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''Every word Buhari utters or fails to utter will be dissected and criticised. Whatever he does or says will be compared with what he or his party said during the tenure of Jonathan. Whatever he says or does will be compared with what Jonathan said or did. If he equals Jonathan’s record on any area, he will not be praised because he is expected to be much better than Jonathan. That will make things harder for him. For example, he may not be praised for constructing roads and bridges, or doing anything to the airports or railway, schools and hospitals.
Because Buhari and the All Progressives Congress criticised Jonathan’s administration non-stop, there are millions of Nigerians who are waiting for Buhari or the APC to put a wrong foot forward. They will latch on it and excoriate Buhari and the APC. Remember that according to the results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, Buhari got 15,424,921 votes from the March 28 polls, while Jonathan got 12,853,162 votes: a difference of 2.5 million votes. Therefore, those who support Buhari and those who support Jonathan are virtually evenly matched. Many of these close to 13 million people as well as other millions who did not vote are the people Buhari has to contend with. Any slip or gaffe he makes will be picked on and accentuated,'' he said.
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