The change mantra under which
Presisident Muhammadu Buhari ran his
election campaign was fanatically embraced
by millions of Nigerians who were tired of
the absurdity that had become the norm. Never has Nigeria been more in dire need of
a savior than at this time. Nigerians wanted
change by all means, a better life for
themselves and for their loved ones. But in
less than 2 months, the most popular man in
Nigeria is being tagged ‘Baba Go Slow’


After spending seven weeks in office,
President Muhammadu Buhari and the All
Progressives Congress (APC)-led administration
have come under barrage of criticisms from the
opposition, championed by the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP). The opposition has since May 29, closed marked
Buhari, faulting him left, right and centre.
Nothing the present administration does
appears to get commendations from his critics. Buhari recently rejected a proposal by the
permanent secretary of the state house, Mr.
Nebolisa Emodi, to purchase five new bulletproof
Mercedes S-600 (V222) cars valued at about
N400 million. The president described the purchase as
unnecessary, saying, the ones left behind by the
previous administration were fine. This was
followed by a 50% pay cut he and his vice, Yemi
Osinbajo took, all in a gesture to cut cost. While some persons described the president’s
actions as a good development that other
leaders should follow, the gesture on the other
hand, appears to have attracted the ire of the
PDP. The main opposition party has lashed at Buhari
and his deputy, saying, the cutting of their
salaries will not be the only thing Nigerians are
expecting from them. The party in a statement signed in Abuja on
Tuesday, July 14, by the its secretary, Chief Olisa
Metuh, described the rejecting of the 400m bullet
proof cars and the pay cut by the president as
“cosmetic governance. The opposition has tagged Buhari’s
administration as a government of “all motion
and no movement”. In some quarters, the
president has been called “Baba Go Slow”. In this
regard, let us consider 5 reasons why Baba Go
Slow has been tagged on Buhari’s administration


1) The Escalating Boko Haram insurgency

Prior to the earlier tactics of capturing territories
and declaring them an Islamic caliphate, Boko
Haram has now shifted to a relentless use of
suicide bombings as a new strategy. The wave of
suicide bombings carried out by the sect in
recent times has thrown the nation in a state of panic. Bomb Blast in Garkida Boko Haram has intensified its bombing
campaigns and attacks on religious houses,
markets and public places in Borno, Yobe,
Adamawa, Plateau and Kaduna states among
other places, wreaking havoc on lives and
property worth billions of Naira. The Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu,
in a Punch report dated July 10, 2015, lamented
that Boko Haram insurgency had worsened
under President Muhammadu Buhari. He said:“shortly before the inauguration of the
present government, the country had almost
rolled back Boko Haram and its activities in every
part of Nigeria – from Adamawa to Borno to
Yobe.” This same sentiment is shared by some Nigerians
who express fears that the campaign promises
Buhari made to flush out Boko Haram may be
turning into a dream than reality. No doubt, Boko Haram insurgency cost
Jonathan his reelection, if things continue like
this, it may also cost Buhari his presidency too.


2) Fuel Crisis

The fuel crisis witnessed in the last days of the
Goodluck Jonathan administration was one of
the worst in Nigeria’s history. The crisis saw all
sectors of the Nigerian economy come a halt due
to unavailability of diesels and other petroleum
products. Nigerians queuing to buy fuel While the scarcity lingered, the All Progressives
Congress (APC) accused Jonathan of being
insensitive to the plight of Nigerians. It promised
to immediately embark on sweeping reforms in
the petroleum sector immediately it assumes
power. In a tale of deja Vu however, the queues are
beginning to resurface at the petrol stations
under the watch of the same administration that
promised to liberate Nigerians from perennial
scarcity. This has given room for criticism from
the opposition.


3) Delay In Appointment Of Ministers And
Other Officials

More than a month after his
administration began, President Buhari has
given Nigerians the impression that his
administration is yet to locate its bearing by its
failure to decide on key appointments such as
ministers, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), and advisers in key sectors of
the economy. Contrary to his earlier promise to initiate key
appointments immediately his administration
begins, the APC led government has given a list
of reasons to justify the wanton ministerial
delays. The party has ascribed the delays to the
president’s intention to get the appointment right. It says it wants to guard against
appointing the wrong persons in key positions
so as not to disappoint Nigerians. The question begging for answers is, why did
the APC administration not figure this out weeks
ago after realizing it had won the presidential
election? And how long should Nigerians
continue to wait while key sectors of the
country’s economy lie unattended to?


