₦airaland Forum

Uncle Femi is always on point stating it as it is without any sentimental attachment to unnecessary emotions. This is the need of the hour and a clarion call to all sleeping youths of Nairaland to open their eyes and see that Nigeria is precariously hanging on a cliff as a result of lame approaches of this TEST AND RUN government of Buhari. Uncle Femi Aribisala, a pragmatic analyst, may you live long Sir.

Femi Aribisala


Truth has fallen in the street of this misguided Buhari administration; so much so that abject failure has been camouflaged as its triumph.


It is amusing, if not very disturbing, to see the number of people the Buhari administration has brought out of the woodwork to sing its praises on this its one-year anniversary. Having arrested key spokespersons of the opposition, intimidated the press into silence, threatened the judiciary, and even arrested its non-politician critics, such as Olu Adegboruwa, on trumped up charges, the government has become confident that it has a free pass to feed Nigerians with lies about its woeful performance in office.

Having won a “famous” election by telling Nigerians a tissue of lies which it then repudiated on assuming office, the government continues to believe it can also govern just by continuing to tell lies. Thus, assessing his performance in office over the past one year, the president even went as far as to boast that it has been “a year of triumph.” This shows conclusively that truth has fallen in the street of this misguided Buhari administration; so much so that abject failure has been camouflaged as its triumph.

Deceitful election campaign

In all my years of living in Nigeria, I can say, along with the overwhelming majority of Nigerians, that we have never had it so bad. Only one thing explains the extremities of Nigeria’s miserable predicament today: we have in office a government so singularly inept and incompetent, it has triumphed in making a bad situation so much worse.

In an article last year entitled: “Why Nigerians Must Reject the Second-Coming of Buhari,” I made this observation after listening to Buhari’s vapid campaign speeches:

“It is amazing that, for a man who is running for election as president for a marathon fourth time, Buhari is so bereft of ideas as to how he would do anything if he were to become president. No man becomes president of Nigeria on the basis of vain platitudes. No man becomes president as a result of social media blogs and sound-bites. No man becomes president by giving two-minute speeches in craftily-packaged rallies, one minute of which is spent introducing his entourage.”

However, many Nigerians refused to heed our warning. Now the chickens have come to roost.



Inaugural mumbo-jumbo

After listening to President Buhari’s inaugural speech in May 2015, I also had this to say in an article entitled: “Is President Buhari Born Again?”:

“Buhari has been running for president for the last 14 years. Nevertheless, listening to his inaugural speech, it is clear he does not have a clue what exactly to do when in office. Either the APC never really believed it would win the election, or it was too preoccupied with winning to pay sufficient attention to what it would do in the unlikely event that it won.”

Of course, Buhari apologists promptly came to his defence. They claimed it was too early to make such assessment. Let the man settle down.

Baba Do-Nothing

The first 100 days of a new administration provides the best opportunity to proclaim giant strides and pass difficult legislation because it is still the honeymoon period. But our man Buhari squandered this opportunity by doing absolutely nothing. At his 100 days inaugural, I had this assessment:

“After 100 days, it should now be abundantly clear that Buhari is not qualified to be president of 21st century Nigeria. The president has neither agenda nor direction. His cardinal objective is apparently the prosecution of Northern hegemony. The APC desperately needs to organise an intervention, before Buhari drives the country into the ditch. It is time to admit it. Electing Buhari as president was a big national blunder.”

Again, the paid chorus-singers jumped to the president’s defence. They insisted again that 100 days is not enough to make an adequate assessment of a president’s agenda or direction. Buhari still needed to be given more time.

Buhari wasted seven months to choose the members of his cabinet, receiving in the process the ignominy of being nicknamed “Baba Go-Slow.” He promised Nigerians his ministers would be unimpeachable saints and angels. But when the time finally came, they turned out to be the same old and tired politicians, some with serious allegations of corruption hanging over their heads. In an uncharacteristic moment of clarity, Buhari himself castigated them as “noise-makers.” In office, they have been singularly unimpressive without exception.

Abubakar Malami, the Minister of Justice, dropped a fictitious bombshell by declaring that the EFCC has recovered 2 trillion dollars of stolen loot. The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, dazzled our credibility by saying his ministry has the capacity to generate about 3.4 million jobs in 2016 alone through pencil production. Lai Mohammed, another of the government’s bamboozlers, said the government would use the N1.4 trillion in the TSA as Father Christmas handouts for Nigeria’s poorest 20 million. This kind of blatantly false hot air has become the stock-in-trade of this APC government.

