters so your administration benefits the people you came to serve.

Giving excuses of the people around me are bad but I have good intentions won’t cut it when you go to meet your maker and he asks you to account for your stewardship.

Such is life.It is the fate that will befall every man one day.

Softmirror:
Peter Obi will soon show face after every one has gone.

. That's his regular trademark of course . He just loves being on the limelight

Sheuns:
Every soul shall taste death.

You will be remembered for what impacts you made while alive either positive or negative.

What people say after your death will be the starting point of what your judgement will be.

Do good. As a leader that is entrusted with the welfare and affairs of the people, be just and honest. Employ people of worthy characters so your administration benefits the people you came to serve.

Giving excuses of the people around me are bad but I have good intentions won’t cut it when you go to meet your maker and he asks you to account for your stewardship.

They always forget that the Gods were always present in their secret meetings.
God sees the heart of men. Know this as a leader and you will lead well.
Those who think they can play God as they played men are in for the real shock

Softmirror:
Yes the crowd has disperse. Rest in Peace Muhammadu Buhari.

I sincerely hope Peter Obi's campaign will be centered around 'FAKE DRUGS' and their manufacturers. Doing this will give him 100% support of the rest of Nigerians except the manufacturers who may want to kill him as they tried killing Professor Akunyili of blessed memory but ended up killing her husband many years later.

My point is. The death from the ingestion of 'FAKE DRUGS' is uncountable. A war which when ever the government chooses to fight or is fighting, the government is always met with a TOTAL RESISTANCE from a certain group of people who it is their character to call Nigeria a 'ZOO' and culture to worship money.

Our challenge is not even in having world class hospitals, our challenge is in having a HUMANE heart that is MERCIFUL. Is manufacturing and selling of fake drugs and act of MERCY and KINDNESS to your fellow human being? Is Buhari truely unkind and merciless?

;Dyou sha dey look for all manners of propaganda to try and diminish PO influence but instead it make people hate tinubu the more...Tinubu is the president, why not direct it to him to work and fight fake drug instead of campaigning... Tinubu doesnt need to campaign, he is already already the president so tell him as his supporter and propagandist to do his damn job...
all this your running na cry cry go follow am cos i dey fear make u no later get heartattack

I was surprised didn't follow buhari to the grave,I thought the deal was even till death

The sad thing is Nigerians actually liked Buhari a whole lot from the beginning. Nigerians actually believed in him. He lost control of his government and brought disgrace and shame to his name.

This is one thing I love about Muslims .

Death to them is merely a passage and the living are not expected to live in the shadow of the dead

Softmirror:
Yes the crowd has disperse. Rest in Peace Muhammadu Buhari.

I sincerely hope Peter Obi's campaign will be centered around 'FAKE DRUGS' and their manufacturers. Doing this will give him 100% support of the rest of Nigerians except the manufacturers who may want to kill him as they tried killing Professor Akunyili of blessed memory but ended up killing her husband many years later.

My point is. The death from the ingestion of 'FAKE DRUGS' is uncountable. A war which when ever the government chooses to fight or is fighting, the government is always met with a TOTAL RESISTANCE from a certain group of people who it is their character to call Nigeria a 'ZOO' and culture to worship money.

Our challenge is not even in having world class hospitals, our challenge is in having a HUMANE heart that is MERCIFUL. Is manufacturing and selling of fake drugs and act of MERCY and KINDNESS to your fellow human being? Is Buhari truely unkind and merciless?

There's a village in one of the south south states that have abundance of native çhalk these fake drugs merchants use in manufacturing of the fake drugs.

The crowd was supposed to sleep there,you just say the crowd didn’t stay because buhari died since 2017 and was buried in Saudi Arabia.
I’m still wondering how a normal person,one that has brain for that matter could still be saying the person they buried yesterday was not buhari.one person just woke up and format some people brain then installed a malware inside.

favour32:
There's a village in one of the south south states that have abundance of native çhalk these fake drugs merchants use in manufacturing of the fake drugs.

It is such a heartless merciless way of making money.

Baba dada rest on...I just like his house a better serenity environment.

Can you imagine..?

Dogalmighty17:
The sad thing is Nigerians actually liked Buhari a whole lot from the beginning. Nigerians actually believed in him. He lost control of his government and brought disgrace and shame to his name.

After everyone left, OBI will soon rush to visit with almost thousand camera men as if he his going for rally

yarimo:
After everyone left, OBI will soon rush to visit with almost thousand camera men as if he his going for rally

agbero chairman nairaland branch,where is manna the darling daddy

yarimo:
After everyone left, OBI will soon rush to visit with almost thousand camera men as if he his going for rally

I wonder what concerns Obi here...

You guys should leave Bubu alone
Most of you voted him in 2019 based on tribal and religious sentiments so that is on you guys not him
He did not hide his incapacity in his first term

No matter the numbers of times you visited London hospital or the best hospitals in the world, a time will come when that same hospital won't be able to save you

Such is life

Show me one person in this world that died and people did not go back to their various houses.
Mumu post.