What I must admit I haven’t yet found are people who once liked Buhari, but no longer do; who voted for him in 2011 but have decided to not vote for him in 2015. If there’s any such person I’d be willing to hear from them. I must of course acknowledge that Jonathan is, on the basis of his being the incumbent President, far more likely than Buhari to be the one who has lost supporters between 2011 and now. That is the curse of success. Ask Barack Obama. Indeed, if Buhari does win the presidential election next month, you can bet that by 2019, there will be a slew of voters who will have grown disillusioned with him, and will be clamouring for change. It is the nature of politics.
Posted on: Mon, 05 Jan 2015 06:56:21 +0000