By Dele Sobowale
“Every government is run by
liars; and nothing they say should be believed…” – I. F. Stone,
1907-1989
I was halfway through with the article intended for this week when two things happened. Former President Buhari, 1943-2025, passed on in a London Hospital; where he undoubtedly had gone to save his life.
*Buhari
Unfortunately, the man might have realised that only Allah gives life.
Without Almighty Allah’s approval, all the best doctors on Earth labour in
vain. Incidentally, I almost went a few days before Buhari.
I was given
extended tenure above ground by an overworked doctor in a General Hospital in
Nigeria.
So much for overseas’ treatments! Garba Shehu, a former Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to Buhari, had launched a book titled, ‘According to the President: Lessons from a Presidential Spokesperson’s Experience’, in which he confessed to telling reporters a lie about the former President’s health condition.
