On Buharism etc---From Nigerian Internet Fora @@@ In a 2002 essay, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi coined the term “Buharism” to capture the ideals extrapolated from Buhari’s time as Head of State and argued that Buharism is an ideology of bourgeois nationalism that aims to replace a political economy dominated by parasitic elites beholden to global capital with a new order in which a nationalist and productive class gains ascendancy. Buhari certainly has the credentials to tackle elite impunity and the rent-seeking political culture that is now in kleptomaniacal overdrive. Indeed, the persistent slandering of Buhari as a bigot stems less from his occasional tin ear for Nigeria’s polyphonic diversity than from kleptocrats’ fears of a certain reckoning for their crimes should he clinch the presidency. @@@@@@@@@ So that is where this interesting word, Buharism comes from. I wonder whether the treasonable felon, and despot, General Buhari is able to explain what that all means. bourgeois nationalism, for instance, means what exactly? And who in Nigeria belongs in the class of the parasitic elites, beholden to global capital. I think that the vanguard of that class is actually the old warriors of the rule of the treasonable felons and military despots, such as General Buhari, who indeed, institutionalized the rent-seeking political culture. Is that culture now in a kleptomaniacal overdrive? It is probably the case that the overdrive is a logical extension of the kleptomaniac traditions of public policy-making, budgeting and budget finance, which General Buhari and his comrades in the military, including the certified armed robber of public treasuries, General Abacha left the country with, as they moved off the public stage. We even see the elements of those traditions, in the flawed constitution that the despots and treasonable felons left behind. Some of those constitutional elements now make it extremely difficult, to reintroduce a public administrative culture steeped in accountability. There is a big joke in some of the above. Alas; the treasonable felons are warriors against some kleptomaniacs! I thank you. Fubara David-West. Hide message history On Tuesday, December 30, 2014 11:06 AM, Aliyu Bala Aliyu aliyubala. [YanArewa] wrote: Buharism and Its Discontents Muhammadu Buhari’s emergence as the opposition challenger ahead of next year’s polls has set the stage for a keen contest. Buoyed by a morale-boosting primary win, and with his street popularity now hitched to a well-oiled political machine, Buhari has a firm base upon which to mount his fourth presidential bid. For sheer persistence, Buhari most resembles Obafemi Awolowo, who also serially sought national leadership unsuccessfully. Like Buhari, Awolowo was of somewhat ascetic bearing, Spartan self-discipline, inflexible will and dogged conviction in his worthiness for high office. However, despite his intellectual and administrative acumen, aspects of Awolowo’s political record undermined his chances of national leadership. His political platform was deemed too provincial to generate a national following. A similar limitation arguably accounted for Buhari’s previous electoral failures. Unable to gainsay Buhari’s reputation for honesty, his adversaries have resorted to the favoured tactic of smearing him as an ethnic and a religious extremist – a bogus charge which endures because of some of Buhari’s own inopportune gaffes. This time though, the politics of smear and fear is of limited utility. The incumbent is running not only against Buhari but also against his own dismal presidential record. The allegation that Buhari is a closet ethno-religious bigot is simply not borne out by his record as Head of State. Though he and his deputy, Major General Tunde Idiagbon, were both Muslims, they were favourably perceived by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). In his book, A Dangerous Awakening: The Politicization of Religion in Nigeria, Catholic priest and scholar, Iheanyi Enwerem cites a 1988 publication by CAN’s northern zonal chapter which hailed Buhari’s regime as the first to acknowledge “that the North was not predominantly Islamic.” It also expressed satisfaction with the fairness of Buhari’s political appointments and praised him for carrying out his war against indiscipline “without fear or favour.” .....
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