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Buhari Is Nigeria’s Problem, Not Its Solution- Wall Street Journal by deadkiss: 6:22am On Jun 17, 2016 |
OPINION LETTERS Buhari Is Nigeria’s Problem, Not Its Solution It’s hard to see how President Buhari’s policies are good for Nigeria’s future. June 16, 2016 4:33 p.m. ET 1 COMMENTS Nigerian President Muhummadu Buhari writes of building an economic bridge to Nigeria’s future (“The Three Changes Nigeria Needs,” op-ed, June 14). It’s hard to see how his administration’s inflexibility, lack of vision and reactive approach will achieve this. Mr. Buhari notes that building trust is a priority for Nigeria. But an anticorruption drive that is selective and focused on senior members of the opposition party creates deep political divisions. Meanwhile, members of Mr. Buhari’s own cabinet, accused of large-scale corruption, walk free. Seventy percent of the national treasury is spent on the salaries and benefits of government officials, who make upwards of $2 million a year. As for Mr. Buhari’s ideas to rebalance the economy and regenerate growth, his damaging and outdated monetary policy has been crippling. The manufacturing sector, essential to Nigeria’s diversification, has been hardest hit, exacerbating an already fast-growing employment crisis. Foreign investors have started to flee en masse. Mr. Buhari makes only brief mention of the country’s deteriorating security situation. But security and stability are precursors to economic growth and development. Boko Haram has been pushed back for now, but little attention is paid to the structural issues that have spurred its rise. Instead, the Nigerian government has diverted much-needed military resources to the Niger Delta, where rising militancy has reduced Nigeria’s oil production to less than half the country’s capacity, and half the amount required to service the national budget. Much of these tensions arise from Mr. Buhari’s decision to cut amnesty payments to militants and an excessively hard-line approach in a socially and politically sensitive environment. Other ethnic tensions are also growing. In the country’s south, protests have been met by a bloody response from the Nigerian military, stoking the fire and galvanizing support for an independent state of Biafra. Rising tensions could again pose one of the greatest threats to Nigeria’s stability and future. Pete Hoekstra Senior Fellow The Investigative Project on Terrorism Washington Mr. Hoekstra was the former chairman of the U.S. House Intelligence Committee from 2004 to 2007. http://www.wsj.com/articles/buhari-is-nigerias-problem-not-its-solution-1466109183 |
Re: Buhari Is Nigeria’s Problem, Not Its Solution- Wall Street Journal by Firefire(m): 6:26am On Jun 17, 2016 |
Ok |
Re: Buhari Is Nigeria’s Problem, Not Its Solution- Wall Street Journal by Nobody: 6:31am On Jun 17, 2016 |
sure they would soon say its ipod or pdp sponsored |
Re: Buhari Is Nigeria’s Problem, Not Its Solution- Wall Street Journal by LordVarys: 6:36am On Jun 17, 2016 |
Straight to the point, At least since its from a Congressman they can't claim it's PDP sponsored. 1 Like |
Re: Buhari Is Nigeria’s Problem, Not Its Solution- Wall Street Journal by Ratebuster(m): 6:41am On Jun 17, 2016 |
zombies who should we blame Ipod, Pdp, Jonathan, wailers ,all of the above please identify. 1 Like |
Re: Buhari Is Nigeria’s Problem, Not Its Solution- Wall Street Journal by sinistermind(m): 6:42am On Jun 17, 2016 |
Mr. Congressman please be careful how you criticise PMB or else you'll be labelled a Yam eater and EFCC will come after you. |
Re: Buhari Is Nigeria’s Problem, Not Its Solution- Wall Street Journal by youngest85(m): 6:43am On Jun 17, 2016 |
dnt worry wen buhari returns, u will b next person to face trials |
Re: Buhari Is Nigeria’s Problem, Not Its Solution- Wall Street Journal by orunto27: 6:45am On Jun 17, 2016 |
This is the Truth! |
Re: Buhari Is Nigeria’s Problem, Not Its Solution- Wall Street Journal by Mynd44: 6:46am On Jun 17, 2016 |
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