1. Whereby the nation has been terrified into better order.

2. Power supplies have improved, leaving them in darkness less often.

3. Oil refineries are working better too.

4 . Frayed diplomatic relations are being restored. and

5. Stolen money is being hunted down.

Finding a clean team in one of the most corrupt nations on earth is not easy, but Mr Buhari has tried. His choices are practical, energetic and of (mostly) good reputation. They include Babatunde Fashola, an ex-lawyer known for sprucing up Lagos, one of Africa’s most unruly cities, and Kayode Fayemi, the radical former head of Ekiti state.

saintopus:
OP [s]You fall short of really tagging Buhari ministers as the best in the world.


A labourer needs its wages.[/s]

guest-swlnniw Oct 13th, 08:17
This isn't a very well written article. To attribute the improved power supply to Buhari, when he has himself said he had nothing to do with it, is downright mischievous.

I tell people to always give credit where it's due. If not you end up praising people for work they haven't done, or for shoddy work and as a result they end up doing the barest minimum.

Communal Award Oct 13th, 04:46
Voting != Democracy;

China’s model of capitalism is more popular in Africa than America’s democracy.
http://qz.com/521970/why-chinas-model-of-capitalism-is-popular-in-africa...

AKPAN54 Oct 11th, 13:57

The author fails to include the months of transition that he had following the election, which is usually more than enough for in-coming governments all over the democratic world to assemble a governing team, the better to hit the ground running, as they say. But let's leave that aside, for there is a much more serious problem with the man called Buhari (and to be fair, with our judgment too, as Nigerians). To begin with, here is a man who once literally ruled unopposed for 20 good months, and never managed to create one single job or generate one single microwatt of electricity. On the contrary, unemployment was accelerated, while he engaged in a highly selective witch-hunt against certain individuals (as is happening already this time) – in the name of fighting corruption, as if it is corruption that has caused itself, rather than the man-made chaos and dysfunctionality of the so-called “country” that makes it impossible to fight corruption.

And who can forget the deeply insulting War Against Indiscipline that he inflicted upon us? Leaving aside the crude barbarisms inflicted by the ubiquitous horsewhip, you were expected to clean up your neighbourhood each Saturday morning - which rendered the duty of government (to whom you were also expected to pay your taxes, on pain of savage punishment) redundant. Not to mention the idea of his ilk attempting to teach us what our ancestors did for themselves instinctively: keep their environment tidy.

Yet, how we praised him for "restoring order and discipline" - apparently unaware that every odious regime, from Stalin's to Hitler's to Pol Pot's to Pinochet's to the Kims' of N.Korea have relied on that very same logic - I've left aside ISIS because it hadn't yet emerged, to be fair, though we already had their godfathers in Saudi Arabia too.

So, it was no surprise to me at all that we elected him into office because of his track record - except that that record had nothing to do with the strategic economic imagination capable of translating policies (even if he had any, which he demonstrably hasn’t) into jobs, healthcare, etc.

To me, his (re)emergence as a saintly messiah speaks volumes about the quality of our so-called leadership, and represents a scathing indictment of our collective judgment. Then again, who says we don’t deserve him.

Jenkins Dagba Oct 10th, 20:47
Buhari's government was brought together by a coalition of unlikely partners whose unifying characteristic is a genuine love for Nigeria. They are from varying backgrounds.. some with dubious antecedents, he has to work with them however. The "go slow" is a deliberate move to purge the people he has to work with of their not so desired characteristics. A majority of Nigerians get this.

makusa Oct 9th, 12:30
As former Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria and author of "Nigeria: A Business Manual", I see no correlation between the performance, on one side, and either delay an/or the age of the nominees on the other. Let us not forget how long Gen. Buhari needed to persevere before getting elected - and becoming the oldest Nigerian Head of State ever.

It is possible to offer some rationalisation for the delay. Firstly, the socio-economic dynamic was unfamiliar to the new helmsman - the country and its government having changed in past 32 years. Secondly, the oil price tumble, Naira free fall, Boko Haram and other crises needed some time to get to the grips with. Under Nigerian system the policies flow from the State House. If the State House itself was clueless (as was often the case in past two terms), it would have compounded the situation. Lastly, as head of nascent coalition, President Buhari saw the how the old guard out-manouvred him to get Senate President elected by stealth. He needed to give long rope to such tendencies and impose his will on the system.
Having said the above, the Cabinet formation could not have been delayed forever. The ministers normally also represent the states (and their Governors). Moreover, the budgetary process for 2016 need being concluded by next month.

Hell-raiser Oct 8th, 23:37
The remarkably old ages of the ministerial nominees (60 and above) is causing consternation . . .
Moreover, although some nominees expertise such as Fashola (strategy execution), and Amina (inclusive growth and sustainable development) are well suited to the country's situation, it's difficult to fathom someone like Rt. Lt. Gen. Dambazau comprehending the complexities of development, such as say technological development, which northern Nigeria is in dire need of . . .

NgeneUkwenu:
This is what the most Widely respected, Read and Circulated Newspaper in the whole has to say about Buhari and APC:

Nigerians do not mind having waited. In the time they have been twiddling their thumbs, they have noted a “Buhari effect”



Remember this is not From The Punch, Sahara Reporters, Premium Times and not even from the much loved The Nation Newspaper!

Please Dear Nigerians, A Standing Ovation For Muhammadu Eziachi Buhari!!!!

aresa:

omenka:
This is the opinion of men who's opinions are sought after even by foreign investors, and not some ministerial aide job seeking barrel-head whose opinion finds substance only amongst his nairaland band of ignorant cheerleaders.

Buhari would drive the final nail into the coffin of the Killer Party through an unparralled performance in the next couple of years. I just can't wait honestly.

NOI has seen the Light.

Edwin Clerk has seen the Light.

Akpabio has seen the Light.

Omenka has been seeing the Light since 2003.

God bless President Mohamadu Kelechi Buhari (GCFR)- Ogbuagu 1 of Aba

omenka:
...and who told you Tinubu isn't the owner of the Economist ??

NgeneUkwenu:


[s]Oh Sorry! My Bad! I only knew about Lai Mohammed who worked there as The General Editor before his ministerial nomination..[/s]

NgeneUkwenu:



May God Bless You For This Omenka!

saintopus:
OP You fall short of really tagging Buhari ministers as the best in the world.


A labourer needs its wages.

Brimmie:
Na me get this Land!


I be back in the morning.

NgeneUkwenu:


...Yet one discredited and self-acclaimed Protection Seeker who styles himself as the Chairman Of Shadow Wailers Of Nigerians put up a disjointed article called Opinion to hoodwink and brainwash his barely- literate -zombie followers.