seen in the february elections, two opponents, the incumbent muhammadu buhari, and his opponent, atiku abubakarth in their mid—70s. are they also failing the people, in your opinion? it was one of the most depressing elections we have been through. it wasn't possible, i am talking of myself, it wasn't possible for me to make a choice, for the simple reason the two candidates were not — they both had histories, one immediate, one past, which made one look for alternatives, yes. but you had backed general buhari in the past, saying he was a born democrat even though he is a military man. general buhari didn't really win the first election, he won it by default. it was impossible to continue with jonathan. back in 2015. and as it did happen, yes i did use that expression "born—again democrat". when someone competes in elections three or four times and persists, he must believe in democracy. but he is a general, and adewale maja, a nigerian writer, has said "three decades of military dictatorship have given way to a listless democracy where corruption rules and apathy spreads. no amount of noise fr