Nigerians in Diaspora mount opposition against Buhari

Nigerians in Diaspora have raised their opposition against the
candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), General
Muhammadu Buhari, in the February 14 presidential election.
The groundswell of opposition against the former military ruler
is coming from the United States chapter of the Nigerians in
Diaspora Organization (NIDO).
At a press conference held at the Hilton Garden, Washington
DC, Hon. Victor Ugho, the immediate past Vice-President of
NIDO, who is now the current President of the Georgia State
chapter of the association with headquarters in Atlanta, urged
the former Head of State to perish the thought of becoming
the next president of the country, saying that the world had
moved past the likes of Buhari.
Hon. Ugho berated Buhari for allowing himself to be pushed
around by people who were looking for ways to cause more
pains to Nigerians.
His words: “As a matter of sincerity, I do not think Buhari is
the best candidate for Nigeria at this period in time. He was
there as Head of State, what did he do? Besides, he has not
told us what he is going to do differently. We need continuity;
the choice should not be based on tribal sentiments. Let him
tell us how he is going to fix the so-called terrible situation
he has identified. We need somebody who will not bring
disunity.”
Also speaking, the Public Relations Officer of NIDO, Mr.
Ndubusi George, called on Nigerians at home and in the Di­
aspora to think wisely and vote for the right candidate in next
month’s presidential election.
“The devil we know is better than the angel we do not know.
What we need now in the country is for all of us to unite and
support President Jonathan who has been tested and trusted
to lead the country for another four years. It is a fact that you
should not expect something that had been damaged for years
to be fixed overnight; it requires patience and perseverance to
achieve this,” he said.
Similarly, the Diaspora Campaign Network (DCN) described
the presidential aspiration of Gen Buhari as laughable.
The National Coordinator of the organization, Mr Franklin
Ekechukwu, said Nigerians could not afford to return the
management of the nation’s economy to a vestige of the
military era during which time the nation’s economy was dam­
aged.
He said, “Nigeria has made a big stride in the right direction
since Jonathan became the president. Nigerians need to
exercise patience to allow his policies to manifest.”
“It is laughable when somebody who was a retired military
dictator suddenly becomes a father of democratic norms,
whereas, when as a ruler, he dismissed the constitution and
ruled by decree. Nigeria cannot go back to the old days where
anything goes without proper planning,” he maintained.