President Buhari in the eye of the storm

      The condition of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is back on the front burner of public opinion, especially from quarters that never saw anything good about his government. Majority of those in that group belong to the ousted party, the squandermanic and corrupt P.D.P. But a more weighty issue is beginning to emerge from the cold war between the ruling A.P.C (All Progressive Congress) and P.D.P (Peoples Democratic Party), the party now in the opposition, at least from the perspective of many Nigerians. Some people, particularly from the North of the country where President Muhammadu Buhari come from, say they smelled a rat in the manner the way things have been happening in the corridor of power since the inception of the third (or fourth) republic in 1999. Ex-President Olusegun Aremu Obasanjo ruled from 1999-2007 and quit without a headache. But his successor, late Umaru Musa Yar'adua who was also a son of Katsina State like the current President Buhari died in Aso Rock. His deputy, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan that succeeded him not only weathered the political storm that emanated in the aftermath of his first tenure but also survived to tell his story. He vacated Aso Rock in 2015 hale and hearty short of the stress of power that any leader may encounter during his tenure. But when another leader of Northern origin took over again, then what happened in the case of his kin that was also once in Aso Rock reared its ugly head. The condition of the President is grave and in fact many critics of this government and a few other 'behind-the-scene' enemies of Mr. President had hoped he would die when he was away on medical treatment in London. Though he survived, things have not been the same again.
       The question many people are asking is, 'why is it always a leader of Northern origin that does have to face this kind of threat to life when they are in power?'  Surely this occurrence, some people believe cannot be waved away as a mere coincidence. Interestingly, both late Umaru Yar'adua and the current President share accolades as leaders who have displayed a sense of sincerity and commitment to the progress of this nation in a way that Nigerians had not seen for a long time, not to talk about the similarity in their attitude to life-- frugality and austerity. Is Aso Rock, the seat of Nigerian government, booby trapped for a selective region of the country? Who wanted President Buhari dead?