One of the reasons why state governments perform better than the federal government is because several incumbent governors have lost elections over the years and, as a result, state governors know they have to perform well as they can't take their victory at the polls for granted. However, this is not the case at the federal level where an incumbent president has never been defeated in the history of Nigeria. Consequently, Nigerian presidents behave as if they have a God given right to be there and are entitled to a second term irrespective of their achievements, or lack of. This is the reason why a Buhari victory is the best thing that could happen to Nigeria. Not because Buhari is perfect but because it will wake up Nigerians to the realization that the people are the boss of the president in a democracy and they can fire him if he fails to perform well. Secondly, a Buhari and APC victory at the federal level will make future presidents sit up and perform well to improve their chances of being reelected.

Look at how hard Jonathan has been working in the last 6 weeks since he realized he was heading for defeat in the elections. We need to keep future presidents, including Buhari, on their toes, not just in periods leading up to the elections, but throughout their 4 year term. The way we vote should reflect how the president has performed over their 4 year term, rather than on sentiments, ethnicity and religion. Do this and Nigeria will become a truly great country that we can all be proud of.

Nothing personal against Jonathan. It is all about Nigeria, an APC victory at the federal level will take the nation to the next level of development and strengthen our democracy. No developed democracy has a one-party state or reelects a government that performed poorly in the eyes of the electorate.