Not supporting Buhari in 2015 remains one of my proudest and also sobering moments.
The pressure was so much at the time, it's also why I urge people to be circumspect.
The mob thought they were right back then and they weren't.
The same can be happening now
Your national league pays N200m in prize money. Was N150m until recently.
Your stadiums sit empty 99% of the time but your president should organise to build 10 more big stadiums because the empty ones you currently have can always be turned into national relics for tourism.
Your biggest football property, the Super Eagles, can’t pull a sold out stadium because most people would rather the gate is thrown open, when the tickets aren’t vastly discounted.
‘Football mad country,’ just like ‘oil rich country’ but only when you are looking at things without asking questions.
Sometimes, as a person, you exit the hysteria and look at things for what they are. Until then, you can’t change a thing.
Nigerians need to understand that acknowledging the successes of an administration does not prevent you from demanding better governance or supporting a change in govt.
The ability to commend what is working and criticize what is not is a sign of objectivity, not partisanship.