saw dis while browsing and i felt should share here on NL. its so disheartning that while other african countries are taking pride and glory from nigeria's election and wishing the president elect well. some people are here on NL,praying everyday for his failure and even threatning seccession because their "brother" was not reelcted. kindly read and note.

Around the continent, and beyond,
millions have felt proud of being
African, felt proud of Nigeria’s
democratic election of their new
president Muhammadu Buhari.
Excitement and emotions are always
followed by big expectations, and
Africans are expecting a lot from the
new president — far beyond Nigerian
domestic affairs and politics.
Edwin W. from Uganda wrote: “I am
from Uganda but I follow Nigeria in all
sectors more than I follow my own
country. If Nigeria makes it, the
whole of Africa will be affected. If it
fails, Africa fails. I would say the new
leaders, beside focusing on internal
development issues, need to push
more for continental programs on
infrastructure, education, health and
military. A man who cannot protect
his house will always be a target for
external enemies.”
In order to learn more about what
Africans around the world expect
from the new Nigerian president, I’ve
asked a panel of 100 Africans on the
continent and abroad to tell me what
Buhari should do for Nigeria and
Africa.
Here are the top ten things Aficans
expect the newly-elected president
to do:

1. Assume leadership role in
uniting African countries and
leaders
Nigeria is well-regarded as the most
powerful black country in the world.
The role entices a lot of hope, as
many Africans wish Nigeria could live
up to their dream of uniting the
continent leaders.
“I think it’s time for Nigeria to flex its
economic muscles,” wrote Saidou M.
Toure from Guinea. “(1) Work with
neighbouring countries to eliminate
Boko Haram. (2) Create incentives for
Nigerian entrepreneurs to invest in
African countries, especially French-
speaking countries (this can help
reduce French influence in the long
term). (3) West African Monetary
Zone needs to see the day before the
end of his term (a unique currency
with Gambia, Guinea, Ghana, Sierra
Leone and Liberia). (4) Work on
infrastructure projects along the
Niger River that goes through
countries like Guinea, Mali, Niger
etc.); this could be a game-changer
for regional trade. (5) Reinforce
Nigerian armed forces and Ecomog
forces. I could add many more to
this, but it all depends on the will of
the man and his team.”
“Nigeria is actually a very important
country of Africa, together with South
Africa, Algeria, Egypt and Ethiopia.
Nigeria is the first country in terms of
economic power. This country can
launch an agreement to bring this “big
five” together and work together for
the security and the development of
the continent. There is a lack of
powerful military leadership in the
continent. This big five can begin an
alliance for military and policy
question in Africa. We can’t continue
letting France and the US to lead our
internal affairs. This can be the very
important job of the new
president,” advised Fortuna E.
Mambulu from Congo
Patience N. Mushidi wrote from DR
Congo: “I wish Nigeria could work
with Zimbabwe to unite Africa
politically and economically. I wish
more investment on agriculture and
education. More possibility for
students to travel around Africa for
seminars and traineeship.”
“I would like to see Nigeria become a
military superpower. It would be
awesome for American blacks to work
directly with African manufacturing
companies to be able to compete
economically in global markets. I hate
the idea of having to turn to China,
I’d rather seek mutually beneficial
opportunities from the motherland,”
said Marlena Nkene from Kenya.
Monwa Lee from South Africa wishes
to see “Nigeria under Buhari working
much closer with AU”: “I want to see
him taking Nigeria back to Africa,” she
wrote. “Nigeria has a huge role to
play in crafting African solutions for
the continent. I would like him to
tackle the question of Boko Haram
together with fellow African states
and isolate the evil behind this group.
Naira has also suffered immensely, he
needs to pay particular attention to
that.”
Donne Demola, from Congo, asked
the new president to “focus on
building lasting economic and
infrastructural relationships with
Nigeria’s neighbours. Reduce French
influence and also develop ties with
Congo, Kinshasa. These two countries
carry most of Africa’s potential.”
“I would be happy if he reunited the
African countries in forming a solid
European-free traditional African
Union. From there, all other matters
could be discussed and help us regain
our position as pioneers of science, et
al,” wrote Gichena Chacha from
Kenya.
“If Buhari would do a good job, the
domino effect should spread across
the continent and inspire other sold-
out leaders to clean up their act and
put their people first. Finally, the
Pan-African vision should then be
afforded adequate attention,” wrote
BM Dheiu from South Sudan.
To conclude this section, I would like
to cite Neba Denis from Cameroon
who said: “I hope the Technical Aid
Corps (TAC) can replace all these
foreign aid organizations around the
continent. Promote more solidarity
among neighbouring countries.”

