Buhari, APC and the road to 2019


Buhari meets Bisi Akande, Aregbesola over rift with Tinubu
By Abiodun KOMOLAFE… All things considered, I think Nigeria has been punched into coma and only God can bring her back to life!

From the man who opted for a bag of rice in exchange for his son; to the pregnant woman who stole N300.00 to answer the call of a normal symptom of pregnancy, there is a rise in Nigeria’s socio-political temperature and no one really knows where Nigeria is headed. Warningly, inflation rate is on the high side and our Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate is unsmiling either. From the cosmetic to the substantive, politicians have chopped our country into pieces with each of the parts selfishly kept to themselves even as the gladiators continue to fight in another person’s corner. Dollar gets worse with each passing day, which in turn deeply traumatizes the fortunes of our country.
Even as a Buharist whose fierce support for ‘Change’ has been unflinching, I believe it’s time government clipped the wings of this trajectory of sham and uncertainty that is capable of corrupting our national cohesion and national peace. The threatening trend of poverty-inspired suicide cases among Nigerians calls for concern and  the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration must find resourceful means of destroying this deadly temple of want and turpitude before it springs into something else. In strict terms,  Nigerians are tired of  the ritual of wringing hands in lamentation. So,  relevant authorities must devise creative means of putting value on intentions before a line damages an entire song.
2019 is around the corner and ahead of this politically-charged and highly volatile socio-economic environment lies a fiercely-loyal-but-highly-critical support base.  As we are aware, one of the biggest challenges in running Nigeria’s socio-economic landscape is that of ensuring that best practices are employed in creating ventures for the economy to pick up. However, the irony of our policy somersault in this part of the world is that it sympathies with the criminals but penalizes the victims. Basically therefore, the fear of failure should encourage the Buhari to travel back to the past, look at the risks, weigh benefit options, then make decisions which show greater consistency, courage and determination in preventing ‘Change’ from being a threat to our survival.
Again, being in a recession is not a death knell. But, beyond economic jargons, actions taken to navigate through the temporary setback is what matters. United States of America, United Kingdom and Canada, have at one time or the other in their chequered history hit this bottom but they all came out of it, possibly bruised but unbowed. South Korea, incidentally, Asia’s fourth largest economy, is currently having her technical dose of it while South Africa, Africa’s touted largest economy, narrowly escaped it in the second quarter of this year. So, what Nigeria needs at a time like this is a bit of creative wake-up by introducing higher dimensions of consciousness into the complexities of governance.

Reckless temperaments! Hateful instincts! Appearance of impropriety! Why are the people hungry and  angry? Why are they poor and unfed? How come we have suddenly become a decadent and polluted society swimming, irresistibly, in a dysfunctional economy, culture of recklessness and pattern of hypocrisy? For God’s sake, why do people delight in profiting from others’ misery and why are the led preferably kept in perpetual poverty for them to continue slaving and serving the  purpose as dictated by the master? On the other hand, how come the abolition of Navigation Act, which shipowners had once predicted would be the ruin of British Shipping, eventually turned out to be one of the greatest periods of expansion in the history of shipping in Britain?
May the Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, grant us peace in Nigeria!
Ripples Nigeria…without borders, without fears
- The Global Youth Peace Empowerment and Development Initiative (OGYPEDI) says President Buhari has been inactive since he returned to the country from his medical leave abroad - The group advises the president to resign on health issues - The OGYPEDI states that Nigerians need a strong, active and healthy president who can tackle the problems of the country A group, the Global Youth Peace Empowerment and Development Initiative (OGYPEDI), has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to resign to enable him concentrate on his failing health. Read more: https://www.naij.com/1102031-nigeria-a-healthy-president-group-tells-buhari.html
- The Global Youth Peace Empowerment and Development Initiative (OGYPEDI) says President Buhari has been inactive since he returned to the country from his medical leave abroad - The group advises the president to resign on health issues - The OGYPEDI states that Nigerians need a strong, active and healthy president who can tackle the problems of the country A group, the Global Youth Peace Empowerment and Development Initiative (OGYPEDI), has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to resign to enable him concentrate on his failing health. Read more: https://www.naij.com/1102031-nigeria-a-healthy-president-group-tells-buhari.html

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