'For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up
The underside of that monarchical posture was that Nigeria was on auto-pilot. Each minister became a lord unto himself. But for a few times when the office of the secretary to government intervened, there was no central coordination of policy initiatives. As far as the public could see, the president was content with appointing his ministers and leaving them to their own devices.
Buhari will be remembered for many infrastructural projects, especially the revamping of the railway sector and the completion of the second Niger bridge. But the jury is still out as to whether the borrowings — highest level of borrowing since Nigeria became independent in 1960 — were judiciously expended.
Also, the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre has called for the immediate reversal of the concessioning of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja and the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano. “Why borrow and spend public money to upgrade the airports only to hand them over to private concerns in the name of a concession?” the centre asked.
In the eight years of his reign, Buhari cut the picture of a standoffish leader who was doing us a favour. He didn’t brook criticism and seized every opportunity to congratulate himself. Only recently, he proclaimed: “I have run a good race”. The Buhari administration must however be commended for its achievements in the war against narcotics. The NDLEA under Brig-Gen Buba Marwa has rediscovered its mojo. Also, the Nigerians In Diaspora Commission under Dr. Abike Dabiri-Erewa has performed creditably as a trusted link between the country and its citizens abroad.
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