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Jega’s Verdict: Buhari’s Govt Disappointing by nero2face: 10:49am On Jan 24, 2021 |
Home - Dailytrust SUBSCRIBE NEWS POLITICS SPORTS BUSINESS OPINION HEALTH OTHERS CITY NEWS INTERNATIONAL CRIME VIDEOS NEWS Jega’s Verdict: Buhari’s Govt Disappointing High expectations on the government by Nigerians was largely dashed, with many people worried about the future of the country... Professor Attahiru Jega Professor Attahiru Jega By Faruk Shuaibu Muideen Olaniyi And Ismail Mudashir Sun Jan 24 2021 The immediate past chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega, has taken a swipe at the Buhari administration, describing its performance as disappointing. Speaking in an exclusive interview with Daily Trust on Sunday, Jega, who conducted the election that ushered in President Muhmmadu Buhari in 2015, said the high expectations on the government by Nigerians was largely dashed, with many people worried about the future of the country. “Unfortunately, he has disappointed so many people. He still has time to correct things if he has the capacity to do that. But frankly, his government has been very disappointing. Many people wish him well but are worried about the direction the country is taking,” he said. Jega, a onetime vice-chancellor of the Bayero University, Kano (BUK), said the Buhari administration had been very inept in managing peaceful coexistence in the country. “Governance has been very poor at the federal level and many of the states, that is why we are seeing challenges everywhere; whether it is insurgency, banditry, armed robbery or other things,” he added. He said the accumulated misgivings by sections of the citizens led to frustrations, which “find expression in these demands for restructuring.” The Presidency last night declined to react to Jega’s comments. When contacted separately by our reporter, the two presidential spokespersons, Femi Adesina and Garba Shehu, said they would not want to join issues with the former INEC chairman. The professor of Political Science also described Nigerian politicians as the most reckless, most selfish and most self-serving in the world. “We have a lot to do; and the first thing to do is to get it right by securing the mindset of our politicians from selfishness, greed and reckless banditry. Actually, many of them are also bandits, not just those who stand by the roadside with AK 47. To steal recklessly from government’s coffers and turn hundreds, if not millions of people into poverty, deny children the opportunity to go to school because they have stolen the money that would have gone into education or was supposed to buy arms and ammunition for the military, to the extent that they can no longer fight banditry, that is banditry itself,” he said. Jega also joined the call for President Buhari to restructure the country before the end of his administration. His call for restructuring rhymed with increasing national calls to revisit Nigeria’s current political structure, which was re-echoed at this year’s annual Daily Trust Dialogue held on January 21, with Jega among the speakers. The former INEC chairman, however, said the inability of the present administration to placate the various segments of the country was responsible for the growing uproar in the polity. “We should define an agenda between now and 2023. What do we want to achieve in regard to restructuring? I will say that it is a priority to de-concentrate power and resources from the federal to the state government. This is achievable,” he said. Competence to determine who succeeds Buhari On the agitation for power shift in 2023, Jega said competence and merit should determine who takes over from President Buhari to accelerate the development of the country. He said he would not contest for the presidency in 2023, adding that the country was not ripe for e-voting. He advised that it should be done in phases, starting with urban centres. Jega, a former president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), also proffered solutions to the lingering strikes by the union. “Nigeria needs to get out of that cycle of strikes, but the government has an obligation to be proactive in ensuring that these challenges are put behind us,” he said https://www.facebook.com/100000485022399/posts/5799237886768988/ |
Re: Jega’s Verdict: Buhari’s Govt Disappointing by LordIsaac(m): 10:54am On Jan 24, 2021 |
Thank God he is sane... Unlike the other praise singers. Professors are still somewhat with conscience. Don't quote Jona here please, he was a terrible leader too. |
Re: Jega’s Verdict: Buhari’s Govt Disappointing by chinjo(m): 10:59am On Jan 24, 2021 |
It was you that helped rigged him into power so keep your opinion to yourself. |
Re: Jega’s Verdict: Buhari’s Govt Disappointing by mayklef(m): 10:59am On Jan 24, 2021 |
D likes of Lai Lai, Femi Adewerey, Garba goro and Garba will call this Fake News or say PDP paid him to speak the mind of every right thinking Nigerian |
Re: Jega’s Verdict: Buhari’s Govt Disappointing by Szkpytqgdcvx925: 11:04am On Jan 24, 2021 |
Keep quiet Jega munafikin zabe. we did not forget how u collected billions and rig election for gej in 2011. so face ur front |
Re: Jega’s Verdict: Buhari’s Govt Disappointing by Tumbulum: 11:29am On Jan 24, 2021 |
Mannabbqgrill will come here to spew trash as usual. Buhari has failed and that glaring even to the blind |
Re: Jega’s Verdict: Buhari’s Govt Disappointing by amarachi06(f): 12:44pm On Jan 24, 2021 |
Jega! you are part of our problem today. |
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