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What Buhari Must Do To Win 2015 Election by Nobody: 12:52pm On Oct 11, 2014 |
Brand (Mis)management [b] Buhari has been poorly managed and has not been well served by his aides and handlers. I’ll give an example. When the General came on the political scene he and his team made a foundational political error right out of the gate. He was reported by a newspaper to have remarked at a small political rally somewhere in Sokoto State that Muslims should vote for Muslims. His supporters and handlers completely denied the story and alternately accused the reporter who covered the event of lying and of not understanding Hausa, the language in which Buhari had spoken. Unknown to them, the reporter had the tape and spoke Hausa with almost mother tongue proficiency. In fact Buhari’s people had a point about the distortion of what Buhari had said because the newspaper story made it seem as though Buhari had asked Muslims to vote for only Muslims and not to vote for Christians. He had not. What Buhari had said in fact was that as Muslims (he was addressing Hausa/Fulani Muslims) they should vote for people who would uphold and defend their values — the values that they held dear. The newspaper put its own spin on it. Had the Buhari folks simply gotten ahead of the story and explained what the General meant, that incident, from which his undeserved reputation as an Islamic bigot arguably emanated, would not have done the damage that it did. What the General said and meant was actually fairly mainstream and progressive — that his audience should vote their conscience and that they should vote for people who embodied and would uphold their values — values such as probity, fairness, justice, consultation, etc. These are not just Muslim values but also Christian, traditional African, and humanistic values. A more experienced messaging team would have seized a wonderful opportunity to spin this as a compelling values argument, which it was, and not allowed the General’s traducers to interpret it as a religious one. It was an opportunity missed. [/b] 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: What Buhari Must Do To Win 2015 Election by Nobody: 12:55pm On Oct 11, 2014 |
I have always thought of the best way to explain the Muslims should vote Muslims statement, I think this does it. 1 Like |
Re: What Buhari Must Do To Win 2015 Election by Nobody: 12:57pm On Oct 11, 2014 |
Full article and link Then there is the dissonance between the past and the present. Certain myths have become associated with both the Buhari of 1985 and the Buhari of today. In a sense, many of his supporters think that the Buhari of 2014 will, should he become president, govern like the Buhari of 1985, forgetting that as civilian president he would not have the instruments of administrative fiat that were available to him as military head of state. His supporters have, moreover, not pondered the question of what Buhari of today would do when he realizes that he cannot rule by decree, when he cannot decree a thing and expect it to be done. The General’s supporters have proffered scanty, unsatisfactory answers to this question. And that, precisely, is the problem with the growing personality cult of Buhari. His supporters cannot understand why some of us even have the audacity to pose these questions to their man. They cannot understand why Buhari’s personal integrity, in a cesspool of political corruption that is Nigeria, is not enough, and why we are asking for plans, manifestoes, and evidence of a civil, democratic temperament in Buhari. When we point to Shehu Shagari as an incorruptible civilian president who presided over one of the most corrupt regimes in Nigerian history, and who was surrounded by loyal but corrupt allies, against whom he was impotent, Buhari’s supporters resent the comparison without offering anything reassuring about their principal’s departure from the Shagari model. When we tell them that, like Shagari, Buhari’s most pronounced weakness is that he is a sucker for loyalty, and that, just like Shagari who valued loyalty and allowed it to blind him to the corruption of his closest allies, a president Buhari, for whom loyalty and an unquestioning adulation means everything, may be ruined by the actions of his rapacious aides and political allies, his supporters simply say, as a retort, that their man will not be captive to corrupt but loyal allies. When, as my friend, Pius Adesanmi, did in a recent essay, we raise the uncomfortable question of Buhari’s