4) Excuses And More Excuses

Since its inception, the APC administration has
earned a reputation for blaming the PDP for its
lapses. Rather than brace up and accept
responsibility for its actions or inactions, the APC
has tied almost all it’s failing to the PDP. The party has constantly dismissed insinuations
in some quarters that President Buhari’s
administration is slow by harping that
the administration cannot clean the “16
years mess of the PDP in 30 days”. An excuse
that can be likened ‘to a story for the gods.’ In another show of storytelling, Buahri in a
Premium Times report of June 15, 2015,
explained the delay in his appointment of
ministers on the late submission of the transition
committee’s report on the previous
administration to him. Hear Him: “I don’t know why people are so anxious about
ministers. But eventually we will have (them). “But the main reason is that I have an interim
committee which I agreed with former President
Jonathan that the ministers of the outgoing
government should hand over their notes or
their documents to this interim committee so that
a position can be prepared for the new government to start from with clear records from
ministers. “But the ministers knew that they were going
but the technocrats, the permanent secretaries
and directors and so on, they know they would
remain. “If anything goes wrong they would be invited
to explain, but unfortunately the outgoing
government did not cooperate.” Rather than focus on implementing its numerous
campaign promises for which they were voted
in office at the centre, APC has chosen is crying
wolf over spilled milk by blaming the past
administration for its shortcoming. This has only
added to the perceptions by some Nigerians that Buhari’s administration is slow.



5) Stagnant Economy

Aware that the APC led administration is less
than two months in office, Nigerians don’t
expect things to turn around immediately, yet,
some have already began to hold Buhari
accountable for some of the economic reforms
he promised to implement in the weeks leading up to the 2015 general elections. Prior to the elections, the then presidential
candidate of the ruling party, described the state
of the economy under the PDP as being in
shambles, he vowed to turn around the
economic prospects of Nigeria if elected in
power by ensuring that Nigerians participate and engage in productive economic activities, in
order to revamp the economy and create jobs
for the teeming Nigerian youths. In a Daily Trust report of January 17, 2015, the
then presidential hopeful at a rally in Jos said: ‘As we all know, agricultural and mining sectors,
which had been the major source of our wealth,
had been neglected for long by successive
administrations. ”Let me assure Nigerians, that if voted into
power, we shall revemp these sectors and make
them a major source of employment
opportunities. In the same vein, at a rally in Lokoja he promised
to revive the Ajaokuta steel company if elected
president. In a PM News report of March 20, 2015, Buhari
at a Town Hall meeting with artisans and
tradesmen held at the Lagos Television Ground
in Ikeja, Lagos, pledged to stabilise the naira if
elected. He pledged to do that by ensuring that
the country’s currency is equal to the dollar. “We will stabilise the exchange rate so that
entrepreneurs will have cheaper operating cost.
This will afford them the opportunity to purchase
raw material for their business easily. We will
ensure that they have the ability to build factory,
employ youths and others. This is common sense. he said Time will fail us to mention his promise of stable
power supply, industries, infrastructures, three
million jobs yearly and numerous other promises
he made while soliciting votes across the nation. After raising so much expectation fro Nigerians,
none of the miracles Buhari promised has
materialized almost two months after. This has
lead to agitations among some who fear that the
present administration is another sad tale of
promise and fail


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I thought someone said we voted a president, not a magician.

Babagosteady

babagoslow

Is this what is considered an article? Your writing is sub-par to be honest, you need to focus on building a reputable site, but i guess that is impossible for you. I know you very well.

Everyone knows NAIJ.COM is anti Buhari...

Dis man na real baba go slow.......very slow

Too much cow milk nd kunu

Lol . Nobody should rush that man ooh, he knows what he's doing, don't u know slow nd steady wins d race. Do u think to solve Nigeria's crisis is a day job?

baba go slow, duallardinho, etc i don't care!


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