Where are those who trekked across the country to celebrate Buhari's victory? – Sani


As things currently stand in the country, only president Muhammadu Buhari and those who feed from his table believe his administration has performed exceptionally well since replacing Goodluck Jonathan as President in 2015.



However, to all who live in the real world, outside of the President's circle, what the country is currently experiencing is arguably much worse than the President's first shot at power in 1983. Even a few of the President's cronies who helped him achieve his dream of ruling Nigeria for a second time, now struggle to speak well of his administration.

While it is true that Buhari has woefully failed to deliver on his promises to Nigerians, it would be unfair to say he was unable to prove that Nigeria was never a united country, as Nigerians were made to believe.


It was only a few days ago, that Sultan Sa'ad Abubakar accused Northern elites of lacking sense of honesty, implementation, and qualities to 'organize a society that works for all'. Fortunately, President Muhammadu Buhari is from the North himself, and by virtue of his horrible performance in office, it will be safe to say that Sultan Abubakar isn't far from the truth.


Former Senator who represented Kaduna Central in the 8th Senate, Senator Shehu Sani, has in a recent tweet, wondered where Buhari's victory trekkers are hidden, especially now that the country is in dire need of their trekking credentials.




He said, "Those servile Youths dangerously trekking hundreds of Kilometers to ‘celebrate Governors or Presidents’ hardly participate in peaceful protests or procession on matters that directly affects their lives,their country or their generation."


There was outrage by the recent ban on Okada and Keke by the Lagos State government. A recent report claiming most victims of the ban are from the North, says a lot about the state of poverty in the country. The concerns were mostly about the hardship the ban would cause to the poor families who depend on Okada and Keke as means of livelihood.



But should the Lagos government be blame for Buhari's inability to honor his promise of combating unemployment in the country? Or is Okada and Keke part of the jobs he promised Nigerians particularly his norther supporters prior to becoming president?

Someone argued on facebook that most Northerners would careless about the failures of their own leaders so long they have means of generating incomes to feed their families no matter how little. Perhaps, they were able to tolerate Buhari's blushes and even reelected him because Lagos, an APC state, will be there to provide cover should Buhari fails to deliver.


Now however, that Lagos has turned against them, and hatred for the Buhari administration has continued to grow south of the Niger, perhaps, it's time for the poor folks up there to begin holding their leaders accountable.
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