President Buhari, if weighed on the scale of some expected deliverables such as securit (specifically, fighting insurgency) and combating corruption, 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.

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 deliverables such as security (specifically, fighting insurgency) and combating corruption, 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 rationalized 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 appetizing 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 industrialization, 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.

I would welcome a debate on this piece.

Fredrick is a journalist. You can follow him on Twitter @FredrickNwabufo.

www.saharareporters.com/2017/12/03/does-buhari-deserve-second-term-fredrick-nwabufo

he doesnt even deserve one full term. if it were possible for him to be booted out dis year,.. am sure it will be appreciated by majority of Nigerians.

Mr Buhari. doesn't deserve another term but sadly, there's an Atiku looming and again Nigerians might just be fixed with this same crop of self serving megalomaniacs.

He deserves a second disgraceful ouster from power again and this time it wont be babangida but the Nigerian people sending him away

hmmm

No he doesn't. His govt is deliberately sabotaging chrismas by introducing fuel scarcity via price increase.

My prayers is just for PDP to field Atichukwu and see what will happen in adamawa, not even Nigeria as a whole. . All these noise making losers whose massive votes can't even retain a sitting president just dey make me laugh.

python1:
My prayers is just for PDP to field Atichukwu what will happen in adamawa, not even Nigeria as a whole. . All these noise making losers whose massive votes can't even retain a sitting president just dey make me laugh.

Noise maker. Even you dodge the question.

python1:
My prayers is just for PDP to field Atichukwu what will happen in adamawa, not even Nigeria as a whole. . All these noise making losers whose massive votes can't even retain a sitting president just dey make me laugh.

so u rather pass out with this stiffling regime adamu. why are some ppl ds daft

Deserve what? If Nigeria has run out of presidential candidates, we can call on Mugabe to hold the post. He's available and definitely better than Buhari.

mightyhazel:
so u rather pass out with this stiffling regime adamu. why are some ppl ds daft

Supporting buhari has eaten up their brains!

python1:
My prayers is just for PDP to field Atichukwu what will happen in adamawa, not even Nigeria as a whole. . All these noise making losers whose massive votes can't even retain a sitting president just dey make me laugh.

later you will say you're fasting. this tribal bigot

NothingDoMe:
Noise maker. Even you dodge the question.

Which question when Nigerians themselves will decide? If na for nairaland election dey hold, goatluck would have still been in aso rock flexing frog Alison madueke.

python1:

Which question when Nigerians themselves will decide? If na for nairaland election dey hold, goatluck would have still been in aso rock flexing frog Alison madueke.

Then wetin you find come here? Everyday you dey here. Always present.

Allow us hold election for Nairaland you nor gree.

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NothingDoMe:
Then wetin you find come here? Everyday you dey here. Always present.

Allow us hold election for Nairaland you nor gree.

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Capital NO !

python1:
Trash

How dey roll when dey run out of points.

How did he pass in the area of corruption except for media hullaballoo about the fight against corruption. In my opinion neither him nor Atiku deserves that seat in 2019. It's high time Nigerians as a whole give a new breed of politicians a chance.

I will say my opinion when 2019 reach

Buhari is a plague that should be utterly avoided by all reasonable Nigerians.

lol...

Mobuoy19:
Mr Buhari. doesn't deserve another term but sadly, there's an Atiku looming and again Nigerians might just be fixed with this same crop of self serving megalomaniacs.

Nothing like that. ATIKU WE KNOW #ATIKULATE

Very simple promises that Buhari made during campaign, he cant even keep.

He promised to restart the Nigerian Airways with some presidential gets.

He promised to create 950k jobs every year for four years.

He promised to end corruption before it ends Nigeria, meanwhile no body in jail yet.

Buhari failed and only ethnic and parochal considerations will bring him back in 2019.... Nigeria loses cos if he gets re-elected, the real vendatta will start against Igbos and other Nigerians who he hates.

If the madam in chief of other room rejected her husband who am I..

What he deserves is to be shamed out of power with our votes.

izzou:
Buhari doesn't deserve it

Neither does Atiku.

But for us to grow in wisdom,I'll want Buhari to rule again so by '23, zombies would have realised the years they wasted in gullibility

zombies have learnt their lessons except but for a few. Now, we must move forward and Atikulate

izzou:
Buhari doesn't deserve it

Neither does Atiku.

But for us to grow in wisdom,I'll want Buhari to rule again so by '23, zombies would have realised the years they wasted in gullibility

I seriously support you on this!!!as much as PMB is the GCFR(grand commander of failure perfectionist),I will want him to win so fools around me here will grow brain like I did in after 2011

CaptainJeffry:
Deserve what? If Nigeria has run out of presidential candidates, we can call on Mugabe to hold the post. He's available and definitely better than Buhari.

u just made me laugh with this.

He failed woefully , no another term for him .

Yes he does, in a straight forward answer.