Buhari’s 3 Achievements In Just 60 Days In Office

It used to be a taboo before PMB came on
board to have days of constant electricity.
The simple reason why Buhari has achieved
all these unprecedented feats is because he
is a man who does not believe in rhetoric or
empty academic dexterity. On the other, he is
a man of few words and conspicuous results.
President Muhammadu Buhari upon
becoming the president
Actions speak louder than words. The
actions of President Muhammadu Buhari
right from his inauguration on Saturday, May
29, 2015 show that fortune has indeed
smiled on Nigerians. Upon his assumption
into office, some unimaginable developments
started happening across the length and
breadth of Nigeria.
The progress of Nigeria is what everyone
yearns for, however, the behemoth called
“corruption” and the cankerworm called the
“Nigerian-factor” stagnated governance.
Likewise, these have further decelerated the
wheel of progress before Buhari came on
board.
A great number of doubting Thomas’s were
of the view that PMB would fail woefully
upon becoming the leader of the most
populous black nation in the world. They
nicknamed him “Baba-go-slow” and even
postulated various theories to justify their
claim. However, these individuals have now
eaten the humble pie. They are currently at
the forefront of those saying Buhari is the
right man to cleanse the Augean stable left
behind by the previous administration. They
now sing his praises!
The body language of the president shows
that of a man who knows his onions. It
depicts that of a man who is ready to pilot
Nigeria and Nigerians to the Promise land
despite his advanced age.
With regards to the aforementioned, a
cursory look is made into three of the
achievements the president had so far made
in his first 2 months in office.
Stable power supply
Nigerians would never have imagined that
they would experience 24 hours power supply
without outage. Nigerians were used to going
to bed without light. They coined acronyms
like; “Never Expect Power At Night” for NEPA
and “Please Hold Candle at Night” for PHCN.
Despite the various change of names and
ownership of the power sector, electricity
supply to Nigerians was abysmal. All various
forms of untenable excuses were brought
forward to justify the ineptitude nature of the
power sector by some stakeholders. However,
the reality was shielded from Nigerians. The
reality was the endemic nature of corruption
in the power sector through anti-people
policies. The presence of a favourable
environment for the generator importation by
some cabals also denied Nigerians their
right to uninterrupted electricity. However
the triumphant entry of Buhari turned the
table against these malevolent creatures.
Steady power supply is no longer a treasure
to be excavated for donkey years. Having
days of constant electricity is no more a
mirage.
Nigerians from the six geo-political zones
are singing the same song that the coming
of Buhari is a blessing to all as far as the
power sector is concerned. This is because
they hardly remember they ever used
generators or inverters or rechargeable lamps
or candles.
End to Boko Haram in sight
The United Kingdom recently stated that it is
ready to partner Nigeria in the fight against
insurgency. The United States of America
also said it is now willing to supply arms
and ammunitions that would help Nigerian
soldiers defeat Boko Haram. It should be
noted that a few years ago, these two world
powers were reluctant to go into partnership
to end terrorism in Nigeria and its North-
East borders. This was not because they
loved the way hundreds of thousands of
people were displaced and rendered
homeless. Also, it was not that they enjoyed
watching news of people being slaughtered
like fowls. The main reason was that they
never saw concerted efforts and genuine
commitments from the previous
administration to tackle insurgency
headlong.
In the same vein, the government of
Cameroun recently pointed accusing fingers
at the former government, saying it wanted
to run a one-man show against Boko Haram
that later backfired.
The picture right now about ending Boko
Haram by the Buhari-led government is
crystal-clear. The renewed dedication and
fruitful collaboration of Nigeria, its adjoining
African countries and foreign countries
strongly indicate that the days of Boko
Haram are numbered in Nigeria.
Huge foreign investment
President Buhari has always showed the
vigour that he just does not want Nigeria’s
economy to remain number one in Africa, but
to be among the top in the world. Prominent
Nigerians and political analysts gave kudos
to PMB regarding his recent visit to the
United States. They said it was a right step
in the right direction. Buhari did not just go
to USA for a tea party or to look at the
architectural design of the capitol building.
He went there strictly for business and
purposely to add to his blueprint and
strategies to improving the standard of living
of the average Nigerian. What does this
imply? It means that as foreign investors
inject their money into the nation’s economy,
more jobs would be created. Thereby, people
would in turn be employed and the final
multiplier effect is that families are taken out
of poverty.
According to Daily Sun newspaper on
Thursday, August 6, the senior special
assistant on media and publicity to president
Buhari, Garba Shehu, listed the benefits of
PMB’s trip which included; a proposed $2.1
billion fund for re-development of the North-
East; $5 billion from US investors in
Nigeria’s agricultural sector; $1.5 billion
investment in Nigeria’s health sector and
another $5 billion in the country’s power
sector.
In addition, Buhari has demonstrated he is a
pan-Nigerian leader as he recently approved
the establishment of Hydrocarbon Pollution
Restoration Project (HYPREP). HYPREP is
established to ensure that the cleaning up
process of the devastated Ogoniland in
Niger-Delta is fast tracked.
The onus now lies on all citizens to continue
to support and pray for this one in a million
president and the darling of Nigerians as he
continues to steadily steer the ship of
Nigeria to a positive direction called change.
It is a stated fact that slow and steady wins
the race.