President Muhammadu Buhari vehemently criticised the past
administration led by ex President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan
during the presidential election campaign for failing in the fight
against Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria. Nigerians were cajoled
by his former status as a military General which created the
mental image of a King leading his village to victory in a war as we
had in the olden days

The best proactive steps ex President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan
took was the usual condemnation of Boko Haram attacks via press
statements and in over 30 days, President Muhammadu Buhari
isn't far from that line. The President at the age of 72 right now
must be realizing we only stop learning when we die; it’s easier to
be a spectator or commentator than being the game player. Now
that Nigerians have mandated him to operationalize his visions on
curbing the Boko Haram sect, he has realized the heat the Cook
endures at the kitchen while the master impatiently awaits his
meals in the comfort of the living room.

Below are the 8 top worst decisions of President Muhammadu
Buhari on the state of insecurity in the North-Eastern part of
Nigeria:


(1) Nationwide dismantling of all military checkpoints:
On the 22th of June, 2015, Buhari ordered all military checkpoints
in Nigeria to be dismantled. We all thought it was a viable strategy
with a backup plan as the check points reduced the proliferation
of light and heavy arms. This increased the attacks instantly that
the Governor of Plateau, Simon Lalong had to defile the order of
the President as he installed all the military checkpoints after the
twin bomb blasts that hit the city of Jos on the 6th of July, 2015.


(2) Starting a probe of the Nigerian military on extra-judicial
killings on the request of Amnesty International:
The decision by Buhari to launch a probe into the case of extra-
judicial killings perpetrated by the Nigerian army as tabled by the
Amnesty International was a wrong call. Soldiers were dying at the
war front to save lives, families were losing their breadwinners
and the greatest incentive a president could use to boost their
morale was awaiting trial. Buhari is too experienced to be cowed
by the antics of the international community. Wasn't this the same
Buhari that stood his ground against the International Monetary
Fund, IMF when they wanted to coerce him into obnoxious loan
terms during his tenure as the Head of State from 1983 to 1985?


(3) Relocating the Nigerian Military Headquarters to Maiduguri:
The question I wish to ask anybody frowning at this view is that
what has been the impact of the relocation of the military
headquarters to Maiduguri which is the stronghold of the Boko
Haram sect? The attacks have increased with the sect sticking to
their old ways of massive suicide attacks since the relocation. This
may be coming too early but Boko Haram's dynamism in
strategies keeps beating the intelligence of our highly trained and
overpaid security operatives. This is an anomaly.


(4) Retaining the Service Chiefs that failed ex President Goodluck
Jonathan for over 30 days:
Going by the pattern of the ''blame game'', as Buhari faulted ex
president Goodluck Jonathan over his poor handling of the Boko
Haram sect, it is safe for Jonathan to blame the service chiefs
namely Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshall Alex Badeh; the Chief
of Army Staff, Major General Kenneth Minimah; the Chief of Naval
Staff, Rear Admiral Usman Jibrin and the Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice
Marshall Adesola Amosu which he appointed, as they were
directly in charge of the operations against the sect. Buhari did the
unthinkable by retaining the same set of failing service chiefs in
his administration for over a month and was mapping security
strategies with the same set of people. The same sets of methods
are bound to yield the same results. This questions the
president's military credentials.


(5) Romance with the United State of America who is bent on
compelling him to legalize same-sex marriage.
As a political scientist, I belong to the realist school of thought
that believes the international system is a game of interests. It is
not a community built around love and freebies. Buhari's intimate
romance with the United States of America on security issues will
lure him into taking decisions that conform to the interests of
America and this mayn't cope with local realities. The United
States Assistant Secretary of state for African affairs, Linda
Thomas-Greenfield's recent statement of the U.S 'compelling'
Nigeria to accept same-sex marriage is another case at hand. Who
knows what America will ask for in return? Our sovereignty is on
the line. Remember America spied of several French Presidents,
Jacques Chirac, Nicolas Sarkozy and Hollande, even listening to
their phone calls despite the fact that U.S and France are allies.


