President Muhammadu Buhari won the
March 28 presidential election defeating the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which held
power for 16 years since Nigeria returned to
democracy.
Former president, Goodluck Jonathan
handed over power to him on May 29.
Before he was elected as president, he
made a lot of promises to Nigerians. His
party, the All Progressives Congress (APC)
promised the people ‘change’.
Nigerians who were already tired of the
PDP-led administration decided to try this
change and it appears some are already
regretting their decision.
It’s close to 11 months since Buhari was
sworn in as president and Nigerians are yet
to feel the change. It’s been one challenge
after the other, from painful fuel scarcity, to
poor power supply, to a fall in the value of
the naira.
Some are of the opinion that it is still too
early to judge the president, saying the
people should exercise patience as the
hardship will soon be over.
While we patiently wait for the APC–led
government to take Nigeria to the Promised
Land, here are 6 areas President Buhari has
failed Nigerians.
1. Power supply: Nigerians have been
groaning over epileptic power supply which
has crippled many businesses. While
campaigning for the presidential election last
year, the APC on which ticket Buhari
contested, promised to expand electricity
generation and distribution to 40,000 MW.
Igerians are still waiting for this to become a
reality.
2. Economic crisis/Naira : The value of the
naira has continued to dwindle. Today, it’s
going up and the next day it’s dropping. As
at Monday, April 18, it was trading between
N317 and N320 for a dollar. During the
campaign period, Buhari was reported to
have said he would make the naira equal to
the dollar but he has since denied making
any such promise.
3. Fuel scarcity : There seems to be no end
in sight to the lingering fuel scarcity. When
Nigerians think the scarcity is over, it rears
its ugly head once again. You can’t just
drive freely into any petrol station and buy
fuel, you would have to queue for at least 30
minutes. Some motorists buy fuel for
between N150 and N300 per litre as against
the N86 per litre fixed by the government.
4. Security challenges : While Buhari focuses
on curbing Boko Haram insurgency, he
continues to keep mute on the wanton
killings by Fulani herdsmen terrorising
farming communities across Nigeria. Fulani
herdsmen are causing havoc and nothing is
being done.
5. Unemployment: Buhari promised the
creation of 1 million new jobs annually
during 2015 election campaigns. While
Nigerians wait for Buhari to fulfill this
promise, some who have jobs are being fired
on a daily basis as some companies laying
off staff due to the harsh economy. People
that used to be employed have now joined
the teeming population of unemployed
persons.
The president is obviously taking his time to
put things in place. We hope the promises
don’t take too long in manifesting as
Nigerians are already tired of promises and
now want action.

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