The Nigerian political landscape has been unable to rid itself of military men despite the 22 years of uninterrupted democracy, DAILY POST observes. Last
The Nigerian political landscape has been unable to rid itself of military men despite the 22 years of uninterrupted democracy, DAILY POST observes.
Following the coup, Gen Buhari became the Head of State, while IBB became the chief of Army Staff. And less than 2 years, the same IBB led the palace coup that toppled Gen. Buhari. The regime also introduced the war against indiscipline to combat what it considered as “general indiscipline” in the country. Furthermore, the introduction of austerity measures, which included the retrench of several civil servants caused grave dissatisfaction among Nigeria.The military regime of Buhari and the current administration have some similarities when it comes to economic policies and some notable changes.
Buhari had in his address after the coup, identified two major problems, “twin problem of heavy budget deficits and weak balance of payments position.”
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