Through out this Presidential Election period, I stood for my conscience. I wrote about the two major candidates and expressed my support for Goodluck Jonathan. It was something personal. But the Nigerian people have chosen the people's general.
The next four years will justify this choice or vindicate the people who stood for Jonathan. I'm proud to have flashed glimpses of my support at Jonathan; despite his mistakes. Yet, knowing fully well that I want a bigger and better Nigeria, I hereby congratulate General Buhari.
From the election results, we have a lot of work to do in building true bridges of Unity in our country. The lopsided voting between the North and South presents our country as a contraption of Kingdoms, Southern Kingdom and Northern Kingdom, united by the white man's language, perforated along its stitched lines by ethnicity and religion.
Congratulations to the APC, siamese twins with the PDP, they've wrestled victory from the party that boasted they'll rule Nigeria for 50 years. And will there be any difference? Time will tell. Truth is, change is never easy. For standing through the rain and the storm, victory can't be anything sweeter.
Despite the odds and the challenges, our democracy is making progress. This is a strong signal that power lies in the hands of the people and they must not be taken for granted. Nigeria is bigger than any one individual, and because what unites us is bigger than what divides us, we will keep moving forward. Congratulations Nigeria's President elect, General Mohammadu Buhari. Congratulations Nigeria. It's a victory for Democracy.