2. Eliminate Boko Haram
The Boko Haram crisis in the north of
Nigeria made many doubt the
capacity of the Nigerian military to
project itself beyond its own territory,
let alone to help solve emergenices in
other countries like it used to in the
past.
Beyond the military option, the
humanitarian crisis and constant
violence in the north have added to
the already fragile image of the
continent in the international media.
Therefore, eliminating Boko Haram
came at the top in the ‘wish-list’ of
the over 100 people I have
interviewed.
Abakar Sintal from Chad wrote: “First,
get rid of Boko Haram. As all of you
know, this situation affects us (in
Chad) directly not only because we’re
a landlocked country, but most of our
importation/exportation are from/to
Nigeria. Second, keep holding the
leadership position economically
speaking in order to inspire other
sub-African countries, mainly mine.”
“Working with neighboring countries
to eliminate Boko Haram should come
first in the agenda of the new
president,” said Kariuki Anthony
Kiragu from Kenya. Respondents from
South Africa and South Sudan also
supported the idea that the evil
behind the group should be
eliminated.

3. Reduce corruption and build a
meritocratic society
Fighting corruption came third in the
wish-list, and the most vocal about
the issue are American-Nigerians.
“Eliminate corruption and build a
meritocratic society at home,” wrote
Adeolu Ajobiewe, a Nigerian from the
diaspora.
“Eradicate corruption by prosecuting
and jailing the real ‘big fish’. These
are billionaires that everybody knows
they got their wealth at the cost of
the Nigerian people. This would send
a strong message across Africa that
there are no sacred cows when it
comes to fighting corruption,” advised
Don Radoli, an African-European.
“He should start with reducing
corruption to the barest minimum,”
requested Sardaunan Bunza Aminu,
another Nigerian from the diaspora.
“It would be great if President Buhari
could keep the promises made by
candidate Buhari to the Nigeria
people. That alone would inspire
Nigerian or African politicians, or non-
politicians, for generations to come.
Anything more than that would just
be a bonus, an icing on the cake,”
wrote Alain Dougnaglo, a Togolese
living in London.
Louise Uwacu from Rwanda wishes
Buhari to be a leader “who will dare
to serve his people’s interests first
and foremost”.

4. Fight drug trafficking and usage
The perception of Nigerians as drug
traffickers greatly damages the
country’s image in foreign countries.
One member of my panel asked the
new president to get serious about
fighting drug effect on the African
youth and international drug
trafficking through Nigeria: “I would
love if he, as the as new president,
tries to curb the issue of drug abuse,”
wrote Jose Jo from Uganda.

5. Guarantee power supply, get
serious about environment
protection
Power supply and reliability is a huge
challenge to Nigeria’s emergence, but
a number of panelists also wish for
foresight in investing aggressively in
renewable energy to protect the
environment.
“Electricity has enormous effect on
the common population of a country.
A constant electric power supply
would enable the creation of small
businesses which is one of the keys to
a successful economy. Also, it helps
in getting the citizens informed
because then radio, TV, and other
electronics would be functional. I wish
the incoming government can fix the
issue of electricity,” wrote Samson
Itodo, a Nigerian, from Germany.
Sylvester Boyd Giza Mbawa advised
Buhari to “move his country towards
renewable energy (solar, wind first,
they will be the simplest) and its
storage.”
Then he continued, “I believe if he
establishes this foundation, he will
protect the environment and create
an independent source of energy to
build a very strong infrastructure.”
Sardaunan Bunza Aminu added “He
should stabilize power supply through
introduction of more renewable
energy especially solar, wind and Bio
fuel, and improve the infrastructure,
equipment, training.”

