Aisha Buhari, the wife of the
president, has joined a thread, which is subtly calling her husband a general,
a title he since dropped in 2015.
After coasting to victory with
the name General Muhammadu Buhari (GMB), the president, who rose to become a
major-general in the army and ruled as head of state, said he wants to be
addressed as “Muhammadu Buhari, President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed
Forces Federal Republic of Nigeria”.
Bola Tinubu, a national leader of
the All Progressives Congress (APC); Ibikunle Amosun, governor of Ogun state;
and the president himself, said his return in 2015 was as a “reformed
democrat”.
In February 2018, Boss Mustapha,
secretary to the government of the federation, took it a step further by
issuing a circular that mandated that Buhari should only be addressed as
commander-in-chief of the armed forces at armed forces events.
“Government has observed with
concern the inconsistent manner in which the President, Federal Republic of
Nigeria is addressed during Official and Private functions. It has, therefore,
become necessary to have a standard format for addressing him at such formal
occasions,” Mustapha said.
“To this end, Mr. President shall
henceforth be addressed as ‘MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC
OF NIGERIA,’ except in purely Armed Forces Programmes, where
‘COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA’ will be
added.”
THE RETURN?
Speaking at the APC caucus
meeting in Abuja on Monday, Buhari said those who snatch ballot box will pay
with their lives, asking the police and the military to be ruthless against
electoral malpractices.
“I really gave the military and
police order to be ruthless,” Buhari said.
“Anybody who thinks he has enough
influence in his locality to lead a body of thugs to snatch ballot boxes or
disturbs the voting system, will do so at the expense of his own life.”
This led to various comments on
social media about the return of the general — not the civilian president.
The “General” in President Buhari was out today at the APC NEC meeting, the signal is absolutely clear you - #SnatchAtYourOwnRisk. pic.twitter.com/12qrHF8Tda— Ayo (@AyooAkanji) February 18, 2019
P(G)MB IS NOT KIDDING! #SnatchAtYourOwnRisk— Johannes Tobi W. (@Johannxs) February 18, 2019
— Aisha M. Buhari (@aishambuhari) February 18, 2019
Her comments have been greeted by opposing views, while many
opposition supporters are claiming that the wife of the president’s post is
against the president, some reckon it is in support of her husband’s bid.
Mama Aisha joyous seeing GMB in action yet again #ThisIsGMB #SnatchAtYourOwnRisk https://t.co/WKsIbsTjAV— Aze (@Aze__official) February 18, 2019
— Adonis_Brigante🌹🎩 (@Mamascadonis) February 18, 2019
This is tyranny at it peak.— IGWEH IFEANYI 👑 (@IgwehIfeanyi) February 18, 2019
Dementia will not allow #GMB to understand that we are in democracy and we have due process to every action.
The tweet from Buhari's wife tells something.#ThisIsGMB#APCJungleJustice#SnatchAtYourOwnRisk#NigeriaDecides2019
Vote Atiku this election https://t.co/Xc1x7md0l7
Aisha is here campaigning against her husband but you people you know nothing want to campaign for him. #ThisIsGMB https://t.co/Agmex8Q2JW— Cruce † (@ememesi) February 18, 2019
Aisha is here campaigning against her husband but you people you know nothing want to campaign for him. #ThisIsGMB https://t.co/Agmex8Q2JW— Cruce † (@ememesi) February 18, 2019
Everyone has to support #SnatchAtYourOwnRisk but it must be executed in the context of #ThisIsPMB and NOT #ThisIsGMB. @NigeriaPolice take note! https://t.co/sgSf4hWZUa— Taiwo Olatunji (@Olagospel) February 18, 2019
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