All Promises Cancelled



Now it is not just 100 wasted days, it is 365. It is one full year and there is no difference, except that things have gone terribly wrong. I repeat: Nigerians have never had it so bad. No electricity, no petrol, no economic policy, no government. Just vain platitudes.

When a political party wins an election by deceiving the electorate, filling the people with false promises, it is easy to conclude it can also rule by deceit, feeding the populace with false hope. However, sooner than later, lies will be exposed to be lies. Judging by the president’s failure to fulfil any of his vaunted campaign promises, his government is not only a failure but a fraud.

At the APC South-East rally in Owerri in 2015, Buhari declared he would make the naira equal to the dollar if voted into office. He continued: “It is sad that the value of the naira has dropped to more than 230 to one dollar. This does not speak well for the nation.” If N230 to one dollar is sad, what shall we say today of the exchange-rate of N350 to one dollar under his administration? How does that speak for the nation, Mr. President?

Just take a look at the following anomalies. Buhari promised to create 740,000 jobs within a year in the 36 states of the federation, as well as one million jobs for Igbo youths by revamping the huge coal deposits in Enugu State for electricity generation. However, in one year in office, his administration has created no new jobs. Instead, it has lost jobs by the lorry-load through its go-slow and do-nothing stance.

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said in the first quarter of 2016 alone, another 1.5 million Nigerians became unemployed; increasing the country’s unemployment rate from 10.4 percent in the last quarter in 2015 to 12.1 percent.

Buhari promised to generate, transmit and distribute electricity on a 24/7 basis. At the beginning of his administration, APC propagandists went to town boasting that there was already regular power supply as a result of the alchemy of the president’s “body language.” But, in no time at all, the only language the president’s body has been speaking is power blackouts.

In 365 days of Buhari’s tragic presidency, Nigeria has suffered more blackouts than at any time in its history. In April this year, the entire country was thrown into darkness as a result of system collapse. The minister of power has become a minister of darkness. To date, there is no reprieve in sight.

From bad to worse



Before Buhari, our primary security concern was the Boko Haram insurgency in the North-East. But thanks to Buhari, insecurity has become nationwide. Now the threat is not only Boko Haram in the North-East. It is also the Shi’ites in the North-West. It is the Biafrans in the South-East. It is the Niger-Delta Avengers in the South-South. But for the incompetence of the government, these new fissures would not have gained new prominence.

At his inaugural, the president claimed grandiloquently: “I belong to everybody and I belong to nobody.” But after 365 days in office, we now know that he belongs to Fulani herdsmen, after all, he called them “my people” to Lam Adesina of Oyo State. These herdsmen have been allowed to go from state to state on repeated murderous rampages, with nary a word of reproach until recently from the president who, with his 270 declared cows, is apparently their patron.

Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information, said in December 2015: “We can confidently announce here today that the (fuel) scarcity will end in a few days. We can assure you that we won’t be caught in this kind of situation again.” However, the kind of scarcity we have experienced since the making of this vain promise has been unprecedented in Nigeria’s history. On some occasions, the fuel queues at petrol-stations everywhere have been as long as half a mile.

When Jonathan reduced the petrol pump price from N97 to N87 per litre in January 2015, former Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola said the N10 reduction was too low and that Nigerians would get a better deal under Buhari. Later, in April 2015, one of Buhari’s arch-propagandists, former Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Professor Tam David-West, told Nigerians that, since a drastic decrease in the international price of oil had taken place, Buhari would reduce the fuel pump price from N87 to N40 per litre.

But all this turned out to be just another tissue of lies. Rather than decrease the price, Buhari has now increased it by a massive N56.50 to N145. This has fed into already high price increases and has led to further devaluation of the naira on the parallel market. The result has been even more hardship in Nigeria, especially among the poor.

National impoverishment

At the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomosho, Tinubu declared that the APC would eradicate poverty in Nigeria. He said: “A progressive government must turn its face from the austerity policies of the outgoing administration that tried to manage poverty, but not end it. Such policies serve only to deepen and prolong the hardship of the average person.”

But it is now abundantly clear that no government has impoverished Nigerians as much as this APC government. The rate of inflation in the country has grown astronomically. If the members of the lying brigade the government has trotted out in this one-year anniversary to deceive Nigerians are so sure of Buhari’s triumphant success, let them go to any market in the country today, North or South, and shout “Sai Buhari.” They should not be surprised if they are mugged or even lynched.

