1. Background:
In
April 2015, I sent a short memorandum to you, Sir - then as
president-elect. We never discussed the memo in detail and I am not even
sure you got to read it bearing in mind the levels of human traffic
visiting you in those heady days. I crave the indulgence of Mr.
President to please read the memo (attached herewith as Annex II) and
see how like every aspect of life, the memo was sometimes presciently
accurate and at the same time off-target! It is on the basis of that
message, and my commitment to write anytime I feel compelled that
matters of urgent national importance confront you, that I address this
with greatest respect and humility.
Mr. President, Sir
I
address this and other past memos with all sense of responsibility for
at least three reasons. First, I owe my modest political ascendency so
far to you. Without your adoption and trust
reposed in me and the recognition you have shown in spite of attacks on
my person by some people around you, I will not be where I am today. I
remain eternally grateful for this.
Secondly,
Sir, poll after poll in Kaduna State before and after the 2015
elections clearly show that my fate politically and
