Nigeria: Those Hawks Circling Buhari

22 December 2014
opinion

WE are still discussing matters arising from the emergence of the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) as we get set for the frenzy of presidential campaigns. The searchlight is more on the APC because it is the new kid on the block. The party is beset with a number of post-natal problems.

Some of its leading lights have almost made a vocation of failing in their bids to take over power from the ruling PDP. Quite apart from the much touted incumbency factors which naturally play in the PDP's favour, a close examination of why presidential also-rans, such as Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and Major General Muhammadu Buhari failed in the past will reveal fatal flaws which, if not quickly fixed on this new platform, will still become the major reasons they may fail, yet again. Unfortunately for the party, these are mentality problems which relate to the twin demons of religion and regionalism; problems that their opponent, PDP does not have; has never had.

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