After just 365 days, Nigerians are completely fed up with Buhari and the APC. At the moment, the country is a powder-keg waiting to be ignited. This is the assessment of Balarabe Musa, former governor of Kaduna State: “It is quite obvious that this administration is a complete failure and does not have the capacity to solve any problems. The unfortunate thing is that the situation in Nigeria is so bad that the electorate is now cursing their luck for electing it.”

TO BE CONTINUED

Rubbish and nonsense join together. Na now dem just wake up? Mumu pple

Rose2014:
Ngene stopped posting 2 months ago
Wise move if u ask me

Except with a pay raise, defending this govt is really like cooking a stone

I swear NgeneUkwenu don suffer

infofta:
These guys may have the capacity to launch ground to air rockets without direction. They don't have the technology to hit targets. Just like Hamas and Israel.

All threats must be taken seriously. Even the mighty USA do.

You are a wiseman, indeed you are in the know on how missiles can be launched. However, those guys can deploy technology that can hit targets if common terrorists can do that in Palestine (Hamas), Lebanon (Hezbollah) how much more these sponsored guys. They meant business, believe me these dudes can SEE clearly now.

BannedBishop:
I just won remind them of the good old days of fresh air

The Lion is back! Welcome back my friend

Exactly what Yar'adua said about his deteriorating health before he departed this world. I am so far not impressed with this controversial government of propaganda of Buhari. As I wish him quick recovery, I pray he sack his current cabinet and choose seasoned and clean technocrats to help turn things around fast because money is not the problem now but competent hands.

jejemanito:
Tinubu be like "small small my game don dey click"

You sabi joor

This was how the PDP revealed the ear infection of Buhari and yet some APC's supporters were busy cussing eventually 2 weeks after that revelation see what eventually happened to the President. Now this is another one again, Nigerians need to start taking the PDP seriously.....

nrexzy:
U need to sleep..

Lwkmd

johnca:
Steve jobs’ Last Words -

I reached the pinnacle of success in the business world.
In others’ eyes, my life is an epitome of success.
However, aside from work, I have little joy. In the end, wealth is only a fact of life that I am accustomed to.
At this moment, lying on the sick bed and recalling my whole life, I realize that all the recognition and wealth that I took so much pride in, have paled and become meaningless in the face of impending death.
In the darkness, I look at the green lights from the life supporting machines and hear the humming mechanical sounds, I can feel the breath of god of death drawing closer…
Now I know, when we have accumulated sufficient wealth to last our lifetime, we should pursue other matters that are unrelated to wealth…
Should be something that is more important:
Perhaps relationships, perhaps art, perhaps a dream from younger days ...
Non-stop pursuing of wealth will only turn a person into a twisted being, just like me.
God gave us the senses to let us feel the love in everyone’s heart, not the illusions brought about by wealth.
The wealth I have won in my life I cannot bring with me.
What I can bring is only the memories precipitated by love.
That’s the true riches which will follow you, accompany you, giving you strength and light to go on.
Love can travel a thousand miles. Life has no limit. Go where you want to go. Reach the height you want to reach. It is all in your heart and in your hands.
What is the most expensive bed in the world? - "Sick bed" …
You can employ someone to drive the car for you, make money for you but you cannot have someone to bear the sickness for you.
Material things lost can be found. But there is one thing that can never be found when it is lost – "Life".
When a person goes into the operating room, he will realize that there is one book that he has yet to finish reading – "Book of Healthy Life".
Whichever stage in life we are at right now, with time, we will face the day when the curtain comes down.
Treasure Love for your family, love for your spouse, love for your friends...
Treat yourself well. Cherish others.
(Repost from Damien D Hustle Bryant)

WORDS ON MARBLE! I will never forget these inspiring words.....nothing else matters in life save your action towards your fellow creatures in this life (including animals)!

avicenna1:
Read before you comment na. He never said dollars. Haba!

That was a typo you should know now

asadike:
Yes darling i did. thks, i wish u d very best dis week.

Thanks my Lady....

sinceraconcept:
honestly,i really miss Lawal. The true Lion of Ilorin. The stone that was too hard for Olusola Saraki to swallow.

