A new race
of men is springing up to govern the nation; they are the hunters after
popularity, men ambitious…the demagogues, whose principles hang laxly upon
them, who follow not so much what is right as what leads to a temporary vulgar
applause.
– Joseph Story (1779-1845), American Judge
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| *President Buhari |
President Muhammadu Buhari has offered the
‘ideal’ measuring rod to assess him and other public officers while serving the
people or when out of office. We don’t need to consult any arcane research or
some tongue-twisting grammatical construction to guide us to determine whether
outgoing executives have fared well or underperformed.
