When Muhammadu Buhari, former military ruler, became
a democratically elected president many Nigerians
believed that he is a changed man, who will find a way
to tackle the country’s intense corruption and security
challenges without amplifying the insurgency or
triggering a political crisis and power struggle.
General Muhammadu Buhari reading the budget speech
to Nigerians as Head Of State.
to end Boko Haram insurgency, launch war against
corruption and revive Nigeria’s economy.
However, one year after some Nigerians, opposition
Peoples Democratic Party criticise President Buhari’s
approach to governance, claiming that he is more a
dictator, but not a democrat.
But was Buhari’s tenure as military ruler so bad?
NAIJ.com lists 6 achievements of the military
government of General Buhari.
1. Corrupt civilian governors, ministers and other
officials of the Shehu Shagari government were all
rounded up by Buhari.
2. War Against Indiscipline (WAI ) is probably not the
positive achievement of General. Many Nigerians will
not forget biting their fingers and desperately preventing
a tear from dropping. At that time many people pray
that a miracle will happen and WAI Brigades do not
catch them.
3. Queue culture. The government forced Nigerians to
imbibe the queue culture in public places.
4. Nationalism and patriotism.
The third phase of the implementing WAI was focused
on matters of nationalism and patriotism (including
respect for the flag and National Anthem), while the
fourth phase focused on total war against saboteurs
and all facets of corruption.
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5. Buhari’s regime also managed to reduce inflation,
rejected all International Monetary Fund conditionalities,
such as the devaluing the naira, sharply reduced
unnecessary imports, minimized oil bunkering and when
bunkered oil was seized, he used it to get relevant
commodities, equipment and machinery using the
counter trade policy.
6. There was also an unexpected creation of new notes
to halt currency smuggling and there was substantial
refinancing of trade debt arrears.
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