The death of former President Buhari in London should offer the Nigerian political class another opportunity for sobriety and circumspection.

As President, Buhari had 8 years to offer selfless leadership and change the country for the better. He abused and missed that golden opportunity.

Buhari had all the power and resources to build a standard hospital in Nigeria that would have catered for his medical needs, but he failed to do so.

He returned to power in 2015 by projecting himself as a reformed democrat, but he did not only continue in his military attitude to governance, he transformed into a civilian dictator and a serial desecrator of human rights and democratic norms.

Those who benefited from Buhari’s misrule can grieve endlessly about his death, but the millions of Nigerians whose lives and sources of livelihood were destroyed by his ungodly and tyrannical actions also have the right to ventilate their feelings.

Politicians who make the lives of Nigerians miserable during their lifetime cannot be venerated as saints in death.

A culture that allows people to blatantly lie about the dead cannot bring progress and prosperity.

I do not celebrate Muhammadu Buhari’s death, our mortality is what makes us to be humans. However, the living should always reflect on what they’ll be remembered for when they die.

To his family, Buhari may have been a caring and loving father, but to many Nigerians, he was a colossal disaster.

Those who are alive today and actively ruining the lives of Nigerians and destroying the country should remember that they’ll be gone someday.

It is a sad commentary that Nigeria is cursed with kleptocratic dictators who are only out to steal, kill and destroy.

Our politicians destroy our country while enjoying their best lives abroad.

When they are sick, most of them seek medical care abroad. Many of them also die abroad and their corpses are brought back to be buried in the same Nigeria that they destroyed.

As Buhari faces the judgment of his maker, it is my prayer that those currently in power who are making lives miserable for us will realize that they will also face their eternal judgments. - Ibibehe Effiong
The death of former President Buhari in London should offer the Nigerian political class another opportunity for sobriety and circumspection. As President, Buhari had 8 years to offer selfless leadership and change the country for the better. He abused and missed that golden opportunity. Buhari had all the power and resources to build a standard hospital in Nigeria that would have catered for his medical needs, but he failed to do so. He returned to power in 2015 by projecting himself as a reformed democrat, but he did not only continue in his military attitude to governance, he transformed into a civilian dictator and a serial desecrator of human rights and democratic norms. Those who benefited from Buhari’s misrule can grieve endlessly about his death, but the millions of Nigerians whose lives and sources of livelihood were destroyed by his ungodly and tyrannical actions also have the right to ventilate their feelings. Politicians who make the lives of Nigerians miserable during their lifetime cannot be venerated as saints in death. A culture that allows people to blatantly lie about the dead cannot bring progress and prosperity. I do not celebrate Muhammadu Buhari’s death, our mortality is what makes us to be humans. However, the living should always reflect on what they’ll be remembered for when they die. To his family, Buhari may have been a caring and loving father, but to many Nigerians, he was a colossal disaster. Those who are alive today and actively ruining the lives of Nigerians and destroying the country should remember that they’ll be gone someday. It is a sad commentary that Nigeria is cursed with kleptocratic dictators who are only out to steal, kill and destroy. Our politicians destroy our country while enjoying their best lives abroad. When they are sick, most of them seek medical care abroad. Many of them also die abroad and their corpses are brought back to be buried in the same Nigeria that they destroyed. As Buhari faces the judgment of his maker, it is my prayer that those currently in power who are making lives miserable for us will realize that they will also face their eternal judgments. - Ibibehe Effiong
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