By Sunny Ikhioya
There
is a need for us to understand the context under which the country is being run
presently. Only a fool will have a death wish for Mr. President because it will
benefit the country more for President Buhari to stay alive, otherwise, the
consequences will be too grievous to imagine. But, we tend to over dramatise
basic issues, so, things that are supposed to be normal in every society
becomes complex here.
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The
more open and transparent a leader is to the people, the less controversial his
actions and inaction are to them. Sickness is normal to man. That the President
is sick should not be a big deal to the citizens. That there is so much cover
up is what boggles the mind. Even in his present condition, the intrigues and
scheming are ongoing amongst politicians, the ruling party, The All Progressive
Party, APC, is not exempted.
Everyone
is trying to take advantage of the situation. So, when you attempt to point out
the flaws in this administration, people attribute it to supporting corruption.
Sonala Olumhese’s column of Sunday February 19 2017 titled “As Ibori Stirs Buhari’s Tea” opined that the presidency have up to
nine media advisers and assistants, working “to
react to all media content critical to the President and attack/demonise/smear
the people critical of the President”.
We
have stretched the debate for so long that focus is lost. From what have been
happening these past weeks, it is safe to conclude that President Buhari is
being shielded from the true situation of things in the country, it is either
that, or, he is ignoring the truth, which I doubt. Why am I in all of these
rigmarole? One has noticed that there is a subtle change going on in the attitude
to governance these past few weeks; not that of arrogance or fear, but, a
positive change that is.
The
type or kind that the people have been waiting for these past two years,
which has eluded them. Things appear to be working, albeit positively. If
the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, failed us in the past, it does not
guarantee a repeat by the APC and this is what those sympathetic to the cause
of this government have failed to realise. The people wanted positive change.
