It is to be found three May 29s back: in 2015 when he happily took his oath of office. Once upon a time, somewhere between winning the election and soon after he took the oath of office, Buhari was on the periphery of that land. Missing this point, in support of his re-election, Buhari supporters are pointing to his “achievements”: a project launched, a bridge commissioned, a hope expressed. “If Nigeria does not kill corruption, corruption will kill Nigeria,” he swore repeatedly. If Tuesday is Buhari’s last May 29 speech as Nigerian leader, he will be an easy man for man and history to laugh at.

Source: Punch May 27, 2018 00:45 UTC