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WATCH YOUR CIRCLE: Personal Lessons Drawn From The Past Presidential Election Campaign

There was a point in my life, last year precisely, when I couldn't stand supporters of President Muhammadu Buhari. I disdained him and his supporters with the same amount of passion with which I rooted for him in 2015. Whenever anyone spoke in favour of Buhari last year, the person immediately would begin to take the shape of a wild goat in my subconscious.  "Freaking Buharist" was my alias for them.  Fast forward to December 2019 upon reconnecting with my family, you have no idea how surprised I was to realize that I was surrounded by Freaking Buharists. Down to my grandfather, and even to my favorite uncle!  I don't particularly care about the opposition candidate. I don't like him any more than I like Buhari. And so when my family come up with three reasons why the incumbent president should be allowed to go for another term, I don't have any strong argument against him.  An argument against him is as good as an argument FOR the opposition. And by oppositio...