THE COMPARISON OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION JOURNEYS, BETWEEN PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AND PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI

INTRODUCTION

| | BARACK OBAMAThe “Rise of President Barrack Obama” case reviewed upon on how the background of Barack Obama, his tussles and the leadership virtues made him the 44th President of the United State of America. Born in Honolulu Hawaii, on August 4th, 1962 to a black Kenyan native and a white woman from Kansas –who were married for only three years. He graduated from both Columbia University and Harvard Law School. In 1995 he was elected into Illinois State Senate and got elected into the US senate in 2004. He went on to become a democratic candidate for president by 2008, defeating Hilary Clinton. | GENERAL MUHAMMADU BUHARIAs the 23rd child of his father, Buhari was born on the 17th of December 1942 in Daura, Katsina State, to the father Adamu –who died when Buhari was four years old- and mother Zulaihat. He began his education at a primary school in Daura and then proceeded to Katsina Model School and Katsina Provincial Secondary School.Buhari joined the Nigerian Military Training School in Kaduna, where his military career began and he became the Head of state from 1983-1985.After three failed consecutive Presidential election contests, Buhari announced his fourth campaign in 2014, could this be his fourth failed contest or is the fourth time a charm? |

VISIONS OF CHANGE
Irrespective of their clear good objectives, politicians will always be one at heart and it is well known that, “promises to a politician are like cookies to a fat kid”. The promises made by these two were made using the word “Change” and though similar they were made based on the factors related to their respective countries.
Buhari
In 1,909 words of, Buhari was able to apprehend the state and expectations of Nigerians as well as the world’s