Mandela's Statement Inspired Buhari To Victory
Far back in the past, when the late South Africa’s
president, Nelson Madiba Mandela told Nigeria’s president-elect,
Muhammadu Buhari, that he could still rule the country, the ex-soldier
perhaps took it with a grain of salt.
Prior to the 2003 presidential election where Buhari was contesting against Olusegun Obasanjo on the platform of the All Peoples Party, Mandela in a one-hour-talk reminded him that he (Mandela) was imprisoned for 27 years but never lost hope, and later was elected as South Africa’s first black chief executive.
Therefore, in their face-to-face conversation Mandela tried to inspire Buhari to victory by saying:
“I spent 27 years in jail, yet I came out to become South Africa’s president. You can still be president.”
It is worth mentioning that Mandela’s so-called prophecy have triggered controversial reactions among Nigerians. Some people insist that comparison of two leaders is impossible while others truly believe that the president-elect can become the national hero as Mandela did.
Prior to the 2003 presidential election where Buhari was contesting against Olusegun Obasanjo on the platform of the All Peoples Party, Mandela in a one-hour-talk reminded him that he (Mandela) was imprisoned for 27 years but never lost hope, and later was elected as South Africa’s first black chief executive.
Therefore, in their face-to-face conversation Mandela tried to inspire Buhari to victory by saying:
“I spent 27 years in jail, yet I came out to become South Africa’s president. You can still be president.”
It is worth mentioning that Mandela’s so-called prophecy have triggered controversial reactions among Nigerians. Some people insist that comparison of two leaders is impossible while others truly believe that the president-elect can become the national hero as Mandela did.
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