Just one
day to the presidential elections, Nigerians are all guessing as to whom will
emerge as the next president of the oil-rich country between President Goodluck
Jonathan and Gen. Muhammadu Buhari.
We have
considered the biggest stakeholders and their contribution to the political
discussions in recent times, evaluated their stakes in this game and present to
you the five (potentially) biggest losers if Muhammadu Buhari leads despite the
formidable opposition:
Dame
Patience Jonathan
The first lady
of the federal republic of Nigeria will have to chew some of her own words if
Buhari manages to move into the Aso Rock despite her open campaign against GMB
as Buhari is fondly called. ‘Mama Peace’ left no stone unturned in her quest to
see her husband retun for a second term as she has been moving from state to
state mobilizing women to vote for her husband.
Ayodele
Fayose
The Ekiti
State governor through this campaign season remains the most strident and
consistent critic of Gen. Muhammadu Buhari. Even now, Fayose may well be
considered the most controversial governor in the country today. Nigerians look
forward to a change of attitude in case Buhari emerges the next president.
Ayodele
Joseph Oritsejafor
Ayodele
Joseph Oritsejafor is the founding and Senior Pastor of Word of Life Bible
Church, located in Warri, southern Nigeria, and is currently the President of
the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) and Christian Association of
Nigeria. He is one of the president’s staunch supporters.
He has
accused Muhammadu Buhari of being the brain behind Boko Haram saying that he
is fanning the embers of disunity.
Femi Fani
Kayode
Fani-Kayode
is the director of media and publicity of the Peoples Democratic Party
presidential campaign organization. He was with the opposition’s All
Progressive Congress (APC) until June 2014 when he returned to the ruling
Peoples Democratic Party. He has been at the forefront of the political attacks
on the daura-born retired general.
Asari Dokubo
Alhaji
Mujahid Asari-Dokubo, formerly Melford Dokubo Goodhead Jr. and typically
referred to simply as Asari, is a major political figure of the Ijaw ethnic
group in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. He severally issued threats against
opposition politicians including Muhammad Buhari, promising a series of action
against him and some opposition party leaders and voters from the Niger Delta
region should the general elections not go the way of President Goodluck
Jonathan in the region.
It is
important to note that the personalities mentioned above might not necessarily
flee as democratic institutions will likely protect them if the Buhari
presidency (assuming he wins) decides to persecute them.
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