Monday, December 15, 2014

2015 and the APC Presidential Primary Election: Before shouting a Buhari-ous Hallelujah


Sayo Aluko
 
What I saw at the APC Presidential Primary election, which also doubled the third National Convention of the Party, is hope. My convinced sentiments about the predictability of Nigerian politics aside, on that fateful day, I saw hope again.
Doubtless, the APC surely has the machinery to defeat PDP.
Trust me people, if all the good talk by all political actors present were truly heartfelt, then we may just be quite close to finding a cure for the scourge called Nigeria.

Be that as it may, here below are the few insights I drew from the event and its aftermath.

Painfully enough, my informed reservations about General Muhammadu Buhari Rtd. (GMB) are still alive.
"Sai Buhari!”…. and he won, Alhamdulillah.
I do not doubt the fact that Gen. Buhari is a patriot; but my reservations concerning his candidature and emergence as the APC Presidential flag bearer are hinged on two things.