At the height of the presidential campaign in 2008, Presidential candidate Obama has already assembled his transition team in the event that the outcome favored him. New York Times in its November 8, 2008 article declared " For Obama, No time to bask in victory as he starts to build a transition team". The same article went on " a day after becoming the first African - American to capture the presidency, Obama announced a transition team" to co-ordinate with the outgoing Bush administration and the congress. The idea was to draw a line between campaign and governance "underscoring the serious" shape the American albeit the global economy was at the time. Simply put Obama was declared the president-elect on November 4. 2008 and on November 5 , 2008 he has already announced his transition team and at the same time the team launched a website change.gov that details the work being carried out by the team... the site also allowed citizens to voice their opinions on matters pertaining to the direction they want the government to take on various issues.
The president-elect Obama was granting interviews, releasing programs and announcing appointments everyday 24 hours after the election results were announced... to hit the ground running at " more than 100 miles an hour from day 1 " ( Ken Duberstein, former chief of staff under Ronald Reagan) as a result of dire state of the economy and the two wars going on in Iraq and Afghanistan. At the time of inauguration on January 20, 2009 most of the cabinet members have been assembled. It is pertinent to note that Obama had never managed a city nor a company.

David Cameron of UK, on winning the election on May 6, 2010 took up residence at Downing Street on May 11, 2010 and on May 12, 2015 announced his cabinet with the economy and terrorism his main priority. These intents were effectively communicated to the British citizenry before and after the elections.

The citizens of these two nations we tend to ape were informed of the direction their country will take from day 1 by their leaders. The policies of the government through their various agencies were effectively communicated to the citizens using varied media channels. The leaders were also accessible through daily to weekly interviews and townhall meets.

As professor Kevin Theakston, put it a "modern leader must communicate – organize – show political skill – set out policy aims and visions – process advice and take decisions – cope with the stress of the top job and show emotional intelligence". (http://www.britpolitics.co.uk/academic-articles-all/evaluating-david-cameron-as-prime-minister)

Unfortunately , since President Buhari was declared winner of the march 28, 2015 presidential election, he has not shown any of these leadership qualities.

Grade after one month: D

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Some of you will commit suicide before Buhari concludes his tenure

BUHARI IS OUT OF HIS DEPTH - He knows about cows and not how to run a country!