association with and reliance on the financial largesse of corrupt characters to conduct his political campaigns and surmise, reasonably, that these investors would populate and insidiously hijack a Buhari presidency to recoup their investments from the government of a beholden, impotent, Shagariesque president, his supporters say this scenario is farfetched and that their man is impervious to quid-pro-quo arrangements. We are basically supposed to just take their word about Buhari and hope that the man will do the right thing. We are supposed to get on board on account of this blind faith. They want us to simply trust Buhari to do right by us if or when he gets into Aso Rock. In other words, they want everyone to emotionally connect with Buhari as a messianic figure and to stop asking questions and demanding substantive programmatic items. The affliction of the typical Buhari supporter is the same, whether he is a Northerner desirous of “power shift” to the north, a Muslim enamored of Buhari’s early and consistent support for Sharia, or a Southern or Middle Belt Christian longing for the discipline and vigorous anti-corruption regime of Buhari’s military regime. The typical Buhari supporter is paranoid about people being out to get their man and is hardly receptive to anything resembling criticism directed against the General. Most of us who have no direct personal stake in Nigeria’s political game clearly see the problem with Buhari and we will continue to say it even if his supporters resent us for doing so or do not want to hear it. Given the desperate need for an alternative to the current PDP oligarchy, it would be a crime not to scrutinize, and in doing so, better position the opposition candidates that are emerging to challenge President Jonathan. So, in that spirit of refining and challenging the opposition to be better than the status quo, here, below, are my itemized contentions on how Buhari’s political career, since his entry into elective politics in 2003, has been largely mismanaged. Implicit in this analysis is what he needs to do differently to improve his standing with Nigerians. Brand (Mis)management Buhari has been poorly managed and has not been well served by his aides and handlers. I’ll give an example. When the General came on the political scene he and his team made a foundational political error right out of the gate. He was reported by a newspaper to have remarked at a small political rally somewhere in Sokoto State that Muslims should vote for Muslims. His supporters and handlers completely denied the story and alternately accused the reporter who covered the event of lying and of not understanding Hausa, the language in which Buhari had spoken. Unknown to them, the reporter had the tape and spoke Hausa with almost mother tongue proficiency. In fact Buhari’s people had a point about the distortion of what Buhari had said because the newspaper story made it seem as though Buhari had asked Muslims to vote for only Muslims and not to vote for Christians. He had not. What Buhari had said in fact was that as Muslims (he was addressing Hausa/Fulani Muslims) they should vote for people who would uphold and defend their values — the values that they held dear. The newspaper put its own spin on it. Had the Buhari folks simply gotten ahead of the story and explained what the General meant, that incident, from which his undeserved reputation as an Islamic bigot arguably emanated, would not have done the damage that it did. What the General said and meant was actually fairly mainstream and progressive — that his audience should vote their conscience and that they should vote for people who embodied and would uphold their values — values such as probity, fairness, justice, consultation, etc. These are not just Muslim values but also Christian, traditional African, and humanistic values. A more experienced messaging team would have seized a wonderful opportunity to spin this as a compelling values argument, which it was, and not allowed the General’s traducers to interpret it as a religious one. It was an opportunity missed. dailytrust.com.ng/weekly/index.php/notes-from-atlanta/17833-what-buhari-must-do-to-win-2015-election-ii This is the second part of the article by Moses Ochonu, Associate Professor of History at Vanderbilt University, USA, on the enduring problems of General Muhammadu Buhari’s perennial candidacy for Nigeria’s presidency. 2 Likes |
Re: What Buhari Must Do To Win 2015 Election by Ngwakwe: 12:59pm On Oct 11, 2014 |
