DR. JOHN DANFULANI FAULTS CALL FOR GEN. CHRISTOPHER MUSA TO JOIN 2027 SOUTHERN KADUNA SENATORIAL RACE, SAYS THE ADVOCATES ARE SUFFERING FROM EARLY POLITICAL WINTER MADNESS. (PHOTO).

 Dr. John Danfulani Faults Call For Gen. Christopher Musa To Join 2027 Southern Kaduna Senatorial Race, Says The Advocates Are Suffering From Early Political Winter Madness

Political commentator and public affairs analyst, Dr. John Danfulani, has faulted the recent call by a group known as the Christopher Gwabin Musa Vanguard 2027, urging former Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Gwabin Musa (rtd), to contest for the Southern Kaduna senatorial seat in the 2027 elections.

In a strongly worded statement issued on social media, Dr. Danfulani described the group’s campaign as premature and unrealistic, warning that Nigeria’s political environment is vastly different from the regimented structure of the military.

According to him, while the group has the constitutional right to make such an appeal and the retired general equally has the right to aspire, the call demonstrates a misunderstanding of the dynamics of Nigeria’s political landscape.

“Political terrains aren’t like battlefields or military barracks where everything is regimentally structured. In the military, opponents are crushable and terminable enemies. But in politics, opponents aren’t enemies and cannot be treated as eliminable targets,” Danfulani said.

Dr. Danfulani further noted that the culture of strict obedience that defines military life cannot be applied in a democratic setting, where authority is constantly challenged.

“In his training, superiors give orders that are obeyed with immediate alacrity. Such orders are akin to religious injunctions. But in politics, even the most insignificant individual can question or resist directives,” he stated.

He argued that those pushing for Gen. Musa’s political entry were driven by misplaced enthusiasm rather than sound reasoning, describing their campaign as astronomically uprooted from reality, sincerity, and practicability.

“The advocates are suffering from early political winter madness, chronic myopia, and extravagant stupidity,” Danfulani said bluntly.

The Kaduna-based analyst advised Gen. Musa to resist pressure from political interest groups and instead focus on enjoying his retirement after decades of meritorious service to the nation.

“Let the General enjoy his retirement peacefully, for now,” he concluded, signing off with his familiar phrase, “Until victory, always.”