The Special Adviser on Media
and Publicity to President, Reuben Abati, published an abstract from secret
documents in his Twitter, exposing the information
from Wikileaks about Buhari’s 1983-84 governing years.
The
information is provided by the Public Library of United States Diplomacy through Wikileaks. The exposed classified
letter is dated September 20, 2002. It reads in part:
Like President Obasanjo before
the 1999 election, General Buhari’s political experience is limited to that of
military Head of State. Buhari came to power as a result of a 1983 New Year’s
Eve coup against the democratically elected Shehu Shagari. The eviction of
Shagari came as a welcome relief as did Buhari’s promise to root out
corruption. That relief, however, was short-lived as Nigerians watched
despairingly as the Buhari regime’s promises to revive the economy and wipe out
rampant corruption withered during 20 months of heavy-handed, largely
ineffective rule.
In May 1984, Buhari ordered the
brutal expulsion of 700,000 illegal immigrants from neighboring African states,
jailed hundreds of political opponents and muzzled a once aggressive press. His
loyalty to the military also came into question as he dismissed 30,000 soldiers
as a cost-cutting measure. Buhari also soured Nigeria’s relations with Britain,
when he was accused of masterminding a clumsy and unsuccessful attempt in July
1984 to kidnap President Shagari’s brother-in-law, former Transport Minister Umaru
Dikko. Moreover, Buhari undermined traditional rulers throughout Nigeria,
slashing their benefits and questioning their authority.
God forbid this GEM to come to power. I see the same methodology, he will never change and will not change. His body language is still the same way.
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