Ninth, the man was not a saint. At the time of their power and pomp, Buhari and Idiagbon had their dark-side. Major cities and parts of the same neighborhood competed one Saturday in a month. The tradition continues, only with very limited impact. It must be noted, too, they were more inclined to foster Islamic interests in the so-called secular Nigerian republic.
Some animals are truly more equal than others.
In February before the 27 February presidential election, Idiagbon advised Nigerians during the launch of a book about Buhari that Nigerians should elect a true civilian into office. It was swipe at the hijack of the transition by his former military colleagues. Like Idiagbon, I wonder why the key chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alliance for Democracy and the All Peoples Party turned the elections into a buyer's bazaar. It's a crying, stinking shame. Babatunde Idiagbon, soldier, brother, bundle of courage, nationalist, imperfect man, father and the destroyer of certain shibboleths forbidding Nigeria's social and economic progress, may your soul rest in peace.