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Samuel Ouma com Primus Tazanu Alexandre Nhampossa, Ishmael Sallieu PAV - MAR. 2019 - MAG 0319 Vol 2 1 PAN AFRICAN VISIONs Inside Africa Nigeria, Buhari and The Leadership Burden In Africa By Ajong Mbapndah L he 2019 elections leadership of Nigeria has not looking at the development in Nigeria lived up been felt. With a country dynamics, the world going Tto its typical hype: like neighboring Cameroon digital, and hightech, are attention from Africa, and in serious political crisis, one people like Buhari or his the rest of world, violence would have expected Nigeria challenger Atiku the best here and there, accusations to play a mediating role .While reflection of an ambitious and counter accusations Nigeria has hosted some people and Nation? of rigging, escalation of refugees , one of the most The age and health factors tensions between the largely ignoble thing done by the in leadership are not just Muslim North, and the Buhari administration was an issue for Nigeria alone. largely Christian Southern the arrest and surreptitiously In Neighboring Cameroon, parts of the country, influx of extradite the leadership a clearly overwhelmed international observers … of the separatist Southern President Paul Biya in his With some 70 candidates Cameroons movement to the mid-80s is still clinging running for the highest office government of Cameroon on to power as the country of the land, it narrowed down where there were held moves from crisis to crisis. to a two-horse race between incommunicado for months In Algeria, even on a wheel opposition PDP Challenger . If Africans cannot have chair, President Boutleflika former Vice President Atiku refuge and protection in the until recently was insisting Abubakar (who supported country that is supposed to on remaining in power Buhari in the last elections), be the leader of the continent, for another term. In our and the incumbent President where else should they go? African traditions, age is Muhammadu Buhari. At the In Buhari’s first term as associated with wisdom, but end, Mr. Buhari, aged 76, was Ajong Mbapndah L, Managing Editor well, he spent a considerable not much of that has been proclaimed winner. amount of time out of the seen with most of the elders In the last elections, leaders in Africa and around elected President, it is safe to country for health reasons. running affairs in a number President Goodluck Jonathan the world have congratulated say Buhari will have to double For a country with the size, of African countries. On set the bar so high by doing Buhari for his victory, a his efforts if he has to leave a and complexities of Nigeria, the international scene for something unthinkable in victory that Atiku Abubakar lasting legacy for Nigeria. such prolonged absences do instance, how can Macron Nigerian politics: A sitting and the PDP are challenging. Nigerians complain and for not bode well. While we may of France relate with Paul President conceding defeat As it stands, the status quo genuine reasons, that things want to wish him the best and Biya of Cameroon, or Sassou and calling his opposition remains with Buhari as have been slow since he see him make a difference Nguesso of Congo? How can challenger to congratulate President of Nigeria, and with took over. From the security for Nigeria and Africa, any Trudeau of Canada relate him. Despite peace summits, that the burdens of Nigeria challenges, to the fight such prolonged absence will with Buhari of Nigeria or with and promises to respect the and Africa on his shoulders. against corruption, and other not bode well in his second Obiang Nguema of Equatorial outcome of the elections, With a population of promises used by Buhari and mandate. Guinea? as of now, while Mr. Buhari circa 200 million, and its the APC to win the elections At 76, Buhari is not the One thing Nigeria and is basking in the glow of huge economy, Nigeria is of 2016, the achievement oldest President in Africa. Africa definitely do not lack his victory, opposition the undisputed leader in side does not paint a glossy His main challenger Atiku is the abundance of talent in Challenger Atiku is yet to Africa and events there tend picture. Abubakar was 72. But we literally all spheres of life. In concede defeat, and his to mirror what takes place Corruption is still rife, are talking about Nigeria Nigeria,