It is said that one good turn deserves another. Does
President Muhammadu Buhari deserve a second term in office? Has he
performed well to deserve another term?
These questions
have palpitated in my head effectuating mixed feelings. The reason is
that President Buhari if weighed on the scale of some expected
deliverable such as security (fighting insurgency specifically) and
combating corruption; I would say he has performed five points above
average. But if examined on the slab of economy, health, policy,
national cohesion, impartiality, rule of law and fairness, I would say
he has flunked the essential test of governance.
Initially, I was
one of those who rationalised every of Buhari’s administrative faux-pas,
but I had to let my conscience find rest. Buhari has disappointed many
of his non-fanatical admirers and supporters. He has disappointed me.
President
Buhari and his party – the All Progressives Congress – made appetising
promises to Nigerians in the build-up to the 2015 presidential election,
but none has been fulfilled. I stand to be challenged on this.
I
do not want to sound malevolent in this article, but the Buhari
government infected a relatively healthy economy with policy-epilepsy.
That said; let me briefly examine just four of Buhari’s 2015 campaign
promises.
On health, Buhari promised to “ensure that no Nigerian will have a reason to go outside of the country for medical treatment”.
Has
this promised been fulfilled? Are there signs that it will be fulfilled
in the next one year in the life of this administration?
On
employment, the president promised to “target the creation of three
million new jobs a year through industrialisation, public work and
agricultural expansion”.
Sadly, instead creating three million jobs, the Buhari government has thrown six million Nigerians into the job market.
On
housing, the president promised to “create a mortgage market by
reforming land ownership to give ordinary Nigerians easy access to title
deeds”. This has not been achieved.
On electricity, it was
promised that “the APC government shall vigorously pursue the expansion
of electricity generation and distribution of up to 40,000 MW in 4 to 8
years”. Nigeria’s electricity generation currently oscillates between
2,500 MW and 3,500 MW.
I have chosen to state just four seducing
and lofty promises the president and his party made during the 2015
presidential election campaign.
So, the question is, does Buhari
deserve a second term in office? I cannot answer this question for
Nigerians, but I have my answer.
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