President Buhari’s Broadcast Raises More Questions – Dr Danfulani
BY AMOS TAUNA, KADUNA – A Rights advocate, Dr. John Danfulani says President Muhammadu Buhari Monday’s broadcast has raised more questions than answers.
Danfulani, who is the Chairman of Centrum Initiative for Development and Fundamental Rights Advocacy, said the speech dashed the little hope compatriots had on the 1914 colonial masters’ political contraption called Nigeria, stressing that the President merely affirmed the dictum that “once a dictators, always a dictator.”
The Rights advocate also said that mandate givers expected an outright apology from President Buhari for violating his personal order that barred all public officers from embarking on medical tourism abroad.
He noted that the development is another confirmation of the notion that Buhari’s government operates on the Orwellian Animal Farm dictum of “All Animals Are Equal But Some Are More Equal Than Others”.
Danfulani further said; “Buhari is refusing to accept the fact that the political milieus of 31st December, 1983 – 27th August, 1985, are not the same. His inflicting of below-the-belt blows on new media stems from the undying spirit of his infamous Decree No 2 which he deployed in harassing and jailing journalists wantonly.
“He must know that freedom to hold onto an idea and expressing same is a concomitant part of democracy. Social Media is an “uncensorable” information revolution he must live with Willy Nilly, if he does not want to suffer the kind of backlash such an idea would visit upon him and his government.”
“Reading between the lines in his unsubstantiated narration about Dim Chukwu Emeka Ojukwu’s visit to his hometown in Daura, Katsina State, in 2003, assuming (without conceding) that Dim Ojukwu was in Daura, Kastina State for two days and the duo indeed agreed that Nigeria should remain a single political cluster, is Buhari not aware of Ojukwu’s interview with the Newswatch magazine edition of 13th September, 2004, which graced the magazine’s cover page under the title “I SUPPORT BIAFRA”?
“If the Ikemba Nnewi were to be alive today, he would have been advancing a similar position with IPOB and leading his people like Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is doing today.”
