₦airaland Forum

The seven sewing
machines were quiet at Diamonds Empire on a
recent morning. The blades of a standing fan
were still. Adama Daniel sat behind the front
desk of the dark, stuffy tailor shop and
moped.

The blackout in the neighborhood not far
from the capital had started nearly 28 hours
earlier. Customers were waiting on suits,
dresses and a tiger-print miniskirt. Mr. Daniel
was contemplating firing up his generator,
but that would cut into his profit margins.

In 2015 when he cast a ballot for president,
Mr. Daniel, who is 29, thought he would be in
a better place by now. He had bounded into a
polling station to throw his support behind
Muhammadu Buhari, who seemed bursting
with ideas to grow the country’s lackluster economy. Mr. Daniel was elated when his
candidate won. Finally, he thought, the
country was on the right path.

Now, with a presidential election set for Saturday, any economic gains of the past four
years are far from evident in Mr. Daniel’s daily life. This weekend when he walks into the
voting booth, Mr. Daniel is going to cast his
ballot for Mr. Buhari’s main opponent, Atiku
Abubakar.

“He had four years and couldn’t do anything,”
said Mr. Daniel, speaking of the president.
“Another four years won’t make a
difference.”

Although Mr. Buhari did make notable moves
toward improving the economy during his
term, the impact has not registered widely. His
crowning achievement: pulling the oil-
dependent nation out of a grueling recession.

In a speech on Thursday night, he said
Nigerians were seeing his economic efforts
“bearing fruit.”

But outside the wealthy elite, all that means
little to countless Nigerians. Mr. Daniel, for one,
spends $200 a month to buy diesel fuel for his
generator to keep his business going. He’s
anxious to finish his medical degree but
administrators at his school, and all public universities, keep striking for months at a
time to agitate for better resources. His
brother has an engineering degree but can’t
find a job that pays more than the tailors earn
at Mr. Daniel’s shop.

Mr. Abubakar, who has put economic issues
at the center of his campaign, “knows what
Nigerians need,” said Mr. Daniel.

Mr.Abubakar, who has put economic issues at the center of his campaign, “knows what Nigerians need ....."

Dionne Searcey Dionne Searcey is the West Africa bureau chief for The New York Times.

jk200:
All western countries are behind Atiku.

The best APC can do now is to write their handover note.
From the recent body language of Tinubu, you and I will understand that the man don dey change Wing.

Never over trust a YORUBA man. They will back stab you.

deomelo:
Western counties get PVC too?


Funny ipobs..

jk200:
FYI, am not an igbo man and am not from the southern part of Nigeria.
i Rep North central.

I don't know why you guys are so daft. Maybe thats why they labeled you all zombie.


Anybody against Buhari is an automatic iPob?

Back to what u quoted above, the international observer has a lot of role to play in this election. Although they don't have PVC to cast votes but their reports will go a long way. Ask Venezuela president and he will tell u the role international observers played in their previous election.

deomelo:
What's the situation in Venezuela got to do with elections in Nigeria? Do you even know anything about Venezuela and what's really responsible for what's going on there right now?

These ipobs sef..

whitebeard:
Any deal with America is never a good one..! Hope atiku hasnt sold Nigeria

deomelo:
[s]What's the situation in Venezuela got to do with elections in Nigeria? Do you even know anything about Venezuela and what's really responsible for what's going on there right now?
These ipobs sef..[/s]

See how yorubas on nairaland are disgracing Yoruba tribe
Even when he told u he ain't ipob u still call him ipob.
Any Yoruba man that can't impregnate his wife will blame "ipob"
The one that can't poop will still blame "ipob" .
Even one fool above had to call a white woman "ipob"

It's becoming embarrassing..

NIGHTMARE0O7:
See how yorubas on nairaland are disgracing Yoruba tribe
Even when he told u he ain't ipob u still call him ipob.
Any Yoruba man that can't impregnate his wife will blame "ipob"
The one that can't poop will still blame "ipob" .
Even one fool above had to call a white woman "ipob"

It's becoming embarrassing..

deomelo:
[s]Another ignorant and unintelligent ipob loser..[/s]

porka:
A vote for Buhari is a vote for Abba Kyari.