Coup D’etat Guaranteed From IBB & Tinubu Without Surveillance

If Buhari ever suffered another coup d’état after the so-called palace coup that overthrew him and Idiagbon, Sango the God of Thunder will punish him severely. No angel will allow him into other life for being complacent in his life. All denials by Tinubu, Saraki or even by Babangida if sworn in the name of Allah; will not save Buhari from the wrath of Nigerians. It is not that all Nigerians love Buhari so much, but majority are willing to give him the opportunity to clean up.

Ndigbo will not plan a coup or assassinate Buhari in spite of all their criticisms. The most violent or extreme would rather create their own Biafra but they are few and loud. Most Igbo remain loyal to Nigeria, all everyone wants is a bargaining edge to the “national cake”. If anything, the ones to watch out for are Buhari’s “friends”, especially from the North. They are the so-called Hausa/Fulani wannabe. Recall many that died as Buhari convoy escaped Kaduna assassination!

Most people see PDP and Jonathan’s henchmen and women as the enemies of Buhari, they cannot do as much damage as his “friends” inside APC’s former PDP. The room is going to get hotter as Buhari tighten the noose on corruption. The story is similar to the reason Babangida stage his palace coup as investigation got closer to him then. People are still not sure if Buhari has forgiven him. He might have forgiven him but would be foolish to forget.

How many times have Babangida been linked to Boko Haram or was it not Adamu Ciroma that promised that Nigeria would be ungovernable under Jonathan? It was so easy to sponsor the misdirected to Libya, Pakistan and Afghanistan to become terrorists in Nigeria but very difficult to put a leash on them and defeat the same Boko Haram. Saraki and Tinubu as opportunists would join any convenient vehicle to destroy Buhari, if they cannot have their way.

There was no head of state Babangida respected more than Abacha for the simple reason that he knew he was under constant surveillance. Any foolish move on his part would have led to his sorry situation. He knew it and the whole Country knew it. Though it did not prevent the demise of Abacha: to the relief of most Nigerians. The difference here is that most Nigerians want to see Nigeria get on its feet and chose Buhari to accomplish that task.

Babangida, Tinubu and Saraki are not the only “friends” of Buhari but they are the most cunny closely followed by Danjuma, Abacha close “friend”. Opportunists think differently. While most people say that Nemesis would catch up with the wrong doer and sooner or later the truth would come out. Opportunists would say: what if you are dead before Nemesis, sooner or later?

There were some rumors why it took Buhari so long before he finally moved into Aso Rock. He was not in a hurry, nor was he in a hurry to appoint ministers. Most people finally agreed that he has the interest and right to choose those he trusted most and close to him into his kitchen cabinet than picking them based on national character. Indeed, most Presidents did the same including Dr. Ebele Jonathan.

Only a fly on the wall would know what he told his Vice-President because it could not have been a discussion that others would know the details. It boils down to this: if any secret talk between him and Osinbajo is leaked to Tinubu, Osinbajo is roasted. At the same time, Tinubu would like to remind Osinbajo how he got there. You see, it is one thing to find somebody a job but a different scenario on how to keep it.

Osinbajo must have told Tinubu that if I tell you any secret, I will have to kill you. So make a choice. Time has a way of letting people find their level. Immediately after the election, some people were wondering who the boss between Tinubu and Buhari was. It is safe to say at this point that both of them have resigned to their appropriate levels. The real balancing act for Buhari is how he can be taken seriously and still be credible with a man like Tinubu.

It is too early to answer that question in his first term, unless Tinubu went too far or refuse to take cover. What is clear is that if Tinubu probe is initiated from Lagos, Buhari will not give him any cover. It is no different from Fashola, the past Governor of Lagos State. Buhari retained him as minister despite protest. But if the people of Lagos State find him wanting and can present evidence that will indict him, Buhari will not come to his aid.

Saraki will throw anybody under the truck at this point. He stands a greater chance of being taken out sooner that the others. He was able to quell the query raised by the former Chief of Police. In Nigeria, since nobody is absolutely clean, if you raise a questionable act as the former Chief of Police rightly did about Saraki, they can throw a scud missile at you to explain your own albatross. While nursing yours, you have no time to question others. It has worked very well.

Where else would a group of Senators follow Saraki’s wife to EFCC and follow Saraki himself to the Tribunal? These are thieves that are too big to catch. We saw it in the case of Okadigbo that was forgiven by his fellow senators, Speaker Buhari that was resurrected by Obasanjo. It will get to a point where people will pour into the streets like Arab Spring calling for their heads.

What we saw in Ilorin against Saraki when people spontaneously shouted Ole Ole Ole is just the beginning. If Buhari does not step up to expectation fast enough, Nigerians will despise him. He has started very well and quietly but the results are showing. The fear of Buhari is working. While Nigerians do not wish anyone dead yet, since they want their loots back, the fear of extradition back to United Kingdom might have claimed the life of former Gov. Alamieyeseigha.

The fear of Buhari is real and it is changing Nigeria. It is that fear that will drive some people into conspiracy on how to overthrow Buhari or drive others to their death.