There are tons of other acts of political suicide he committed among them are contained in the quote below [size=14pt]"Buhari" Calls for 'total' Sharia in Nigeria[/size] 7 Likes |
Re: What Buhari Must Do To Win 2015 Election by EdCure: 1:02pm On Oct 11, 2014 |
Buhari doesn't look like a man who changes his team. He runs his campaign group like the civil service full of monotonous staffers. 4 Likes |
Re: What Buhari Must Do To Win 2015 Election by chinwike2(m): 1:02pm On Oct 11, 2014 |
Yes buhari has nothing like TAN(the most active group right now) & whether he made that statement or not, it is too late- the damage has been done ! But wait o o o i thought the OP has retired from politics. Is ribadu aware that she's still on political section. . . rather jokes section will do 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: What Buhari Must Do To Win 2015 Election by Nobody: 1:03pm On Oct 11, 2014 |
If em like make e hire Democrat(US Party) managers en go still cry for polls in 2015 for the fourth time. Frustrated old bigot. 12 Likes 1 Share |
Re: What Buhari Must Do To Win 2015 Election by Nobody: 1:14pm On Oct 11, 2014 |
Ngwakwe:Ngwakwe, even though i have learnt to take every statement by buhari quoted in the papers with a pinch of salt, the article above is one of my reason. This statement (if true) was made in 2001 and i believe was directed at Muslim around Nigeria. Sorry i have to go personal, for instance you are deeper life and i believe you will like your doctrine to be a standard for Nigerian Christian (you sure believe it will change a lot of things) but that doesn't mean you will force it on anyone. Secondly sharia has been practiced in Nigeria for several years now but i have never heard where a christian has been punished under sharia law, to the best of my knowledge, sharia actually protects good relationship with other faiths. Thirdly buhari made this statement as an ordinary Nigerian, a personal statement, he wasn't holding or contesting any position. Cut the guy some slack. 5 Likes |
Re: What Buhari Must Do To Win 2015 Election by Nobody: 1:16pm On Oct 11, 2014 |
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Re: What Buhari Must Do To Win 2015 Election by Nobody: 1:20pm On Oct 11, 2014 |
EdCure:It should be different this time, buhari never had the resources, I don't think i ever saw any Tv ad from the man. My only disappointment is the the Apc is holding its primaries too late (December) that means just 2 months of campaign. |
Re: What Buhari Must Do To Win 2015 Election by Ngwakwe: 1:27pm On Oct 11, 2014 |
Obiagelli: You see, Mohammadu Buhari is a Soldier who has tested power and was trained to be straight and nowhere around being diplomatic with his speeches especially when addressing his electoral power base. Ask yourself this question, why does Buhari command such cult-like grassroot movement in the North among the uneducated al'majiris who can only be aroused by absolute religious loyalty? Remember, Buhari is not an Iman nor an Emir. There was this belief in him that the Northern Nigeria votes can make him the President hence he supported total Sharia without apology. 15 Likes 1 Share |
Re: What Buhari Must Do To Win 2015 Election by Iamkbstarr(m): 1:44pm On Oct 11, 2014 |
"Yes buhari has nothing like TAN(the most active group right now) & whether he made that statement or not, it is too late- the damage has been done !" Well if Buhari own and sustain a perfect campaign team like TAN....... we will ask where he got such funds from, won't we? And probably declare him corrupt and unfit to govern. Until Angel Gabriel (with 100% clean record) come down and help us to challenge the PDP, we will always look for reason to uphold our slave-masters jarey. 1 Like |
Re: What Buhari Must Do To Win 2015 Election by Nobody: 1:49pm On Oct 11, 2014 |
Ngwakwe:You first paragraph is Buhari’s exact problem, he is too blunt and straight forward. You can't honestly tell me you believe Buhari’s comment on sharia was directed at Christians too, common. True buhari commands a lot of followership up north, but to base that on religion is unfair to his followers and the man himself. Buhari is not the only Muslim leader up north. I think his humble lifestyle is the appeal. Like i said earlier the man wasn't even contesting office when the comment was made. Like i said earlier Christians will like to have and work to ensure core Christian value around Nigeria but not necessarily by force. 2 Likes |
Re: What Buhari Must Do To Win 2015 Election by Ngwakwe: 2:04pm On Oct 11, 2014 |
