I have seen a lot in government and out of it, to realise and recognise that graft, plunder, grand larceny, are the problems of Nigeria. And we won’t get out of it, except we all have a measure of Buhari, and of Oloyede in us. That is the way forward for our country.
Whenever I see a paragon, champion of transparency and accountability, I remember Muhammadu Buhari – retired military officer and gentleman, president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces.
Whenever I hear that a man has shunned greed, avarice, rapacity, I remember Buhari. Whenever I see anyone pay scant attention to the ephemeral things of this life, I remember Buhari. Whenever I see disdain for filthy lucre, cupidity, Muhammadu Buhari comes to mind. You don’t have them more spartan, austere, and abstemious than that.
But we are not talking about Muhammadu Buhari today. Rather, our object is a man who is like him, in terms of frugality,…
