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Opening Post: Armageddon

Let me open this blog on my birthday with a few predictions against next year, not as a prophet, but as a student of Political Science, Babcock University  Buhari is going to win this election, but it won't lead to significant development. Goodluck is no saint either, but a major mistake Nigeria would make is giving unchecked power to the APC. The PDP has been thoroughly challenged and would be ousted due to facing a strong opposition. If both Lagos, the nation's economic hub, and the federal government fall under APC control, who will provide the necessary checks and balances? Buhari's first regime has often been credited with progress, but this recognition is misplaced. It was his Vice, Idiagbon, who deserves the credit. If Buhari was truly a formidable force, why was it Idiagbon, and not Buhari, who was assassinated? All Buhari did was promote his fanaticism, and he may do so again. The Muslims are divided between those who partake in, and justify the attack of Christian