Buhari before elections: ''We will crush Boko Haram in 2 months!''
Buhari 2 months after elections (after failing to crush BH in 2 months): ''We will crush Boko Haram by December deadline.''
Buhari 2 months after elections (after failing to crush BH in 2 months): ''We will crush Boko Haram by December deadline.''
Buhari 7 months after elections: ''The Previous Administration is responsible for our inability to tackle Boko Haram'' - Channels TV
Like seriously? Was the previous administration not voted out so a Retired General can crush Boko Haram within months, with the General leading from the front? Why the sudden litany of excuses? Was there a misconception that running the largest economy in Africa (an economy with a GDP > $500bn) would be a tea party? Good morning.
Like seriously? Was the previous administration not voted out so a Retired General can crush Boko Haram within months, with the General leading from the front? Why the sudden litany of excuses? Was there a misconception that running the largest economy in Africa (an economy with a GDP > $500bn) would be a tea party? Good morning.
As a President elected on 3 key campaign promises of tackling -Insecurity, corruption and the Economy- Buhari has so far failed to live up to expectation on all 3 fronts. Boko Haram is growing stronger; not one person has been convicted for corruption in spite of the plethora of media trials and abuse of judicial processes witnessed; the economy is still on a downward spiral facing it's worst economic hardship since Democracy returned to Nigeria in 1999. Facts.
A good Leader takes responsibility for his short-comings/failures, promises to do better, and actually does better! It is totally unacceptable and a gross display of poor leadership traits for a leader to perpetually play the ostrich and shift blame. These are basic leadership skills taught in institutions of higher learning, ''The best leaders only use 'I' when accepting responsibility for failures.'' If a leader cannot accept his shortcomings/failures, how then does he come to the realization that he has under-performed and needs to improve? Such behavioural mindset can be likened to an adult with learning disability. In this case, a mind self inflicted with the disability not to learn or even worse, unlearning. The bar shall not be lowered for Buhari.
A good Leader takes responsibility for his short-comings/failures, promises to do better, and actually does better! It is totally unacceptable and a gross display of poor leadership traits for a leader to perpetually play the ostrich and shift blame. These are basic leadership skills taught in institutions of higher learning, ''The best leaders only use 'I' when accepting responsibility for failures.'' If a leader cannot accept his shortcomings/failures, how then does he come to the realization that he has under-performed and needs to improve? Such behavioural mindset can be likened to an adult with learning disability. In this case, a mind self inflicted with the disability not to learn or even worse, unlearning. The bar shall not be lowered for Buhari.
On a daily basis, this Govt continues to dash the hopes of it's citizens. Instead of facing Boko Haram and the economy squarely, our President has earned the new nickname Junketer-in-Chief, breaking the record of most traveled Nigerian President having visited 11 countries in 6 months. Or is it the recently conducted shambolic inconclusive elections in Kogi and Bayelsa states? Mr Inconclusive. Add that to his first christened nickname BGS (Baba-Go-Slow) and you tend to get the feeling of a leader hell bent on riding roughshod over the wishes of the majority.
To worsen matters, the Govt's policies which are meant to rejuvenate the economy are actually having a reverse effect, by stifling and crippling businesses, and ultimately compounding the woes of an already stretched economy. The Govt's restrictive FX policy, pegging of the Naira arbitrarily against the dollar, and the unsustainable fuel subsidy regime are all inconsistent with the objectives of economic growth, job creation and poverty reduction, to paraphrase Soludo.
Anybody that still believes the Buhari Administration will lead Nigeria to eldorado, after such a defeatist and helpless public statement by the Commander-in-Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces, is simply living in denial. The question is: How do you help a man who clearly needs help but believes he is the answer to all of Nigeria's problems (economic, financial, military, foreign policy, telecoms, agriculture, industry etc)?
Luckily, Buhari still has some time to redeem himself and his Govt. The past 7 months of this Govt has been a waste, a total waste, that is not in contention. However, with 3yrs and 3months left of the Buhari tenure, can they bell the cat? Time will tell and history shall record.
We watch.
To worsen matters, the Govt's policies which are meant to rejuvenate the economy are actually having a reverse effect, by stifling and crippling businesses, and ultimately compounding the woes of an already stretched economy. The Govt's restrictive FX policy, pegging of the Naira arbitrarily against the dollar, and the unsustainable fuel subsidy regime are all inconsistent with the objectives of economic growth, job creation and poverty reduction, to paraphrase Soludo.
Anybody that still believes the Buhari Administration will lead Nigeria to eldorado, after such a defeatist and helpless public statement by the Commander-in-Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces, is simply living in denial. The question is: How do you help a man who clearly needs help but believes he is the answer to all of Nigeria's problems (economic, financial, military, foreign policy, telecoms, agriculture, industry etc)?
Luckily, Buhari still has some time to redeem himself and his Govt. The past 7 months of this Govt has been a waste, a total waste, that is not in contention. However, with 3yrs and 3months left of the Buhari tenure, can they bell the cat? Time will tell and history shall record.
We watch.
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