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Buhari Is Not Good For Democracy In Nigeria

Democracy in Nigeria is having a very difficult time. The Muhammadu Buhari Administration is trying very hard to drench Democracy out of Nigeria.

The recent LGA elections held in Kano state was a total sham. Pictures of Underage Voters have been flying around the internet, And if you think this will not be repeated in 2019, you're out of touch with reality. Buhari came into power with the Votes of Children, cows and goats. And those votes will sustain him till 2023. What happened to GEJ was a one time thing. I don't see it happening again.

Indeed, Buhari is here to stay. And Buhari is not good for us. The uniqueness and strength in our diversity has been frustrated totally. Below is a list of the recently appointed Court of Appeal Justices

1) Justice P. A. Mahmoud, Benue State
2) Justice F. Ojo, Kwara State 
3) Justice I. G. Abundaga Nasarawa State
4) Justice M. B. Idris, Niger State.
5) Justice A. M. Talba, Adamawa State.
6) Justices Kadi M. M. Alkali, Adamawa State.
7) Justice A. I. Adenyangtso, Taraba State.
8) Justice A. S. Umar, Kebbi state.
9) Justice O. Z. Senchi, Kebbi,
10) Justice A. M. Lamido, Sokoto state.
11) Justice B. B. Aliyu, Zamfara state.
12) Justice Ebowei Tobi, Delta State.
13) Justice G.O. Kolawole, Osun State.
14) Justices O. Itodo, Benue state.
15) Justice M. A. Abdul Gafar, Kwara state,
16) Justice D. D. Adeck Nasarawa state.
17) Justice D. G. Mann, Plateau state.
18) Justice D. G. Goji Adamawa state.
19) Justice Kadi U. B. Umar Adamawa state.
20) Justices Y. A. Bashir, Taraba state.
21) Justice Z. B. Abubakar, Kebbi state,
22) Justice I. M. Sani, Kaduna state.
23) Justice F. L. Adamu, Kano state.
24)  Justice I. B. Ahmed Katsina state.
25) Justice M Y Uftsha'u, Zamfara state.
26) Justice P. O. Affen, Bayelsa state.
27) Justice O. A. Ipaye, Osun state.

Breakdown :

North---23
South---4

From the South,  South South 2; South West 2; South East 0.

Buhari has turned democracy on it's head. Now we have the leadership of all of Nigeria’s security and intelligence organisations in the hands of people from the same region, ethnic stock, and religion. In a country of over 180 million people of diverse ethnic and religious backgrounds, only a very small portion rules. We are being treated like a conquered people under a foreign occupying force.


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