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Nigerians should
draw the right lessons from the 18-day revolt which saw the end of
former Egyptian leader, Hosni Mubarak after 30 years and do the needful
to effect a regime change in Nigeria at the April polls, presidential
candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Muhammadu
Buhari (Rtd) said .

Mr. Buhari who
praised the resilience of Egyptians who made exceptional sacrifices to
assert their collective will, said their tenacity has again confirmed
the truism that no force on earth can stop a united people.” He also
said Nigerians must gird their loins and insist on free and fair
elections that will usher in accountable leadership in April polls.

“Unlike the
Egyptians who went through self-denial for 18 unbroken days to achieve
their aspiration for leadership change, Nigerians just have to take
their voter cards, and ensure that their votes count and are properly
counted. It is time to demonstrate people’s power to free our country
from those who have held it hostage for the last 12 years and are
threatening to keep it for the next 60 years,” he said.

Peaceful doggedness

In a statement
signed by his media aide, Yinka Odumakin, Mr. Buhari equally commended
the organisational zeal of the Egypt demonstrators, their peaceful
conduct and doggedness even in the face of intimidation and provocation.

“Christians formed
rings round Muslims as they observed their Jumat prayers during the
demonstrations. For us as a people, we need to also move from balance
of hate to balance of faith as the Egyptians practically demonstrated
on the field of battle for change. Rather than allow ourselves to be
divided by our faith, we must emphasise what binds us together and
collectively fight against that hydra headed monster of corruption .
With all sense of modesty, this is part of what the Buhari-Bakare
candidacy represents,” he said.