EL-RUFAI INSIST BUHARI IS UNELECTABLE.
Mohammadu Buhari’s record as a military head of state will perpetually
render him unelectable because Nigerians will never desire a repeat of
such administration, said Nasir El-Rufai, former FCT Minister.
Reacting to statements made by the Mohammadu Buhari’s party, Congress
for Progressive Change (CPC), regarding the advice he gave the retired
army general to retire from politics, Mr. El-Rufai, in a statement on
Monday, said age is certainly a factor in the coming presidential
election since Ibrahim Babangida has already defamed young Nigerians as
unfit for national leadership.
“While it is true that neither
youth nor age supplies wisdom on their own, it makes sense to ask those
who have been recurring decimals in our country’s sorry history to leave
the stage. I’m amazed that General Buhari cannot debate this matter
without scurrying to the gutter, making claims that are baseless and
unsupported by any facts,” said Mr. El-Rufai, describing Mr. Buhari’s
leadership style as parochial and insensitive to Nigeria’s diverse
background.
He asked whether “the failure [of Mr. Buhari and
Mr. Babangida] to do their best for Nigeria when they had the chance
qualifies them for a return to office. Our people surely deserve
better.”
He was obviously irked by the claims made by CPC
regarding his administration as a federal minister, describing them as
fictitious and prejudicial.
“Despite the difficult decisions
that had to be taken to restore Abuja, Mallam El-Rufai continues to
receive deserved praise and recognition for his achievements in
restoring the Abuja master plan, introducing Nigeria’s first
computerised land registry, and helping thousands of Nigerians achieve
their dreams of home ownership in the federal capital,” the statement
said.
A reminder
“In 1984, Buhari allowed 53
suitcases belonging to his ADC’s father, to enter Nigeria unchecked, at a
time the country was exchanging old currency for new. Against all
canons of legal decency, he used retroactive laws to execute three young
men for drug-peddling after they were convicted by a military tribunal,
and not regular courts of law.
“Buhari was so high handed that
he gave himself and his officials immunity, even from truthful
reporting. That obnoxious Decree 4, against which truth was no defence,
was used to jail journalists and attempt to cow the media as a whole.
That tyrannical legislation shows the essence of his intolerance.
These are facts of recent history,” the statement said.
A new mindset
Mr. El-Rufai said it will take more than slander to become electable in
2011 because Nigerians will rather cherish an intellectual discourse
about their daily problems.
While saying he still respects both
Buhari and Babangida as elder statesmen, he emphasised his belief that
their age, experience, and guidance are best used to contribute to the
success of any future government.
Mr. Buhari, according to him,
is not the kind of leader that can move the country forward because
“now is the time for a new generation of leaders with new thinking and
wholesome democratic attitude.
“The vicious response by the
Buhari camp to a simple statement that their almost-70 principal should
retire, is proof enough that a Buhari, the new Democrat, tolerant of
views different from his own, is yet to evolve. And that is sad, for his
fledgling party and its leadership,” the statement said.
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