“It’s been about one month now since President Buhari assumed office,
and I can tell you that there has been motion, and there has been
movement, contrary to what is being peddled in some quarters.
“Let me say straight away that my party, the APC, understands and
appreciates the concerns of Nigerians as far as the perceived pace of
the administration is concerned. We understand that they repose so much
confidence in the party and the government to act quickly to stamp out
insecurity, tackle corruption, revive the moribund economy, provide jobs
and generally restore hope.
“Justifiably, the expectations are high and urgent, and the Buhari
administration has started addressing them, despite the enormous
challenges that it faces, including an empty treasury and an economy
that has virtually collapsed.
“While Nigerians are right to demand quick and sustained action in
addressing these challenges – and honestly we make no excuses – it is
important for us to put things in perspective for a better
understanding.
“The Buhari administration got the handover notes from the former
government just four days before the inauguration, hampering its efforts
to have a clear understanding of the situation on the ground before
taking the necessary measures to address it. If any disease is not
appropriately diagnosed, it cannot be effectively treated. Any
government that is truly desirous of bringing about real change will not
act hastily and without the necessary understanding of what is on
ground. Coupled with the delay in getting the much-needed information,
that takes time.
“Recall that when we raised the alarm over the delay in getting the
handover notes, the former government even accused us of seeking to form
a parallel government!
“Secondly, Nigeria has never before witnessed this kind of transition.
What the country has been accustomed to is transition from one
government to another under the same ruling party, not from the ruling
party to the opposition as we have now. The implication is that this is a
new learning curve, with its attendant hiccups.
“Thirdly, never before has the ship of Nigerian state been steered
aground as we have it now. Never before have Nigerians been this
expectant from any leader or any government. These are all the more
reasons to get things right, once and for all, so we won’t need to
continue with the vicious cycle of hopes raised and dashed!
“Even with these challenges, the Buhari Administration has availed itself creditably within one month of assuming office.”
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