Letter to my President

SIR: “I take responsibility for whatever happened under my watch. I cannot change the past but I can change the present and the future. So before you is a former military ruler and a converted democrat who is ready to operate under democratic norms …”
These were your words unto millions of us while canvassing for our votes during the last electioneering process and all have now become history as the baton of leadership of this great nation has been handed over to you.
We voted you into power because we know you to be a man of integrity and never a pushover when it comes to your belief and conviction and that is why we charge you today never to succumb to the selfish desires of some political parasites  whose ambition is to plunge this nation back to the dark and gloomy days of impunity, corruption and wanton killings of innocent souls.
And going by what you said after being sworn in as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria that “I belong to everybody and I belong to nobody.”  We will enjoin you to put an end to the custom of ‘sacred cow’ in the country and allow equity and fair play be your watchword.
Really, we would not mind at all, if you shut the gates of Aso Rock to every hawk, wolf, pig and dog that flirts with every government of the day.  We know them by names and we believe you know them as well
This brings us back to the issue of our young and innocent school girls which you raised in your inaugural speech, but are still in the snares of the fowlers. Though the immediate past government failed woefully to rescue them, our minds are still on them as we hereby beseech you by the mercies of  God to please bring back our girls as promised so that our joy may be full.
In your words earlier quoted, you claimed to be a converted democrat yet we strongly believe that there are some unscrupulous elements who have been proven guilty and   need to be rehabilitated in Kirikiri  Maximum Prison  just to conform to the norms and values of this new Nigeria that you represent.  This is hardly about being vindictive, neither is it because you are still kitted in the uniform of a General nor paying off old scores,  it is only a measure to serve as deterrent to criminally-minded Nigerians.
At this juncture, we want to plead with you to carry on with your genuine transparency as regards the governance of this nation as well as your sincerity to turn around the captivity of Nigeria so that every doubting Thomas and critic of your government as well as those who were influenced by the ‘Dollar rain’ will still come back to say, “Sai Baba; Sai Buhari” at the end of your administration.   And lastly, our dear President, we urge you to remain committed to all of your promises so that over 15 million Nigerians who voted you into power will never regret this action of theirs and will be able to say unto you in year 2019, “Well done, good and faithful President”.