Your
Excellency, I write to you today with a heavy heart. The reason should be
obvious. I was one of those latter day converts to Buharism, a political
philosophy that believes in the reincarnation of former leaders in the days of
tribulation. You were never the first man to resurrect from retirement and near
political oblivion.
General
Olusegun Obasanjo bounced back from prison to Aso Rock Villa. In nearby Benin
Republic, former military dictator and strongman, Mathieu Kerekou who had
served as maximum ruler for about 17 incredible years, came back to defeat
incumbent President , Nicephore Soglo in a 1990 election.
