Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari, recently, announced that the president had walked a distance of 800 meters in his hometown, Daura, Katsina State, to show he is fit for re-election to the office of president!

Garba Shehu: By trekking 800 metres, Buhari has shown he is fit for another term | TheCable https:///TtIaM5jA5l pic.twitter.com/V3XEVqfSJL

— TheCable (@thecableng) August 21, 2018



Now, this is shameful because, on so many levels, the qualification needed to run for such an esteemed office has nothing to do with the ability to trek long distances but to do with the mindset and ability to take decisive action for the benefit of whoever the person is ruling/leading.

When anyone asks those who support President Buhari at this time after the man has failed at security, economic growth, and attracting and sustaining foreign direct investment, but is bent on clamping down on Journalists and the continuous intimidation of perceived enemies, their first instinct is to insult or mock the person, without actually providing details on where the man has succeeded!

This goes to show that Buhari is still being paraded as a choice for some, due to ethnic and religious sentiments, as well as a misguided notion that Buhari is a messiah of sorts (for whatever reason).

At a time when the rest of the world's leaders, who are mostly experts in various fields, are looking to engage their people on public platforms, and seek better ways to advance their countries, Nigeria is battling with a president who thinks walking a long distance is a way to guarantee himself another shot at governance.

Let us not forget that this is a man who had every chance to advance his knowledge and even delve into businesses that could broaden his horizon and transform his mind from an analogue one to a digital one, yet, he chose not to.

After ruling as a military head of state in the 80's and destroying the economy, he came back thirty-something years later, to do the exact same thing! How does one justify that?

So many women and children are dying and are at risk in IDP camps, yet, there is a Ministry of Health and so many other government-controlled agencies, saddled with making sure that does not happen!

In several states, Nigerians are being slaughtered, including women and children, yet, Nigerians are praying the carnage does not get to them! What makes you better than those who have died, you think they did not pray too?

No one is demanding better from the Buhari-led government! Every day, salaries are owed to civil servants and when politicians see that elections are forthcoming, they release funds to pay and people hail them! Is it not their jobs to pay salaries??

As a private sector employer, do you hail your workers for executing their jobs and doing what is expected of them?

How many Nigerians know what is happening in the Oil and Gas sector? Do they even care? Do they even read or ask relevant questions?

This is the reason why Nigerian 'leaders' will continue taking Nigerians for fools and keep giving them three onions and salt to buy their electoral freedom during elections, while their children enjoy good schools and good healthcare abroad, while still planning to rule and steal from the generations of the fools, who keep hailing them as gods!

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Good one

I love your post ; it is the truth.

Buhari Trekking back to Daura from Abuja on 800m per hour come May 2019 will make sense die my brother.

A few distance walk cannot be a sure reason why one should be a leader...
They compare strength and bodily fitness with knowledge, decision making And rightly cut out plan with execution...
How a leader should carry his people along and put his ears to their cry , how a leader must choose to BETTER what was met , how a leader should uphold greatly , the unity and peace of his people cannot be ascertained by few minutes walk...
Physical strength is good and well deserving for a leader but that isn't what a failing nation UTMOST need is especially when we have seen him lead almost twice and is still leading with so many hanging problems yet to be solved...

OP,you obviously have a comprehension problem. I've gone through the statement of garba shehu and I can't find the word qualification anywhere in it.Qualification for office is clearly spelt out in the constitution and has nothing to do with a walk.So there's no need for this topic abinitio.

e-zombies says yes, the worst set of people are buhari followers.

Well said

thanki410:

A few distance walk cannot be a sure reason why one should be a leader...
They compare strength and bodily fitness with knowledge, decision making And rightly cut out plan with execution...
How a leader should carry his people along and put his ears to their cry , how a leader must choose to BETTER what was met , how a leader should uphold greatly , the unity and peace of his people cannot be ascertained by few minutes walk...
Physical strength is good and well deserving for a leader but that isn't what a failing nation UTMOST need is especially when we have seen him lead almost twice and is still leading with so many hanging problems yet to be solved...

