But why should the candidate be General Buhari who was Petroleum Resources Minister 40 years ago and Head of State 34 years ago? Apparently, President Buhari has some integrity and charisma that the north used in enticing us in 2015. But it is now clear that he is too frail and too old to run again. But the ‘tragedy of the present ambush is that nobody in the region has the courage to confront General Buhari about his frailty nurtured by failing health and old age. The ruling elite in the North are aware that the president is too old to run but they too need his name, his connection to the ignorant and poverty-ridden voters to remain in power.

Source: The Guardian December 31, 2017 04:07 UTC