Nigeria: Letter to Incoming President Buhari

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Dear General Buhari,

Sir, congratulations on your successful campaign. I know that we are in good hands with you Sir, and the people of this country are confident that you will surround yourself with the right team to do the job, fight the good fight and deliver the much awaited change that Nigeria desperately needs. We expect a lot, it is true, and we have put our faith in you. As a democrat and a patriot, I place my faith and trust in you; the notion of change sustains me, and I have to say, fuels me with the hope that I had completely lost some six months ago. I am a Delta woman with children, hoping in a few years for grandchildren. Last week while driving through our state on my way back home to Abuja, I was dismayed to see the same gas flares still burning that have burned since I was a child. The flares are a constant reminder to us.

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