How would you look at Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari?
He appointed me Managing Director of Daily Times. He gave me freedom to turn the Daily Times around. I made profit under a military government because Buhari and his Deputy, the late Tunde Idiagbon did not bother me as the MD of the Daily Times. But he has not shown enough political sagacity. The day the North West, where Buhari comes from combine with South West, we will produce the president. We have six states in the South West and the North West has seven states, making 13 states. Buhari is popular in Kano and some other areas of the North. I cannot explain why he decided to go solo this time around. I could understand that in 2007 Atiku was there and there were fears that he might use his political influence to upstage him at the primaries. After Atiku left we in the South West were there for the picking because after the exit of Obasanjo we cannot lay claim to the presidency. Rather than forming CPC he would have joined forces with us to form one party. Though the issue of workin
