It insults the memory of Nigerians jailed, exiled, or killed under decrees and firing squads so that men like Atiku could enjoy today’s freedoms. For Atiku to sit comfortably in Abuja, shielded by democratic rights, while romanticizing the “efficiency” of military rule is not dissent; it is cognitive dissonance bordering on historical vandalism. Atiku has perfected post-election grievance, recasting himself every four years as the chief mourner of his own defeats. If he truly longs for the “order” of military rule, he should explain why he spent decades masquerading as a democrat. His cognitive dissonance is no longer a national issue—it is a personal implosion unfolding in public.