The restoration of Nigeria’s democracy in 1999 brought excitement to Nigerians, especially democrats famed for their repulsion to military dictatorship. The transition from military to civilian rule saw the general elections conducted and supervised by the military junta of Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar almost hitch-free.However, the rhythms changed when the President Olusegun Obasanjo’s – led democratic government was to conduct the general elections for a civilian to civilian transition in 2003.
Regrettably, Buhari’s consent of the Nigerian Army’s involvement in the 2019 general elections, sparked understandable disapprovals in some quarters. Nigeria’s main and minor opposition parties kicked against it, expressing fear of unholy interference of soldiers with the electoral process. Thinking about the leadership style of President Buhari, invokes profound memories of former Burkina Faso’s military leader, Pan-Africanist, and Marxist revolutionary, Captain Thomas Sankara, reputed as one of Africa’s finest dictator. His reign in this poor African nation was short-lived, but very impactful before his brutal assassination in 1987.
Conversely, toeing the wisdom of the Irish-born Edmund Burke, a distinctive author, orator, and political theorist, Gen. Buratai, applied Bunke’s philosophy, which enunciates that “A nation without means of reform is without means of survival.” So, from the outset in July 2015, when he was appointed COAS, Gen. Buratai undertook a reform of the Nigerian Army, as reflected today in the reality of its flaunted professionalism.
Nigerians have shirked from coming out to boldly challenge the role soldiers on election duty played in the 2019 general elections because of its faultlessness. Where there are written complaints about soldiers on professional misconduct, Gen. Buratai has raised special committees to probe the allegations because he not influenced to shield wrongdoers.
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