(6) Exclusion of Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo on issues of
national security:
On two occasions, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was locked out of
meeting with security chiefs on the order of President
Muhammadu Buhari as reported by the media. This gives us a feel
of the dictatorial past. Osinbajo is a great intellectual asset in
Nigeria that Buhari is yet to exploit. Osinbajo's economic views
are stellar and I believe he can cover up for the excesses of Buhari
on security issues.


(7) Negotiation/Amnesty for the Boko Haram sect:
An ardent follower of President Muhammadu Buhari will tell you
he has virtually gone back on all his campaign promises which
the leadership of the All Progressives Congress have termed as
propaganda. APC national party leader and former governor of
Lagos state, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu during the presidential
election campaign suggested an amnesty programme for the
faceless Boko Haram members which Buhari fiercely opposed to. I
was impressed by Buhari's stand despite dead allegations that he
is linked to the sect. Of recent, I was shocked to the marrow of my
bones when Buhari told the press that he is open to a negotiation
with the Boko Haram insurgents. We should recall the insincerity
of the Boko Haram sect in negotiations which mocked the past
administration of Goodluck Jonathan. Even if we want to negotiate,
what will be Boko Haram's terms? Do they have a cause? Releasing
their top leaders which they suggested in the past is like sharing
your weaknesses with an opponent.


8. Relocation of Boko Haram prisoners to the Ekwulobia prison in
Anambra:
I am not against the Federal Government's directive or relocation
of the 47 Boko Haram prisoners to any part of the country but
why would Buhari sanction the relocation of high-level prisoners
of the Boko Haram class to the Ekwulobia prison in Anambra state
that is not even a 'maximum prison'? This poses a huge security
risk due to the sect's records of successful jailbreaks in the past.
The response of the Igbos was predictable to avoid undue
attention of insurgents who have the financial power and military
capability to orchestrate a collateral attack on any security facility.
In conclusion, my highlighted list is borne out of a desire for
change in the poor security approach to Boko Haram in Nigeria
and not hatred for President Muhammadu Buhari whose
campaign train I joined from the first day he signified interest in
the presidential seat.

What do you think about this write up?

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Na 3, 7 and 8 dey vex me that's cluelessness , but in the 'fullness of time ', we shall see

He is aimless and secretly supporting boko haram to carry out their duty..... He won't last long..... God de

OP I like the way you write, clear points, no hate words, no wailing. Your conclusion above should be acceptable (hopefully) to both friends and foes of this administration. I wish Nigeria victory over her numerous challenges.
I am learning from you.

I think its bullshit!!!

Get a life and stop looking for other people's mistakes

All hail President Buhari...

NaijaSingleBoy:
Na 3, 7 and 8 dey vex me that's cluelessness , but in the 'fullness of time ', we shall see

you are one of the boko-haram

olaric:
Get a life and stop looking for other people's mistakes

you did you have a life? Hopeless thing.

RHP:
I think its bullshit!!!

you are worst than bullshit, how can you think well?

Those apc e-dogs would soon attack you.
**spreads mat

imsuboi:
Those apc e-dogs would soon attack you.

**spreads mat

Unfortunately dey didn't

The removal of road blocks was deliberate..I warned y'all then that it was about an agenda to move some militia all around Nigeria but nobody believed me then but today y'all can see I was right

I won't argue your points but all I have to say is that, with the way Buhari has been nonchalant about national issues, it'll take the grace of God for the military not to take over before 2023.

Though president Buhari himself was a fatal and unpardonable mistake in our national life, he was never mistaken about all these aforementioned mistakes attributed to him because his past antecedents clearly marked him out as an irredeemable sadist that never wished Nigeria any good.

For instance the dismantling of military checkpoints nationwide, termination of the contract of foreign mercenaries fighting BH terrorists and most annoying his volte face in the pardoning & granting of amnesty to bandits and BH terrorists.

How can a president that boldly said "a fight against BH terrorists is a fight against the north" be sincere in the fight against insurgency by the same terrorists?