6. Declare a decade for universal
literacy in Nigeria
Nigeria is already an educational
powerhouse in Africa. However, few
members of my panel asked the new
president to set a 100% literacy goal
for the country.
“The shame of illiteracy should be
eliminated from every African
country, starting from the leader
Nigeria. Education is the first thing to
focus on. Education is everything, you
know,” wrote Fatima Assita from
Burkina Faso.
Edem Tetteh from Togo wrote: “The
newly-elected president needs to
make Nigeria a technology and
education hub in Africa. ”
“Improving educational infrastructure
and quality at affordable price should
a priority,” advised Sardaunan Bunza
Aminu.

7. Solve the Biafran War legacy,
unite Nigerian leadership
The legacy of the Biafran War is still
affecting the country’s political and
social map. In order for Nigeria to be
strong externally, it should become
even stronger internally, with a more
aligned leadership.
Few panelists suggested a
reconciliation process or a reparation
program to deal with the past. The
insights here stem from the
observation that the rising of Nigeria
will call for adversity from foreign
countries.
“For me, it’s imperative that Buhari
commits to uniting Nigeria at any
cost. Nigeria as an emerging
powerhouse will be repeatedly tested
through adversity yet to be known. A
divided house is easier to conquer,
and brothers’ quarrels make it easy
for neighbours to become their
judges,” wrote Chekou Oussi from
Central African Republic.
Richard Hoy from Namibia is,
however, skeptical about the future
of Nigeria as a united country: “I have
doubts that Nigeria is ever going to be
able to pull it together, especially
since certain ethnic groups don’t get
along at all.”

8. Reduce usage of foreign
language, use local language in
public affairs
There is no powerful nation which
does not use a national language,
regardless of its internal diversity.
Bradley Ngubane, from South Africa,
suggested that Nigeria should show
the way. He wished “that every
African country has at least one
African language — as opposed to the
European one we use —
predominantly used to communicate
amongst each other. By the way, we
did not and do not speak this
European language by choice; it was
forcefully instilled in us and it seems
like no one cares…”

9. Lead the building of
intercontinental infrastructures
Connecting Africans trough
infrastructure was also dominant topic
on the “pan-African” wish-list.
“ The time has come for us to start
thinking of how to build the super
highway from Cairo to Cape Town.
We have one goal: our collective
survival as a people. Infrastructures
are of urgent importance, not only for
the Nigerian economy, which can
power the continent if well-
harnessed, but also to provoke,
particularly young Africans, into the
role of responsibility,” wrote Obehi
Peter Ewanfoh, a Nigerian, from Italy.
“Energy, power and transport are the
largest investments currently. With
its energy resources, we can connect
all the countries, which would lead to
better exchange of goods and
services,” said Gichena Chacha from
Kenya.

10. Develop an African CNN or
Aljazeera to project African
perspectives globally
Nigerians as a nation should reduce
their dependence on foreign medias
like the BBC and CNN for information
on critical topics related to African
affairs, Nigerian internal affairs and
international relations.
“Nigeria should have its Aljazeera, or
France 24, or CNN. We need an
African voice and perspective on
international news,” wrote Alice
Efumbi, from Cameroon.
Interviewing these people was very
enlightening experience, and the best
way for me to conclude this article is
to quote one of the panelists: “I
want/expect Nigeria to be the best
country in Africa. They have
everything that is needed to achieve
this. In all areas of life, economics,
education, entertainment, politics,
war, religion, etc. We need leaders
with African dreams. Leaders who will
dare serve their people’s interests
first and foremost. If he [Buhari] can
do this, I may forget he ever
imprisoned Fela Kuti!” Louise Uwacu,
from Rwanda, said.

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Why shouldn't we wish him failure? You reap what you sow! If they had allowed Jona do what he was elected to do Nigeria wouldn't have been this bad! Personally I wish Nigeria good luck and wish the president bad luck! If I talk am my phone number no go change!