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Jonathan narrowly escaped Nigeria’s Predicted breakup. It is happening now right under Buhari . L-R: Muhammadu Buhari, Goodluck Jonathan | Getty Images/The Presidential Precint |
The narrative of the last election was deliberately made simple to fool the simpleminded: portray Nigeria as a ship heading for the bottom of the ocean unless the captain of the ship is removed because that captain was corrupt, unable to secure the land and the economy was also spiralling out of his control. In the aftermath of that electoral mutiny spurred by the greatest and most ideologically diverse members of the ruling elite since 1960, the captain was removed and another captain put in command.