The postponement of the elections from February 14 to March 28 is another such matter of admixture of game and truth.
Right from the moment on January 22 that Sambo Dasuki, the National Security Adviser (NSA), gave such “free advice” suggesting that the election be postponed by at least a month, it was clear to those who are not in the business of deceiving self that announcement of the postponement was merely a question of time. And, again, it came against all outcries and threats not to dare!
One sure pigeon that fell to the cat of February 14 postponement is the popular APC hash-tag of “Fe-Buhari 14” that plays on the February date and the Yoruba word “Fe” for “Love”, to make “Love Buhari”.
All of a sudden, that copy went up in smoke together with the millions of naira worth campaign materials. It may be an unintended consequence, but I would not put it past the hard schemers in the ruling party, PDP, to have conceived it.
The momentum of the opposition APC was apparent and its lead in the polls more real than imagined. Pushing the election date farther was a plausible game plan.
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