Your thinking is so low

famology:
OP,you obviously have a comprehension problem. I've gone through the statement of garba shehu and I can't find the word qualification anywhere in it.Qualification for office is clearly spelt out in the constitution and has nothing to do with a walk.So there's no need for this topic abinitio.

The point is, no one should praise a president for a long distance walk, focus should be on true democratic governance.

This only shows that, the President is healthier than most the lazy Youths who criticize him online daily.

Everyone can be loyal to who they choose. Smart people are loyal to Nigeria and true Democracy, not manipulative politicians.

Good afternoon

Me sef dey trek pass 10000 km every day make der kukuma make me d president cause i fit pass buhari if na like dat

nnaemeka38:
Your thinking is so low

You don't know the difference between fitness and qualification. You need to revisit your high school, if you ever attended one.

No one can take Nigeria back to the dark ages, true Nigerians will always fight for their country.

Hmm

lingoafrica:
Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari, recently, announced that the president had walked a distance of 800 meters in his hometown, Daura, Katsina State, to show he is fit for re-election to the office of president!

Garba Shehu: By trekking 800 metres, Buhari has shown he is fit for another term | TheCable https:///TtIaM5jA5l pic.twitter.com/V3XEVqfSJL

— TheCable (@thecableng) August 21, 2018



Now, this is shameful because, on so many levels, the qualification needed to run for such an esteemed office has nothing to do with the ability to trek long distances but to do with the mindset and ability to take decisive action for the benefit of whoever the person is ruling/leading.

When anyone asks those who support President Buhari at this time after the man has failed at security, economic growth, and attracting and sustaining foreign direct investment, but is bent on clamping down on Journalists and the continuous intimidation of perceived enemies, their first instinct is to insult or mock the person, without actually providing details on where the man has succeeded!

This goes to show that Buhari is still being paraded as a choice for some, due to ethnic and religious sentiments, as well as a misguided notion that Buhari is a messiah of sorts (for whatever reason).

At a time when the rest of the world's leaders, who are mostly experts in various fields, are looking to engage their people on public platforms, and seek better ways to advance their countries, Nigeria is battling with a president who thinks walking a long distance is a way to guarantee himself another shot at governance.

Let us not forget that this is a man who had every chance to advance his knowledge and even delve into businesses that could broaden his horizon and transform his mind from an analogue one to a digital one, yet, he chose not to.

After ruling as a military head of state in the 80's and destroying the economy, he came back thirty-something years later, to do the exact same thing! How does one justify that?

So many women and children are dying and are at risk in IDP camps, yet, there is a Ministry of Health and so many other government-controlled agencies, saddled with making sure that does not happen!

In several states, Nigerians are being slaughtered, including women and children, yet, Nigerians are praying the carnage does not get to them! What makes you better than those who have died, you think they did not pray too?

No one is demanding better from the Buhari-led government! Every day, salaries are owed to civil servants and when politicians see that elections are forthcoming, they release funds to pay and people hail them! Is it not their jobs to pay salaries??

As a private sector employer, do you hail your workers for executing their jobs and doing what is expected of them?

How many Nigerians know what is happening in the Oil and Gas sector? Do they even care? Do they even read or ask relevant questions?

This is the reason why Nigerian 'leaders' will continue taking Nigerians for fools and keep giving them three onions and salt to buy their electoral freedom during elections, while their children enjoy good schools and good healthcare abroad, while still planning to rule and steal from the generations of the fools, who keep hailing them as gods!

For more political analysis, visit www.lingoafrica.com

first of all, Buhari is qualified cause he is the president. What you should be talking about is if he is fit to run for second term. That he has shown now and again that he is fit and capable for a second term.

Big no

Illusion of the highest order, under APC its no longer performance nor credibility that determines qualification for the electoral offices, its ones ability to trek around his or her community. Elections are close again and APC has started coming up with propaganda to pave way for re-election into an office they have failed to utilized for three years. If an appointee of the president and his boss(president) can come up with this sort of news to gain political favor, instead of coming up with achievements gained so far. This is to say that this failed people in power those not really have direction to push this country forward, like i have always said; APC would place the nails on its on head for the masses to hit on the nails.

:/

Sai go be

I believe many Nigerians will be cured of their horrible political choices if they did research on how other countries operate. Sigh!

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