President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has come under a critical assessment by the Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church (CGCC), Pastor Tunde Bakare.
The cleric who gave a state of the nation broadcast under the title “The Conspicuous Handwriting on the Wall” on Sunday in his church in Lagos State, declared that the Buhari administration, especially his second term, was becoming marred with the problems that were normally associated with second terms of presidents who performed poorly.
He mentioned the nation’s worsening insecurity and the wobbly economy as instances of the problems that showed that the second term was failing.
Bakare who was a running mate to Buhari recalled the role he played in the formation of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the emergence of Buhari as a president.
He said he was compelled to speak out because Buhari had failed to realise the aspirations of good governance that made him to be associated with him.
His words : “I am compelled to speak out at this point because, given the state of the nation, the legacy of President Muhammadu Buhari is in grave danger of being confined to an unsavoury side of history. I am indeed compelled to speak out because Nigeria is in a state of
emergency…Those underlying conditions have resurfaced and our nation is now in a critical state. Her survival is hanging in the balance..”
He continued : “Fellow Nigerians, before I present this diagnosis, I would like to state that this evaluation has become all the more necessary as the year 2021 ushers in the second half of the second term of the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari…This assessment is, therefore, imperative because it aims to bring to the consciousness of the present occupants of the seat of power the transient nature of political power, so that they may become circumspect and commit to redeeming the time they have left in office.
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Indeed, my aim in highlighting these issues is to ensure that the government of President Muhammadu Buhari does not fall victim to what is historically described, especially in American politics, as the “Second-Term Curse.” Political analysts describe the second-term curse as ‘the perceived tendency of second terms of U.S. presidents to be less successful than their first terms.’ ”
According to Bakare, notwithstanding any achievement Buhari has recorded, “the current state of the nation is a clear indication that these efforts have been insufficient in dealing with our national problems; they have been unable to address the underlying problems of the Nigerian nation.
At best, these efforts bought the administration some time to stabilise the nation’s condition from a volatile state, as pain relievers can help stabilise a patient in critical condition so that the underlying condition can be treated.
The major limitation of the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has been the failure to appreciate the fact that the problems of Nigeria are more deeply rooted than these honest efforts can reach, and that what is required is a holistic and systematic approach to governance.
Unfortunately, after winning re-election in 2019, rather than do a deep dive to address the fundamental causes of our national malady by dealing with the root causes of insecurity, corruption and joblessness, the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari decided to treat more symptoms by broadening its agenda.”
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