BUHARI WILL REVITALISE NIGERIA
At
the inception of President Muhammad Buhari’s administration, people started
strategizing plans for him, working out things, so that his administration
would bring the much awaited change he had promised. As if he had no plans
himself, poor Nigerians! They have indeed suffered in the hands of unscrupulous,
conscienceless and selfish leaders, why won’t they plan ahead for Buhari?
When
he assumed office, he said things weren’t in place, that which we aren’t
supposed to be told, we know the situation of our country- Nigeria. Corruption
as eaten deep the lung of our nation, indiscipline almost in all sectors if not
all, menacing Boko haram terrorists disturbing the peace of the nation and
threatening its security, unemployment at its peak, injustice at the
interpreting tie of government, incapacitation of law enforcement agencies by
the don’t-touch-us-men, poor infrastructures- deteriorating health sector,
crumbling education sector, corruption infiltrated oil sector, abandoned
agriculture sector, confused aviation sector among others. Will this man take
it up all at once? He isn’t robotic don’t forget, he is a man like ourselves
who wants to implement changes, who wants to make life worth living for
Nigerians, who wants to give every Nigerian the sense of been represented, who
wants to send corruption into extinction, who wants the youths voice heard, who
wants to help facilitate social amenities, who wants to restore our economy
into its buoyant state, among many other plans he has for our dear country.
At
the early hours of his administration, people had started throwing in comments,
saying he was too slow, which resulted to the name “babagoslow”. Some even
concluded early that he wasn’t the messiah, and a host of
others were optimistic. He is after what some think isn’t necessary at the
moment- corruption. Checking and balancing could be postponed for now, but till
when? People need to understand the fact that you don’t start rectifying problems
from the top, you start from the scratch, best known as the foundation. And if
I may ask, what is the foundation of Nigeria’s problem today?
Commenting
on people’s early claim that Buhari is too slow, the chairman of the APC in Abia state said “You don’t assess a
government in a month period. The minimum acceptable standard of assessing any
government is 100 days in office. So, PDP should wait for the 100 days in
office” Nwankpa said. And now the 100 days chance is over, what has Buhari
done? In every government, the first hundred days are important, because a
government that gets it right within that short and limited period of time will
sail the boat of the nation successfully. And the question then is has Buhari
got it right?
While
addressing the electorates on his 100 days in office, he said he hasn’t done
anything yet, but then he has fought to block the loop holes that flies out our
country’s money, and that he has the list of those who have in one way or the
other looted Nigeria’s fund. A committee was set up by this same man to mediate
between the government and this set of people, so as to recover the stolen
funds. If this has been the only thing he has done within the short period of
his administration, I think it really worth it. Why? You would want to know,
the country is generally facing a financial crisis, states don’t have money to
pay workers and other consultants working for them, some benefits of the masses
have been temporarily blocked, policies are been reverted, construction works
are been halted- which as a matter of fact is very much disturbing. Roads under
construction have turned to death traps. These and many other challenges are
posing treats to the development of our nation. And so when the country has
something to run itself with, things would go fine, workers would get paid;
consultants would smile while construction works would be completed, without
leaving out capital projects of the federal government. Isn’t it worth it?
Artisans
have been smiling of recent, particularly those whose jobs have to do with
electricity. They said their jobs are now running better; the story of electric
power supply is taking a new dimension in our country. Don’t forget, a
government that sees to the affairs of its people is the real government. It’s
crystal clear, that if Buhari should eventually work out his plans on electric
power supply, it would help our crumbling economy stand tall again, for lost
investors would find hope in our country again. Isn’t it the foresight we want?
Is it not a progressive government we want? If things must work, then it has to
go bit by bit, little by little because, Rome wasn’t built in a day.
The
youths, the future leaders, played an active role in the emergence of President
Buhari as the president of Nigeria. No doubt it was every ones fight, but then
the youths didn’t sit to watch this time around, they fought for what they
wanted, if our voice won’t be heard then let’s put in someone who won’t bath an
eyelid to our cries and worries, I guess that was the striking point of the
youths. It’s necessary to ask now if Buhari will listen to the cries of the
youths, “would their voice be heard?”
The
youths want to be represented, they want to feel the sense of been an integral
part of this nation, they don’t want their rights to be trampled upon again,
and as such, they woke up from their slumber. Would their action pay back? Let’s
wait to see the drama unfold.
A part of the youths have been catching
feelings that this new administration has nothing for them, a government that wants
to send corruption into extinction definitely as a plan for the youths, a
government that wants the representation of its people has undoubtedly planned
for its youths, a government that sees the employment of its youth has been
important, as making it one of the three most important fights, is that which
wants the success of its youths, and so youths would reap the good seeds of
their struggle.
The
people of a state are the statesmen; they are in the capacity to choose who
they want as their leader, which is vindicated by their power to vote. But in
our dear nation, the power is as light as a feather, they come for our
mandates, and get there to forget their promises, they see their appointments
as a privilege to siphon the country’s wealth, power blinds them totally. And
when a man has surrendered himself to help the drowning nation, to help her
people from the abject poverty and neglect they are subjected to, do we then
confuse him with unnecessary cacophonies, and complaints?
When
you see progressive minded ones you would know, they tend to look at the two
sides of a coin before judging a side is rusted, not bias observation. “Mr President’s
appointments are restricted to the north”, is that supposed to be our call now?
Are we supposed to be bothered about who rules or how they rule? Nigerians
should get it right, when they get it right, they will help the government in
getting and setting it right! We complain over things that can sought itself
out, the president as only made few appointments and complaints have been
floating in the air like balloons. A man with integrity needs men and women of
his calibre around him. It’s hilarious you know, if this man should surround
himself with undisciplined figure, people would bless write ups with the sage
“birds of a feather flock together”, and this man is trying to avoid working
with corrupt men, is that too much to ask for?
I was listening to Edmond Obilo of splash FM,
anchoring his brilliant programme- Voices, he said something which caught my
attention, if Buhari finds all he wants in the North, let them work and move
the country forward. The last administration had a lot of Easterners but what
did they do to help the situation of our Country? And that’s the reason we have
to be patient with Buhari, let him do what he sees as the best for this nation,
not distracting him with baseless claims.
The
nation is going through changes, optimistic men are following him, the
pessimistic ones have dropped from the wagon of change, do we help them join
back? So we can have a completely sanitized Nigeria. The solution then is,
let’s give Buhari the chance to implement the changes he promised, and a better
Nigeria will crawl in. He is indeed working. Youths shouldn’t feel left out,
the game as just started. There strive in making Nigeria a better place will
materialize, I pray and hope so. Nigeria will stand tall again.
Tijani Sheriffdeen Opeyemi, a young motivator, speaker and writer, is of the anatomy department of the prestigious University of Ilorin.
contact: s_opeyemi42@yahoo.com
