Muhammadu Buhari, a Leader's Shadow!

In Nigeria's helm, a leader did stride

Muhammadu Buhari, with power's heavy tide

Accusations spoken, by voices in the press

Of priorities skewed, in a leader's guise of stress.

Valued animals and self, above the nation's cry

So says Omatseye, with journalistic eye

Anticlimax marked, by economic failure's stain

Bigotry and self-interest, in a leader's refrain.

Peter Enahoro's words, in the 1980s did say

"Deceptively gentle", in a leader's play

But Buhari's path, as president took a turn

Where economic woes deepened, and trust began to burn.

Debt mounted high, in trillions did grow

Ways and Means advances, with borrowed dollars in tow

An economy to save, from itself did falter

Buhari's legacy weighed, in a nation's troubled alter.

A leader for himself, in shadows did reside

Hypocrisy charged, where integrity did hide

Weight behind Lawan, not Tinubu did place

Reflecting Buhari's choices, in a leader's troubled space.

Loved by cow and man, in chameleon-like ways

Buhari's image shifted, through changing days

Did less for man than cow, in priorities unclear

Cows show no gratitude, in a leader's thought to hear.

Tragedy in leadership, where paths did diverge

Buhari's tenure ended, with outcomes to emerge

A nation's trust squandered, in decisions made

In the ledger of time, a leader's deeds are played.

Omatseye's words echo, in journalistic tone

Buhari's leadership, in a nation's story sown

A leader like no other, in impact and in sway

Muhammadu Buhari's chapter, in Nigeria's history's play.

In the shadow of power, choices did define

A leader's priorities, in outcomes did align

For self and for animals, above the nation's need

In Buhari's story told, in a leader's mortal deed.

So let history judge, in verdicts yet to come

Muhammadu Buhari's legacy, in a nation's drum

Of leadership weighed, in outcomes clear and plain

In Nigeria's tale of trials, a leader's chapter remains.

(Inspiration from

🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬@Prof Funmilayo Adesanya-Davies 

15/07/2025