In 2011, I can boldly say people voted based on sentiment, they voted in a mediocre into power, a man that cannot successfully run a local government, a man knowing next to nothing about governance and government. He employed feeble minds like him to paddle the canoe of the nation, among them is Madam Ngozi who is saddled with the task of managing the finance ministry and she was even elevated to the post of the coordinator of the economy, under the tutelage of both GEJ and madam, the nation went from frying pan into fire.
The nation has never had it so rough like this, the economy is grounded, no power supply, no fuel and gas supply, an economy they were boasting to be the largest in Africa, ''indeed the giant of Africa''.
GEJ oversaw a period when crude oil was sold at over $100 per barrel, yet he was still borrowing and depleting the reserve of the previous administration. Again, the government of GEJ was borrowing to pay the salaries of workers, this has allowed the national debt to reach over $60 billion, with nothing meaningful and tangible to show for his achievement in office, all his achievements he was proclaiming were paper weight and in thin air.
He could not borrow money to build refineries and other monuments for the incoming generations but he has left a huge debt for the unborn generations.
As he is leaving the office, he is leaving behind an economy in a very deplorable condition because he ran a government that allotted corruption a big portfolio in his cabinet, impunity was the other of the day and unemployment rate has reached the unimaginable height, in summary the man is leaving the country far worse than he met it.
On May 29, General Buhari will be sworn in as the new president, I implore Nigerians to be very patient with the man as he begins the journey to redeem the lost glory of our beloved country, an adage says, “it will not take a day to feed a very lean child to recover his weight,” it will take a considerable period of time before the country is put back on he right footing.
Indeed the last election offered us the chance to save the country from further ruin and damage she was heading to under GEJ.
I pray God gives new president and his vice the wisdom to get it right in this time because the country is in shambles and ruin. Another lesson of the 2011 election is that people will carefully examine the candidates before they cast their votes, the fact that luck is in somebody's name does not guarantee effective performance in office, Goodluck is only a name and performance has to do with wisdom, and ability.
Generally, Nigerians are known to dogged and tolerant but the leaders are taking an undue advantage of this, as we witnessed untold hardship during era of GEJ. In the end, a dawn has come, we should be patient with Gen Buhari and rally round him in his bid to salvage the country from the harm infiltrated on the nation by the previous government, let us away with ethnic sentiment and division we are confronted with because they say united we stand, divided we fall, let us support Gen. Buhari as he begins the process of the nation's redemption.
God bless Nigeria.
Long live Nigeria.
GEJ oversaw a period when crude oil was sold at over $100 per barrel, yet he was still borrowing and depleting the reserve of the previous administration. Again, the government of GEJ was borrowing to pay the salaries of workers, this has allowed the national debt to reach over $60 billion, with nothing meaningful and tangible to show for his achievement in office, all his achievements he was proclaiming were paper weight and in thin air.
He could not borrow money to build refineries and other monuments for the incoming generations but he has left a huge debt for the unborn generations.
As he is leaving the office, he is leaving behind an economy in a very deplorable condition because he ran a government that allotted corruption a big portfolio in his cabinet, impunity was the other of the day and unemployment rate has reached the unimaginable height, in summary the man is leaving the country far worse than he met it.
On May 29, General Buhari will be sworn in as the new president, I implore Nigerians to be very patient with the man as he begins the journey to redeem the lost glory of our beloved country, an adage says, “it will not take a day to feed a very lean child to recover his weight,” it will take a considerable period of time before the country is put back on he right footing.
Indeed the last election offered us the chance to save the country from further ruin and damage she was heading to under GEJ.
I pray God gives new president and his vice the wisdom to get it right in this time because the country is in shambles and ruin. Another lesson of the 2011 election is that people will carefully examine the candidates before they cast their votes, the fact that luck is in somebody's name does not guarantee effective performance in office, Goodluck is only a name and performance has to do with wisdom, and ability.
Generally, Nigerians are known to dogged and tolerant but the leaders are taking an undue advantage of this, as we witnessed untold hardship during era of GEJ. In the end, a dawn has come, we should be patient with Gen Buhari and rally round him in his bid to salvage the country from the harm infiltrated on the nation by the previous government, let us away with ethnic sentiment and division we are confronted with because they say united we stand, divided we fall, let us support Gen. Buhari as he begins the process of the nation's redemption.
God bless Nigeria.
Long live Nigeria.
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