Hehehe.....Article written by Etcetera. Read below..
“I believe if Nigeria does not kill corruption; corruption will kill Nigeria. I pledge to publicly declare my assets and liabilities and encourage my political appointees to also publicly declare their assets and liabilities.” – President Buhari (during his campaign)
Now, the presidency through the presidential spokesman has said the
promise of asset declaration wasn’t made by Buhari but his political
party. Jeez! These people just think say we be mumu sha… dem think say
everybody for naija dey suffer from dyslexia. Shebi na dem preach say
Buhari na modest man with just two houses and 150 cattle? They also said
Buhari and Osinbajo have declared their assets, and it is deposited
with the code of conduct bureau and the only thing needed is just
verification by the bureau? How many months does the Code of Conduct
Bureau need to verify an asset of two houses and 150 cattle? Nawa ooo!!!
Naija una don see una sef? Is this the “change?”
President Buhari’s achievements as a former military Head of State may
be many. But he has utterly failed to keep a simple promise core to the
rationale for his election into office. And as the campaign promises
recede into memory, it is equally clear that this administration may
never provide the needed reforms that will address the most worrisome
flaws in our democratic system.
I have met a lot of Buhari supporters who are finally coming to the
realisation that they may have made a very bad decision in the last
Presidential election. So many of them no longer seem to know why they
believed that a retired military general would perform any better than
the career politicians they mistrust.
President Buhari’s bygone promises to run “the most transparent
administration in the history of this country” have become a subject of
mockery, given how he has failed in a simple task of appointing
ministers.
When critics like me attacked his go-slow government, the administration
defended itself by claiming the president was only taking his time.
But the problem with this administration is not only about being too
slow but it has also left untouched the corrupt individuals, which means
that we would continue to live under a government with significant
transparency problems, a culture of lobbying that is often tantamount to
sanctioned corruption, and an executive branch of government that
preaches a change that no one gets to see.
Is it unrealistic to expect ambitious systemic reforms in Nigeria? Yet
it remains the case that many people voted for Buhari precisely because
he promised to attempt them.
I believe president Buhari can solve a lot of things … but won’t.
Whatever he once was or wasn’t, we should accept that Buhari is now a
creature of the political establishment. He is captive to its loyalties
and prejudices, and committed to safeguarding its interests. I am not
arguing that he hasn’t or won’t accomplish anything, but there are whole
categories of problems that he won’t try to fix.
“Change” is a mirage sold to us by Buhari and his political party to get
our votes. And that’s a shame. Nigerians are unlikely to support a
politician making similar promises in the future because Buhari has made
them impossible to believe.
Those sending messages to me at mail@etceteralive.com asking me
to write on how Buhari’s administration has improved electricity supply
in the country should ask themselves how long president Buhari has been
in office to put in place the machinery for such a turnaround. Abi rain
nor dey fall for una area?
Let us wait till the dams are dried up before singing halleluyah.
134 comments:
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Anonymous said...
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Wow such an idiot.maybe u stay in Sierra Leone...Hif u hav nt seen d changes..den ure just been stupid
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Chibuzor Ugo said...
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On point my bro
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Chibuzor Ugo said...
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Them never see anything
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Anonymous said...
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I completely disagree with u on this sir. If u ask us to wait and see
then I expected you to wait for just 6 months before you write such
brainless article about this Government. For just 2 Months now we have
seen improvement in so many things. PMB body language changed the
mentality of 80% of civil servant from corruption.
Signed by Orobo.
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Tamuno said...
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I'm honestly waiting to see how Buhari fights corruption and Ameachi isn't jailed
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Anonymous said...
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You are just a fool with no knowledge of how a government is run...give d
man a break please. the last administration nearly ran d country
aground. PMB is taking his time to put d country back on track and all u
can think of is for him to declare his assets. By declaring his assets
will boko haram stop? Will jobs be created? Will it stop corruption? D
major reason Nigeria voted for him enmasse is to fight corruption and
not to know what his networth is...and on d issue of appointing
ministers he is looking for people with integrity not just mediocre.
Nigerians should be patient...he has not spent 100daYs in office and u
guys want a turnaround overnight; na jesus christ haba! give d man a
break abeg. And for u etcetera or abi na E.T.C get a life by going into
politics to effect change in d system and see if it's easy to do as u
make it sound. Talk is cheap, put ur money where your mouth is and I
think is then u will appreciate PMB's effort...#who else is tired of
etcetera's beer parlour criticisms...
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