THERE are two kinds of Buharists: The
Classic Buharists and the Neo-
Buharists. The Classic Buharists
genuinely love Gen. Muhammadu
Buhari. To them, he is the epitome of
a true leader. They truly believe he is
all they say he is. They think he is not
corrupt and that he is even
incorruptible. Their devotion to the
man they like to call the “People’s
General” is total; bordering on
worship. No contrary argument can
burst their bubble. In fact, you dare to
persuade them that Gen. Buhari is not
the man they think him to be at your
peril. Violence, verbal and/or physical,
comes natural to them when they
think you denigrate GMB.
The Neo-Buharists are recent converts
to Buharism who fed too long on the
well-orchestrated narrative that
President Goodluck Jonathan is “clue-
less” and is incapable of leading
Nigeria. They have been led to believe
that our country’s state is dire and
that things are at their worst possible
state. They believe “$20Billion is
missing”! To them, “nothing is
working”. It is futile pointing out to
them the achievements of the
Jonathan administration. They see
none whatsoever. They want
“change”.
Ordinarily, the Neo-Buharists would
never even have considered Gen.
Buhari as presidential material. They
know him too well. They are not
impressed about Buhari’s
antecedents. But they would rather
not discuss it. Since they are
convinced that President Jonathan has
not performed well enough they
believe they have no option but to
settle for Gen. Muhammadu Buhari.
To reassure themselves about the
rationality of supporting Buhari, they
are quick to point out the difference
between a military despot and a
democratic President. They are
forgiving of Buhari’s inglorious past.
They hope he has changed. They are
not unaware of his many short-
comings.
They know he is a religious
fundamentalist who is an avowed
proponent of the implementation of
Sharia across Nigeria. They point out
the impossibility of instituting Sharia
nationwide in a democracy and
remind you that their man did not
even do so when he could as a
military Head of State. To them, it
matters not that the brand of Sharia
Law he advocates is a contravention
of the Constitution of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria which he would be
sworn to uphold should he be
President. They equally ignore the fact
that he once called on Muslim voters
to vote only for Muslims even as he is
now tranversing the country soliciting
the votes of Nigerians of all religions.
Neo-Buharists are mindful of Gen.
Buhari’s lack of administrative acumen
and management capacity. But they
are ready to excuse his incompetence
and make a virtue of his notoriety to
transfer responsibility to his
immediate subordinate. So they
highlight the qualities of Prof. Pastor
Yemi Osinbajo, his running mate.
They see the Professor of Law as a
would-be proxy-President and even
push the idea of an outsourced
Presidency as a great idea.
On the issue of combating corruption,
the Neo-Buharists do not like to be
reminded that the General’s financiers
and close political associates cannot
explain how they became so wealthy
as public officials. They pretend that
they have not noticed the sudden
change in the General’s anti-
corruption mantra. He will now only
prosecute (and “send to Kirikiri”)
those who remain corrupt after he
becomes President!
But Neo-Buharists have lingering
doubts; serious doubts. Their own
idealism will not allow their
consciences rest. They have nagging
questions about Gen. Buhari.
Questions about his past; questions
about his future. Does he have what it
takes to lead Nigeria at this stage of
his life? Is he the change they seek?
What is his vision for Nigeria? Does he
even have a vision? How will he
accomplish all that those who speak
for him say he will do? Is he in poor
health as is being rumoured in some
quarters?
And the Neo-Buharists Doubts are fed
the more as they hear him speak on
the campaign trail. They know he is
uninspiring; but, with the new trendy
garb he adorns, they hoped for more.
They do not expect soul-stirring
speeches but, at the least, not the
usual dull and incoherent drivel.
Haba!
As the doubts grow, sadly, some Neo-
Buharists would simply settle for
apathy. Those of them who actually
have the Permanent Voters Card may
very well decided that they will not
violate their consciences….and stay
home on February 14, 2015: the Fail
Buhari Day.

Mr. Eyienyien, a commentator on
national issues, wrote from Abuja.

www.vanguardngr.com/2015/01/dilemma-neo-buharists/

OK go n sleep
Sai Buhari

chamboy:
OK go n sleep
Sai Fail Buhari

Fixed... Goodnight.

Summary pls.
Am kinda to lazy to read.

ceejayluv:

Fixed... Goodnight.

FEBUHARI... if u scared, u beta stop that yahooyahoo