This week, we dive headfirst into the most dramatic U-turn since fuel subsidy removal: the Bulaberians' overnight transformation from Buhari’s loudest critics to his most tearful mourners.
You’ve seen the tributes, you’ve heard the crocodile tears, and you’ve watched as history is being rewritten in real-time—all because one man died and left behind 12 million votes and a northern political cult stronger than any structure Lagos ever built.
Now, let’s peel back the hypocrisy and remind you what really happened…
Once upon a recession ago, Muhammadu Buhari was the problem. He was blamed for everything—from the rise in garri prices to the fall of Manchester United. Ask any Bulaberian influencer circa 2023 and you’d hear things like “Buhari has destroyed Nigeria” or “we can't wait for May 29.”
Fast forward to July 2025—Buhari dies quietly in London, and suddenly, the same men who dragged him from Kano to Katsina are now composing tributes and changing Twitter headers to black-and-white avatars.
Ah yes, Nigeria: where betrayal is seasonal, and loyalty is rented.
Before his death, Tinubu’s government and his inner circle had made a sport out of blaming Buhari:
- The corrupt subsidy regime? Buhari’s fault.
- Electricity tariff deception? Blame Daura.
- Ways and Means printing? Buhari destroyed the Naira.
- Excessive borrowing? Tinubu inherited a carcass.
- Economic collapse? If not for Tinubu, Nigeria would have ceased to exist.
Tinubu's ministers, advisers, and unofficial media handlers tore Buhari's legacy apart, even going as far as saying Buhari “nearly brought Nigeria to its knees.” And while this blame game raged on, Buhari loyalists in the APC were being quietly isolated, purged in the name of “Renewed Hope” and the “Èmilókàn” doctrine. It was no longer APC—it was “APC-Southwest Ltd.”
From Ibadan to Asaba, any southern politician with a functional bank account was either bribed or blackmailed into APC ranks. The North watched in silence, slowly growing wary of the Tinubu-era purge of northern influence.
Then…
Boom. Buhari dies.
The North explodes in mourning. From Maiduguri to Sokoto, from Gombe to Kano, millions took to the streets in tears and turbans. Old women wailed, scholars recited prayers, even children waved placards of the late Baba.
Social media was ablaze. The North remembered their son.
This wasn’t what the Bulaberians expected. In fact, they were busy circulating pictures of a few Shia men in Zaria celebrating, proudly declaring that “Buhari had lost the North.”
(For context: Shia groups in Nigeria don’t even vote—but hey, propaganda must propagate.)
But the truth hit hard: The core North had not moved on. The same Buhari they mocked had 12 million votes on standby. His people didn’t just love him—they revered him.
Then came the panic.
Boom. Boom. Boom.
Presidential aides began deleting their old anti-Buhari tweets. Podcasts once mocking him mysteriously disappeared. Oduduwa agitators-turned-ministers started quoting Hadiths in tribute. Crocodile tears everywhere.
A midnight media strategy meeting was convened. A new script was circulated:
“In Buhari We Trust.”
“The greatest patriot of our time.”
“Father of modern Nigeria.”
Even top Tinubu propagandists turned overnight Buharists. Tributes flooded the airwaves, photo ops were manufactured, and UNIMAID was renamed after him in a record 48 hours. A university for a man they once said couldn’t even manage a classroom, FEC meeting to honor Buhari, his family given standing oviation.
But the North isn’t stupid.
The North remembers.
They saw how Buhari’s legacy was trampled. How Tinubu’s closest men tried to rewrite history, until they saw the funeral crowd. Suddenly, Buhari’s cult-like following was no longer a myth—it was a political nightmare.
So what changed?
Power. Panic. Preservation.
The Bulaberians realized that mocking Buhari could cost them the North in 2027. They had no choice but to make a dramatic U-turn, stage manage some grief, and pretend Buhari had always been their hero.
Let it be known:
This was not about love. This was about votes.
In the End…
Maybe it’s not just the economy that’s hopeless—maybe it’s the morals. Because in this New Nigeria, even death can’t protect your legacy from opportunists.
One week, you’re the problem.
The next, you’re a renamed university.
And if you dare question this U-turn, they’ll say:
“Buhari was always a father to the nation… we were just misunderstood.”
goodnight a just and honest man
But don’t worry.
The North always remembers.
Happy Sarcastic Sunday from Abuja Network News.