Obiagelli: Shehu Shagari is also humble to the core Do you know till now, I'm yet to see stupendous wealth acquired by Shehu Shagari as epitome of corruption labelled against his government for them to have overthrown his regime. Most Senators are making more money than whatever he must have acquired. Buhari needs to apologise to Nigerians for being a party to our democratic setback and consequently explain his involvement in the 1983 coup that truncated democratic rule. Let him be humble enough to offer an explanation, then we can forgive him and give him a chance. Remember, repentance comes before forgiveness. 12 Likes 1 Share |
Re: What Buhari Must Do To Win 2015 Election by Iamkbstarr(m): 2:11pm On Oct 11, 2014 |
Obiagelli: To be frank, Nobody can ever successfully convince you they will do well, when voted. The best anyone could do, is convince you to trust them, by presenting their achievement, records and capabilities. So asking people to trust someone isn't really a grave crime, afterall Mr Goodluck today was reported by some people to have "Failed their trust". It doesn't mean they were emotionally attached or they became a cult follower of him in 2011. It means they simply considered their options and choose to rather trust him. Since the advent of democracy in 1999, I have clearly observed Nigerians both at the state and federal level. They love being on the wining side, so they always felt reluctant to oppose PDP, whose rigging techniques gave them a huge advantage. So in the end, when the nation's intellectuals are done scrutinizing the opposition (and ready to support), the election will long be over and the preceding tribunal cases will just be a distraction. Anyone still scrutinizing, few months to election. Asking questions which have long been asked in far away 2001, is not paying attention to the elections really. My people in the PDP are long done with scrutiny and are finalizing their move........ But their wise, intellectual, professors opponents are still scrutinizing Don't feel offended, but when Nigeria is ready for developmental turnaround, we will scrutinize long before election. 1 Like |
Re: What Buhari Must Do To Win 2015 Election by Nobody: 2:20pm On Oct 11, 2014 |
Ngwakwe:Buhari has done more than enough explanation for that coup, he simply didn't take part. Most of the culprits attest to that fact except one certain paid hack. Just like Ironsi, buhari was handed power. Is it not funny that these days you never read about the achievement of Buhari’s administration on the economy, corruption, national pride and so on. All that is oit there some decree, fela's arrested (nobody ever mentioned he broke the law), Shagari's house arrest (when in fact Ekwueme preferred his his days in prison to when he was under house arrest too.) Nobody ever mentions how buhari placed the sultan on house arrest for breaking conduct on his visit to Saudi Arabia, this of course marked the end for Buhari’s regime. 1 Like |
Re: What Buhari Must Do To Win 2015 Election by Nobody: 2:24pm On Oct 11, 2014 |
Iamkbstarr:Interesting, i chose to ignore the other part of the article because its typical nigerian winning. How do you vote a man if not for trust. The so called Prof lost it there. |
Re: What Buhari Must Do To Win 2015 Election by swtdrms(m): 2:36pm On Oct 11, 2014 |
Iamkbstarr:Whr re u from? I thnk u make lots of senses...all these scrutinizing hv bn made long before now and coming back to rescrutinize means we are not ready for the election yet, the must important things we all need in a leader are the basics wch we all agree buhari has the qualities wch are discipline, credibility, experience and anti corruption stance...with that we are good to go, and every other qualities will be hoped for in the next person who'l take over power from him, abi do stil want hold onto Mr GEJ longer than 2015? |
Re: What Buhari Must Do To Win 2015 Election by Canme4u(m): 3:08pm On Oct 11, 2014 |
Am here to learn big grammars and to also read and like comments. Thanks. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: What Buhari Must Do To Win 2015 Election by Ngwakwe: 3:15pm On Oct 11, 2014 |
I know Mohammadu Buhari knew about the coup by extension he was an accomplice and no amount of denial will excuse him Let him apologise Please, Obiagelli stop repeating this lie that he was invited by the planners to become head of state after the coup. Well, in this abridged interview, Tanko Yakassai insists that Buhari was fully aware of the plot and that some of the meetings of the coup plotters, were, in fact, held in his then residence in Jos.
