The Buhari government is acting true to style. There is a new sheriff in town. Of course, he came in on the mantra of change. So, things have just got to change.
Even if it’s changing for the sake of change.
The naira is on a free fall because Nigeria could be said to be, to a large extent, a mono-economy. We deserve it so that we can explore other export items, which I learned, are several. Not only that, it will force us to ‘edit’ our imports. I don’t believe Nigeria is still importing toothpicks.
Apart from the media trial, at least so far, of people who have been suspected of stealing truly ridiculous amounts of money, what is the score card of this government?
Could it, also, not be because of investors’ lack of trust in this government that the naira has been falling like a yoyo in recent times?
Some are saying this government is anti-people. This is because one of the governments’ initial actions was to ban the importation of small generators, affectionately dubbed ‘I better pass my neighbour’. It later went on to lift the subsidy on kerosene. Kerosene is used by the poor in preparing their meals.
The war against boko haram has not been won in spite of assurances made by the incumbent, in his campaigns, that he would totally dislodge them after 100 days of being sworn in.
To make matters worse, we were told that nobody knows the whereabouts of the Chibok girls. The Chibok incident has contributed in no small measure in making Nigeria a laughing stock among the committee of nations.
Power is believed to be the driving force of any economy. The minister in charge of power has read the riot act to us. According to him, we will get light if we can pay for it as if we had not been paying before. Of course, we understand ourselves. He was tactically saying we should be expecting another hike.
I would have thought a revolutionary government would have harnessed other sources of power. For instance, solar. If the government invests in solar energy, the components will be cheaper and more people will be able to afford them.
To make matters worse, our people are too complacent. They are just like a rape victim who decides to sleep while her attacker is performing the despicable crime. After her ordeal, she picks up her messy underwear and pretends as if nothing has happened. Nigerians are just too docile.
Why won’t they be? The nation is so rich that despite the broad daylight and nocturnal robberies being performed on her by various members of her ruling class and spanning various regimes, Nigeria still ‘dey kampe’.
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