Gumi's Letter to Buhari Analyzed

Leadership 1. Buhari's weakness is not in his past impeccable record of accountability of public wealth and the fight against corruption and indiscipline. 2. Buhari's weakness is in his inability to control men compounded further by his strict and obsessive rejection of corruption. 3. So if Buhari's policy of governance is obsessibly centered on sealing tight the use of money, he will have great problem with men. 4. An Arab poet said: “A fool cannot be the leader of his people but the true leader of the people must feign foolishness”. 5. It’s convenient for Buhari's ardent supporters to quote copiously from the annals of history his great achievements but when his failures and weaknesses are pointed out they say that was in the past. 6. In the past, because of Buhari's clean records and straightforwardness he was lured by men who want only the vanities Dunya to uproot a young democracy on the caprices of fighting corruption. 7. So when Buhari was naively used by men to derail one, that is the greatest disservice he committed to the nation the ills of which we are yet to recover from. 8. Buhari was led to uproot a duly elected leader and incarcerate him for close to two years knowing fully well that he has no charge of even the corruption that was labeled against him. 9. Buhari was a leader and he should bear all the responsibility of derailing the peace and stability of governance in this country as a consequence of that putsch. 10. Buhari's weakness in control of men became evident when the very people that used him to revolt against a constituted authority came back to uproot him from the seat of power. His own kinsmen. Without a gun cocked in Buhari's defence. 11. Men used Buhari's innocence before to get power and dump him. 12. Please be sensible today. Some other men still want to use Buhari to get power and surely they will dump him again. 13. Buhari does not share the same philosophy at all with these men who want to use him again 14. My brother in Islam, please listen to the words of wisdom. And don’t follow the whims of the riffraff. 15, Before they used Buhari the first time to disrupt the second republic, my father advised him against it. 16. Today I am also advising Buhari against contesting in the 2015 presidential election because he will be used to ignite the nation -a dream well orchestered several years ago- and also be used by bad people as a ladder to grab regional and local powers. 17. And yet Buhari is not suitable for leadership. Peace & Security 1. Peace and stability are the most important part of governance that no price is to high for them. 2. What Nigeria needs utmost now is peace and stability. This can only be achieved when the religious ethnic and regional divide is tamed. 3. And you can only tame the religious, ethnic and religious divide with - People without much precedence. - People without much following. - People that are constructive and have the ability to control men. 4. Nigeria now needs peace and stability first. Then we talk of good governance later even though it’s the source of the predicament we are facing. 5. What we need as a priority is peace and stability. Sayings 1. The Prophet -peace be upon him- told one of the most honest and truthful of his companions, Abu Zar Algafary: “Oh Abu Zar, I truly love for you what I love for myself. I indeed see that you are weak so never accept to lead even two people and never accept safekeeping of the orphans wealth.” 2. An honest and candid advice from the prophet that is still valid today for any leader whose weakness borders on leadership qualities. 3. Arab poet said: “A fool cannot be the leader of his people but the true leader of the people must feign foolishness" 4. A believer is not stung from the same hole twice. 5. I’ll give you a similitude to buttress my point of priority. A person seriously injured and fractured from a road traffic accident when brought to the emergency room, the first priority of the doctors is to secure an intravenous line. Meaning get a drip set working into his veins to protect his vital organs like the heart and kidneys from the effects of shock and loss of blood. The fractures, even though serious and the source of the blood loss, may take days and weeks before they are even attended to beside the superficial dressings. Corruption 1. Corruption is no doubt an evil but there is a more monstrous evil than corruption. That is turmoil and insecurity. 2. Today the corruption you were deceived to fight against has reached unimaginable level coupled with the worst state of insecurity and peace in the nation. 3. Even though as I explained later, Buhari's obsession and philosophy of fighting corruption is not the priority of Nigeria today. 4. Thus men are also controlled by money. Religion 1. Buhari may need to understand that Islam being a pragmatic religion allows the use of Zakkat and public wealth as an instrument to pacify and lure influential people for the sake of righteousness, peace and stability. In modern governance today it translate to security vote. 2. The present government has already charged the situation and played the religious divide to its advantage. It’s in circulation now, a SW pastor calling on Christians and the church to vote Jonathan as their only Saviour. This religious card will be used to cover his deficiency in governance. 3. Buhari should understand too, that many, if not most of his supporters, are also looking up to him to protect them from the onslaught on their religion and region. This also the Christian will never believe the otherwise. 4. Therefore the stage is set for religious confrontation which is the least the nation needs. Insecurity 1. The lack of peace, stability and security is the major predicament of this nation since independence. 2. So when you were naively used by men to derail one, that is the greatest disservice you committed to the nation the ills of which we are yet to recover from. 3. There was just recently an attempt on your life like many of us. 4. All this because you the honest people that are given the privilege of strengthening the Armed forces left it to meddle in politics. 4. We thus lost everything. Neither the power nor the security. 5. On the other hand if Jonathan comes back. BH will be real not the political one we see. The turmoil will engulf the whole country not only the north. 6. That is why I also call on PDP to present some other candidates. Political 1. From my view, if APC can support as an example Ameachi or Okorocha/Kwankwaso or El-Rufai or Tambuwwal ticket and the PDP will have Akpabio/Muazu or Ribadu or Shekaru, the next four years will. – insha Allah – witness stability both in the north and south. 2. And the electoral body will get the necessary infrastructure that subsequently the next election will be free and fair and the true reflection of Nigerians. 3. If you may ask, why can’t this same peace be achieved with you and another Christian running mate? 4. Buhari has antagonist, and they are many and also as ardent as his supporters. 5. Buhari's supporters have the biggest proportion of the underprivileged of the society which is the petrol that can be easily ignited by the slightest spark. 6. The spark will be when Buhari is declared the loser. 7. And Buhari knows he can very well lose if the Christians follow their church -and why not in this era of mediocrity. Advise 1. I know I have access to you privately but this is meant for others to learn also. 2. An honest and candid advice from the prophet that is still valid today for any leader whose weakness borders on leadership qualities. 3. If Sardauna today is alive in your situation he will never contest for the presidential seat because of his deep understanding of what the nation needs. He will step down for a more acceptable younger person. 4. It’s on record that Sardauna even at the age of under 60 said he was not going to contest again, preparing his only house in Rabah for retirement. 5. My brother in Islam, please listen to the words of wisdom. And don’t follow the whims of the riffraff. 6. Before they used Buhari the first time to disrupt the second republic, my father advised him against it. 7. Today I am also advising Buhari against contesting in the 2015 presidential election because he will be used to ignite the nation -a dream well orchestered several years ago- 8. Buhari will also be used by bad people as a ladder to grab regional and local powers. 9. I rest my case here. 10. May Allah guide Buhari and protect him from the evil men and the jinn. Amin.