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Oo Nwoye: An Open Letter To President Buhari

Dear President Buhari, I’ve written and rewritten this post many times in my head, but I think today, being halfway into your tenure would be the best time to publish. A Quick Flashback A few weeks to the 2015 elections, I was caught by a squad of policemen for making an illegal u-turn somewhere in Ilupeju. The police quickly told me I should settle or I’d be in for a heavy fine of about N25 000. With a smirk on my face, the arrogance of a kingsman and the pidgin of a Benin boy, I said to him “Oga, I no go fit give you moni, we na Buhari people, we no dey give bribe”. The man couldn’t believe it. He asked why he should support you, and I went “for starters, dem no go dey chop una moni again and you no go need wear this kain uniform ”. Yes, you emboldened me. He asked where I was from and I told him Anambra. He muttered “Ah. Igbo boy dey support Buhari?”, I said “Yes o, we no too many but we dey”. Our conversation concluded with him saying “you too believe this ma...