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US Election: Unrest In Presidency As Biden’s Victory Sends Buhari Govt Into Panic Mode
There is utter unease among President Muhammadu Buhari henchmen and advisors following the emergence of Joe Biden as president of United States in the ongoing election.
The democratic candidate has been touted by major and renowned mainstream cable news television as winner of the presidential polls.
The Democratic candidate will be sworn in as the 46th President of the United States of America, if he’s able to scale the legal hurdles that the incumbent president, Donald Trump, has placed in his paths to the white house. .
The President has maintained that his challenger did not win the November 3 poll, noting that the election is fraught with irregularities and fraud. His legal action starts Monday.
But in what appears to be an imminent checkmate to the nefarious actions of the Nigerian government, the development in the US has engendered an apprehensive atmosphere in Aso Rock as Buhari’s key administration officials are reportedly not confortable the victory of Joe Biden.
On Sunday, Joe Parkinson, Africa Bureau Chief for the Wall Street Journal, disclosed that Buhari and the federal authorities are wary and jittery about a Biden presidency.
He noted that Barack Obama and Biden, as U.S. President and Vice President, endorsed Buhari ahead of the 2015 election, the Pulitzer Prize finalist said that days of romance are long gone.
He said the highhandedness of Buhari government when dealing with citizens and disregard for human right which were overlooked and condoned by Trump’s administration will be treated with seriousness by Biden’s presidency.
Parkinson cited Biden’s condemnation of the rights abuses and the Lekki shooting that sparked global outrage.
On October 20, Nigerian Army troops marched to the Lekki toll plaza and opened fire on unarmed End SARS protesters waving Nigerian flags and chanting the national anthem.
Parkinson said Buhari was one of the first African leaders to congratulate Biden but privately, some of his key advisors were hoping for a Trump victory and are worried.
“The reasons are quite simple and are linked – human rights, the #EndSARS protests, and weapon sales,” he tweeted.
Referring to an image showing Buhari and Biden, he wrote: “This photo was taken in Washington in 2015 when Buhari was toast of the town – the old General’s “new broom” would sweep away corruption and (far more important to US) beat back Boko Haram.”
The analyst said it was Biden who greeted Buhari at the White House that day before he met Obama.
Parkinson recalled that in those meetings, Obama promised Nigeria fresh military aid to fight the war and find the Chibok girls terrorists kidnapped
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