Major General Muhammadu Buhari: See di tins wey Nigeria see under im regime as Military Head of State
Aso Rock wey be di seat of goment for Nigeria still dey shock say tori pipo Punch Newspapers publish report of dia new editorial policy wia dem change President Muhammadu Buhari official title to 'Major General'.
Dis na General Muhammadu Buhari, wen im be dictator of Nigeria just afta im overthrow President Shehu Shagari for 1983. Punch Newspapers also decide on Wednesday 11 December, 2019 to begin call Buhari goment a 'regime' (wey mean say na military dey rule) instead of administration (wey be di one wey civilian dey rule). Tori be say President Muhammadu Buhari don be military Head of State between 1983 and 1985 wen him be Army General so dis na him third journey inside di office of di president. But 1999 Constitution of Nigeria recognise di 'President' as di main official title of di pesin wey dey occupy di office anybodi wey dem elect to lead Nigeria. So BBC Pidgin decide to showcase di tins Buhari do as Military Head of State wen im be Major General for Nigerian Army, to reason why Punch decide to look am wit dat eye. Wetin Buhari do wen im be 'Major General'? Plenti pipo na im criticize di military goment of Major General Muhammadu Buhari including Nigeria first Nobel Prize winner, Wole Soyinka, wey write book for 2007, call am "Di Crimes of Buhari". For di book e tok about plenti abuses wey happun under im military regime. Before di 2015 general elections Buhari respond to im pipo wey dey criticise im human right abuse say if dem elect am, im go follow rule of law and every Nigerians go fit access justice and e go get respect for di fundamental human rights of everi Nigerian. How Nigerians react Nigerians wake up on Wednesday 11 December, 2019 to see di local tori newspaper editorial wey say dem go begin dey call president Buhari 'Major General' to protest against im kind of had style and military-style wey dem say im dey take rule. Nigeria goment don tok say no be big deal if anybody call president 'Muhammadu Major General' as e be say dis na rank wey im earn and nobody dash am. Di presidency dey tok dis one afta Punch newspaper publish say from now on dem go dey call president Buhari 'Major General' to protest against im kind of autocracy and military-style repression rule. Many Nigerian citizens react in different ways to dis mata.