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As a dictator Buhari had the opportunity to effect profound changes in our polity and economics lives irrespective of the duration he held the reins in Nigeria. As a dictator he does not have a cantankerous legislator or parliament to deal with and votes to contend with. All Buhari and Idiagbo needed to do was make pronouncements and decrees as he did with WAI, Jailing of "corrupt" leaders and Price Control to name a few.

Buhari forgot the big picture in nation building and development.

As a Dictator he would have easily in 18 months

1.. Changed the political structure that breed the "corruption" he and Idiagbon were bent on "eradicating" by making sure that each constituent part has a fair shake in the nation.
2. . He should have decreed that every child 4 years and above be in school irrespective of the home environment just like WAI and completely funded by government with free breakfast and lunch.
3. .He should have decreed that every birth and death be recorded to help in national planning
4.. He should have decreed that hence forth government should not have any role in religious pilgrimages or establishment of places of worship.
5.. He should completely overhauled the judiciary --the enabler of "corruption"
6.. He should have privatized the refineries and structurally change the NNPC which was/is a major source of "corruption" in the country.
7.. ..He Should have devoted a large chunk of the national revenue on Power generation the engine of economic empowerment and growth. And enact decrees allowing private power generation.
8.. He should have privatized the railways, airways, Nitel etc allowing competition that would have freed up money for funding basic amenities.
9. . He should have delineated the government from the corrupt traditional leadership of the country. Effectively destroying the feudal system as Meiji.
10. He should have decreed freedom for all Nigerians irrespective of what one is or is not.

He didn't have fore eyes then to see the future, or did he? At least, in 18 months, he stamped his foot and was noticed* i hope you got my point

thatjunegirl:
He didn't have fore eyes then to see the future, or did he? At least, in 18 months, he stamped his foot and was noticed* i hope you got my point

the very essence of leadership is having that "fore eyes "

kmariko:
the very essence of leadership is having that "fore eyes "

Not all the time dear... Remember Nigerians are not Americans...Even if he sees these things and wanna act, forces will build walls against it/them materialising *can't make a sense of what i just typed* but i understand what I mean

thatjunegirl:
Not all the time dear... Remember Nigerians are not Americans...Even if he sees these things and wanna act, forces will build walls against it/them materialising *can't make a sense of what i just typed* but i understand what I mean

Lol. I knw dt feeling. Just when you have the idea in there bt can't just seem to explain it. Anyway, point understood

princetunex:
Lol. I knw dt feeling. Just when you have the idea in there bt can't just seem to explain it. Anyway, point understood

Yea yea

thatjunegirl:
Not all the time dear... Remember Nigerians are not Americans...Even if he sees these things and wanna act, forces will build walls against it/them materialising *can't make a sense of what i just typed* but i understand what I mean

Its not about America, which operates electoral system. This is about having all the powers that accures a dictatorship and failing to utilize it to change the very "corrupt" system that was the driving force for the over throw of the prevailing system at the time.

PDP agents of corruption grasping for the straws to stay afloat. Change is here to stay. Nigerians are uniting. Buhari 2015.

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Buhari's missed opportunities are only 2

1. He should have refused to be part of the coup that toppled democracy

2. Having criminally taken over, he should have had a clear time table to return Nigeria to democracy.

The man was not and is still not brilliant enough to achieve much in power. The man confessed that he only realised that multi party democracy is better than military dictatorship around 1991 when the Soviet Union collapsed?

Like really ? At this point the man was around 50years old! Remember what they say about a f00l at 40?

The man is a power drunk f00l who wants power for the sake of it. He has no clue!

The man can hardly better his own life nor get his cows to procreate. So not sure how he can solve any naija problem.

It is Buhari 2015. All the clumsy Personal attacks on the reputation of an exceptional Nigerian - General Buhari, by very corrupt politicians and their agents will not intimidate Nigerians to squeeze another 4 years of prolong pain and suffering to Jonathan.

After 6 years as President, Jonathan cannot point ONE Nigeria's problem he has solved and his plan for the future. Rather he is drowning us in corruption, falsehood and insulting our sensibilities.

egift:
It is Buhari 2015. All the clumsy Personal attacks on the reputation of an exceptional Nigerian - General Buhari, by very corrupt politicians and their agents will not intimidate Nigerians to squeeze another 4 years of prolong pain and suffering to Jonathan.

After 6 years as President, Jonathan cannot point ONE Nigeria's problem he has solved and his plan for the future. Rather he is drowning us in corruption, falsehood and insulting our sensibilities.

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My biggest gross with the current administration is that it is still missing on the fundamental problem bedeviling the nation.... that is the political structural deficits. It has not pushed forcifully to effect it ( yeah yeah I understand the role of the national assembly) even after the national conference which would have given him enough leverage to do so.

Corruption is merely the symptom of a deformed corrosive political structure..