Why Nigerian Big Men don't want Buhari to Become President

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Osita Okechukwu, has said the Nigerian elite are opposed to the emergence of Muhammadu Buhari as president because they are aware he would wage unreserved war against corruption. 

He said as president, Buhari would rubbish the belief that there is no ideological difference between the APC and the PDP, by implementing the manifesto of the opposition party. 

Mr. Okechukwu stated this in a goodwill message at the launching ceremony of Friends of Buhari, in Abuja. The group is pushing for the election of Buhari as candidate in the 2015 presidential election.

"The tiny top elite are fully aware that General Muhammadu Buhari as a President will stridently, in line with the Manifesto of the APC, wage war against corruption. They know he will build new refineries, having built two before as Petroleum Minister; hence putting a stop to petroleum products importation where they make billions without query. They know he will not carry raw cash to South Africa to buy military equipment or under fund the Army. They know that he and Tam David-West are the only former Ministers of Petroleum who neither own an oil block nor a petrol station... 

"They know that Buhari is the face of APC, that with him as a presidential candidate, the raging puzzle debate that there is no ideological difference between the PDP and APC will stop. That’s why they crave for PDP vs PDP presidential contest. 

"It is also pertinent to inform you Friends of Buhari that the Tiny Top Elite are not relenting in their bid to stop Buhari from serving the long suffering, long exploited and long looted Nigerian masses.” 

Okechukwu, who is the spokesperson of the South-East chapter of APC, said Buhari is sure victory.