By Gbemiga
Olakunle
“I belong to everybody. I belong to nobody.”
That was the golden statement or word on marble credited to President Muhammed Buhari, GCFR as part of his Inauguration Speech on the day of his Inauguration on Friday May 29th, 2015 at Eagle’s Square, Abuja. Buhari with that particular statement, among other highlights of his Inaugural speech, the nation that has been put in a reverse-gear and in a state of despondency suddenly seemed to be revived and had her hope rekindled that her tomorrow would be better and alright. But some of us with the eyes of the Spirit by God’s grace, refused to be cajoled by that statement.
That was the golden statement or word on marble credited to President Muhammed Buhari, GCFR as part of his Inauguration Speech on the day of his Inauguration on Friday May 29th, 2015 at Eagle’s Square, Abuja. Buhari with that particular statement, among other highlights of his Inaugural speech, the nation that has been put in a reverse-gear and in a state of despondency suddenly seemed to be revived and had her hope rekindled that her tomorrow would be better and alright. But some of us with the eyes of the Spirit by God’s grace, refused to be cajoled by that statement.
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| President Buhari and Emir Sanusi of Kano |
The contents of our
rejoinder titled “President
Buhari Belongs to Somebody”, widely
published online and by national newspapers like The Punch and The Sun, say it
all. In that article, we debunked that particular statement and remarked that
the President actually belongs to the North (especially the Hausa/Fulani) where
he hails from and his party- All Progressives for Change -APC (the party that produced
him as its presidential flag-bearer).
But some distrust Nigerians, including a
well-respected Man of God who is an ardent supporter of Mr. President found it
difficult to be on the same page with us on the views expressed in that
article. Although this writer is also a supporter of President Buhari but
definitely not a blind supporter or follower. I belong to a section of
supporters who still have their eyes wide-open and regularly points out the
pit-falls that the new administration may not be conscious of. And true to the
prophetic insight clearly expressed in our rejoinder then by God’s grace, the
President has begun to come up with his sets of appointments which clearly show
where he belongs - the North.
President Buhari rattled everybody including
his Party-Chieftains whom God used to work for his good success at the
presidential polls against all odds. The clear-cut lopsidedness in the recent
appointments into boards of parastatals and key sectors of the Economy and the
security apparatus have left no-one in doubt about where President Buhari’s
spirit, soul and body belong - the North, with a particular reference to the
Hausa/ Fulani. This unfolding scenario seems to have left the Ruling Party
(APC) to be dumb-founded and rattled.
