#BBB NEWS| A Letter To Muhammadu Buhari: And Now What? By Charles Odimgbe

My dear President-elect, with the election behind you and your emergence as the President Elect of Nigeria, please listen to these words that I speak as you ready yourself to form your cabinet and tackle the daunting multiple challenges facing Nigeria. Before anything else, please reach out to your predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan, and the PDP in a very public way to assuage their fears and ask for their assistance and support as you go about the business of setting up shop in Aso Rock.

Foremost, remember you are now the first “Nigerian” happens to be a Muslim. You should no longer regard yourself as simply a Northerner, an Hausa-Fulani, or a general. You are indeed a Nigerian and the Number 1 Citizen of the country. Just as the disciples of Jesus forsook their relatives and followed Jesus, you must forsake yours to lead Nigeria. We know where you come from, who your friends are, what faith you profess, but all that has to be kept aside until you become a regular citizen again.

To effectively govern a diverse nation such as Nigeria, you must be a Nigerian every day. As the country’s president, you must separate Buhari the campaigner from Buhari the President and remain impartial and fair when it comes to matters of religion and ethnicity in this country.