SOURCE; http://premiumtimesng.com/news/150148-exclusive-why-dying-yaradua-was-sneaked-into-nigeria-without-jonathans-knowledge-tanko-yakasai.html 8 Likes |
Re: What Buhari Must Do To Win 2015 Election by Nobody: 3:24pm On Oct 11, 2014 |
swtdrms:I agree with you but Nigeria is one twisted country. |
Re: What Buhari Must Do To Win 2015 Election by Nobody: 3:29pm On Oct 11, 2014 |
Ngwakwe:Ngwakwe if you can provide me with another account of the coup other than this General Domkat Bali’s wife's tale, i will drop my support for Buhari. Btw can we also say Ironsi planned the first coup? |
Re: What Buhari Must Do To Win 2015 Election by idumuose(m): 3:38pm On Oct 11, 2014 |
Obiagelli, since you have decided to be the spokesperson for Buhari instead of Rotimi Fashakin,what have you got to say about the abridged interview posted here by Ngwakwe that Buhari was aware of the coup that toppled Shagari? 6 Likes |
Re: What Buhari Must Do To Win 2015 Election by Nobody: 3:41pm On Oct 11, 2014 |
idumuose:Like i said earlier, i am tired of reading General Domkat Bali’s wife tale. |
Re: What Buhari Must Do To Win 2015 Election by nigerianvenom(m): 3:46pm On Oct 11, 2014 |
Ngwakwe: pls tell them for me.they think they can decieve us,but no where will that happen. |
Re: What Buhari Must Do To Win 2015 Election by Nobody: 3:48pm On Oct 11, 2014 |
Yes, there are many instances. You might want to verify this from Gen. Buhari, he was not the initiator of that coup that brought him in as Head of State, it was Gen. Ibrahim Bako and Babangida that initiated it. But because they wanted a credible figure as a face, he was brought in. He did not know the genesis of that coup. He was not quite aware of the original idea behind the coup and that was why when he decided to make a change, he was forced to step aside. So, if this could happen to a whole Gen. Buhari, who was supposedly the leader of a coup, it shows how many soldiers can be brought in that way. Does that mean overthrowing Shagari’s government was IBB’s idea? It was the idea of late Gen. Bako and IBB. Buhari was only brought in because they needed a face with integrity. IBB, not Buhari, overthrew Shagari’s govt — Col. Nyiam www.punchng.com/feature/interview/ibb-not-buhari-overthrew-shagaris-govt-col-nyiam/ @ Ngwakwe idumuose |
Re: What Buhari Must Do To Win 2015 Election by atlwireles: 3:50pm On Oct 11, 2014 |
During Shagari’s tenure, only two or three ministers were accused. One of them fled to England after the coup, but don’t forget that while he was there, he was being fed, but the rumour then was that he had amassed lots of dollars. Another one had to sell his property to feed his family after he returned. That is proof enough that the allegations of corruption against them were not true. After the military coup, we had soldiers who stole so much that up to now, no one has stolen as much as they did. I don’t have to mention names. Just check critically yourself, from the time of Gowon to date, between the military guys and civilians like Shagari whom we were in government together with, and whom we have been in politics with for over 60 years, who stole the most? 2 Likes |
Re: What Buhari Must Do To Win 2015 Election by Nobody: 3:51pm On Oct 11, 2014 |
nigerianvenom: I see you are doing a fantastic job here (on this forum) the new "fan boy" , looking forward to some debate with you. |
Re: What Buhari Must Do To Win 2015 Election by idumuose(m): 3:52pm On Oct 11, 2014 |
Obiagelli, we all know Abacha was very corrupt,was he not? And we know Buhari served in Abacha's government as PTF chairman. Why did Buhari say Abacha was not corrupt? Here is the link to Buhari's declaration that Abacha wasn't corrupt; http://dailyindependentnig.com/2013/10/buhari-heck-no/ I will expose those kings who collected Abacha's money - Oba Rilwan Akiolu 4 Likes |
Re: What Buhari Must Do To Win 2015 Election by Nobody: 3:58pm On Oct 11, 2014 |
idumuose:You i know i have been here before, providing links for my arguments only too be faced with more questions. Except you accepted my previous argument, i ain't doing circles. |
Re: What Buhari Must Do To Win 2015 Election by idumuose(m): 4:00pm On Oct 11, 2014 |
Obiagelli:Do you agree with me that if the coup had not succeeded,Buhari would have served the same punishment as Babangida and Audu Bako if they had faced a military tribunal?? Why didn't Buhari refuse the offer of his colleagues handing over power to him. In stealing,the thief and the keeper of loot are the same.A person who is always seen in the company of thieves is himself a thief.Buhari is a coup plotter. He accepted the offer of being the beneficiary of successful coup detat. 4 Likes |
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