MOTION WITHOUT MOVEMENT OR INSTANTANEOUS SUCCESS

One month after the inauguration of the current President of Nigeria, mixed reactions have trailed his performance as the President of the country with the largest economy in Africa (on paper). While his political party claims that a month under his watch has been filled with instantaneous success, the opposition party claims otherwise.

It is important to note that the president has been operating as a sole administrator (without a minister, chief of staff or other important assistants).

The indices of Buhari's success according to his party - APC are:

1. That Buhari has started making strategic moves to crush the Boko Haram insurgency by meeting and discussing strategies with neighbouring countries, and also instituting a joint military operation.
2. The USA and other countries of the west who deserted Nigeria are now offering help to the new found messiah of Nigeria.
3. The President has been working hard to plug holes, leakages and other fraudulent acts of public servants and institutions that have been embezzling funds meant for the development of the Country.
4. The President has been cleaning the mess of PDP.

The claims of failure by the opposition party - PDP is premised on the different electoral promises which the President made, yet has seemingly left them unfulfilled. One of such promises (as claimed by the PDP) is that the President promised to name the key members of his cabinet two weeks upon assumption of office.

As citizens, its better for us to leave the intrigues of politics which the ruling party and opposition party are playing and ask ourselves is it motion without movement or instantaneous success; for it is better for us to assess as citizens than to allow politicians define the situation of things in the country. Although it seems too early to start passing judgements or assessments on the new government.

On the side, what happened to the roads and drainages in Lagos which the APC were touting as a model for other states? for the rains are here, and its really affecting the populace of Lagos.