Since Nigeria's independence in 1960, "never has there been such a groundswell of optimism in our collective ability to resurrect the ‘crippled and sleeping giant’ of a nation and begin to position it to achieve its manifest destiny of being the voice of and leading Africa and the black world," read a recent editorial by Nigeria's Business Day about the country's euphoria following Buhari's election.
Эта выдержка из редакторской колонки Nigeria’s Business Day резюмирует общественную эйфорию, наступившую после избрания Бухари.