Indeed Lawal did his best but he allowed pride to enter his head by going it alone. He was advised by the Late Abraham Adesanya to involve the OPC of Gani Adams then but he refused. He thought as a military guy (forgetting that he was a Naval man whereas Nigerians only fear the Army). His construction of a palace for the Obaship was a wrong move that make Saraki (Olusola) to involve any diabolical means to silence him. Truly, Lawal dealt with the Sarakis too much but it still bores down to "you don't bite the finger that feeds you". Lawal was Saraki's boy he ought to have involved a third party to do the work. Rest in peace to him.

Adminisher:
N3.4 trillion has been recovered . Only about 400 billion is actually liquid. Not all the money is in the kitty.

Liar, not up to N400 billion cash recovered I said it that monies so far recovered are not up to $1billion yet some online zombies were asking for my head. Wildrage where you at some students need to be enlightened?

Funny funny identities that is another "Fashola" he is fond of speaking grammar but no action.

KillerBeauty:
Tell me

12 tigers

asadike:
Yes my love, my parents are still there (Adewole estate precisely) koda, omi ile orin (erin) ni won fi we mi. E nle faa.

Can't believe my baby stayed close to my domain (sawmill garage @ osere)......but no more in Ilorin. Happy Sunday to you love!

madridguy:
Bringing Oba to ilorin was why Lawal was rocked to sleep soon. The Alfa's in Ilorin are willing to do anything to make ilorin remain an Islamic State. Hope you understand me better.

Evidence of slavery to their Masters up North!

asadike:
As long as Ilorin people continue to eat free amala from saraki's house, Saraki will continue to rule and milk ilorin dry. I truly miss former gov of kwara state Mohammed Lawal. Rip sir. U tried your best and you fought d Fulani lords of ilorin, u wanted to restore the Oba throne but u died during the tussle.

Tell me you once stayed in Ilorin please

@Javanian I am currently working on my HTML and CSS which I left few months back my challenge now is my laptop developed a fault which prevents me from continuing but I have my Ipad with a downloaded notepad on it for my programming codes however I find it difficult to use the safari browser to launch it just to see the progress of my work. Any help or suggestions?

This was how the same Presidency denied the state of health of the late Yar'adua and we all know the outcome.

The attraction between Saraki and bad news is just like bread and butter and MTN (everywhere HE goes)!

iyobs7:
Abeg go sidon jare, kporokoto kporokoto... Rubbish.

I swear u go kill me

rheether:
Islam is a religion of hate. Islam is the problem of this world. Islam is bad.

That's the capital of a Country oooo

richidinho:
Where is Atiku n Saraki's comments

He said Atiku and Saraki's pages so it's not necessary they comment.....we are talking about comments from their followers. To the thread, can't imagine the magnitude of hatred borne in the hearts of these uncircumcised Philistines almajiris towards their fellow human beings. Even in this modern age of knowledge, Mohammed is still recruiting candidates to hell

End of an era. Surely we all have our expiry dates with our creator, his time is up. Rest in Peace Cassius Clay (a.k.a Mohammed Ali) the Legend!

PassingShot:
One would have expected you to know that a single conviction can result in recovery of amount greater than the sum mentioned here. But I don't blame you for your ignorance.

It may aches you belle that this administration is making unparalleled progress in its fight on corruption, but na your headache be that.

just imagine......wishful thinking in the grim face of serious business. Your ignorance about happenings in your Country is in exabytes has any conviction s brought against Saraki lead to any recovered loots from him? As usual you parried my question.

EmperorTayo1864:
Na wa oh, u Jst open that bloody mouth nd say lubbish Jst imagine such amount was pumped into the economy dont you know that ur foolish incompetent otueke idiot will still be in the office today? the depth of ur stupidity limitless...

Only the deep can call to the deep. Swerve this discussion is beyond you.

vedaxcool:
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Since you are the mouth piece of thieves you should be able to answer your senseless and pathetic questions. clue do thieves keep their loot in the open or hide it?

I knew it, my niggur will avoid the simple questions...... **they (the looters) are still friends while you want to die here** out of billions of dollars alleged stolen I won't take $200 million recovered as anything. This lame government should sit up and start delivering time is going

Wildrage:
This poster must be daft trying to sell another scam to the gullible Zombies. How have they recovered more than two trillion when it's clearly stated there that the total recovery so far is about N78b and slightly over $100m. Forfeiture order is not recovery until the court deem the funds illegally acquired. If you also check the details carefully, u will see how disingenuous this govt is as most of the money are not looted funds

You will live long my brother. You have eyes that SEE not the one that LOOK!