It appears that some of our leaders are now waking up from their slumbers. With Gen. Buhari who was himself once a head of state of Nigeria, now openly speaking the truth about the state of affairs of Nigeria, is astonishing though commendable. And the calibre of people present at the gathering where he (Gen. Buhari) made his statement points in the direction that something positive is about to happen in our country.

Like his predecessors, President Yar Adua has proved that he lacks both vision and competence to run the country. Not only that, his administration has woefully failed, looking for routes of escape from their responsibilities and distractions from from their incompetencies.In effect, the country is sinking at an alarming rate.

At this point in time, Nigeria has capable and willing citizens- no matter how few- to serve it. Unfortunately, the same group of people that have been messing up the country are still around, imposing themselves forcefully in power for protective purposes and selfish interests. All efforts-internal and external- should be directed towards getting the right people into the realm of affairs of the country, and most importantly the presidency. We must ensure that the next president is visionary, knowledgeable and competent to run the affairs of Nigeria.Such a person will undoubtedly has love of his country at heart.

We can no longer accomodate ignorant, selfish and destructive elements on top of Nigerian affairs if the country is to move forward and we are to be reckoned with internationally.

While it is true that Nigerians are not persuaded that the Yar'Adua presidency has succeeded in good governance, and while it is true that Nigeria needs a good government, should one really ignore the antecedents of Buhari, Atiku and some of the people they convened? Buhari is yet to apologise to Nigerians for his anti human rights regime which executed people using a retroactive decree. Atiku cannot claim to have been insulated from the corruption and other vices of the Obasanjo administration. Both Buhari and Atiku emerged as presidential candidates of the ANPP and AC respectively in a process that was less than democratic. Nigeria needs good leaders. But if we want to be honest with ourselves, we must ask: do these men have the credentials of democrats?