One Year In Office: A Review Of President Buhari's Performance

Written By: Divinelove Udorji

With 365 days already expended in President Buhari's four year administration. Nigerians have been face with both the good, the bad and the ugly side of life. During the 2015 electioneering process too many promises were made but only few have seen the light of the day.

Barely one year in office, Nigeria has been plagued by severe economic meltdown and has been confronted with economic policies that has affected us both negatively and positively. 

If anything defines our current situation as a nation, it is that we are caught in between a harsh economy, security crisis, a total change from our corrupt ways and a gradual transformation of our dear country.

From the genesis of President Buhari's administration there have series of heartbreaking and also applaudable events; from the cold genocidal killing of over 700 Shitte muslims by the Nigerian army in Zaria Kaduna state, to the sudden removal of fuel subsidy without adequate palliatives in place, subjecting the common man to severe pains and anguish, down to the sharp drop in crude oil sale, annexed with the fall of the naira against the dollar and a sudden rise in unemployment rate, with epileptic power supply by Nigerian Power Holding Company (PHCN). With the most alarming been the gruesome killing of innocent farmers in the North Central, South West and South East region by Fulani herdsmen, coupled with the bombing of oil facilities by Niger Delta Avengers militant group, bringing Nigeria's oil exploration level to over 50percent low and crippling the economy further. Boko Haram militants are also not relenting in their indiscriminate killings of innocent citizens in the North-Eastern part of the country.

Despite all this human and economic disaster that has plagued our dear country, we have also witnessed a

tremendous transformation in the fight against corruption, as corruption is gradually been referred to as a thing of the past. The heavily dented image of the country by past administrations is gradually wearing a better look. 

Today its no longer business as usual for corrupt politician and executives

who are only after the looting the country and depriving citizen of their common wealth. 

It is no longer news that the United Kingdom, Swiss and the United States of America have returned and are still returning huge amount of money stashed by our corrupt politicians in their countries.

With the President's introduction of the Treasury Single Account, the Federal Government has reportedly saved over #45billion naira. He also stopped the practice of government sponsoring private persons on holy pilgrimage thereby saving the nation some millions of dollars in the process. He further reduced the cost of governance by reducing ministries from 48 to 24. 

Just recently two of the abducted Chibok girls were rescued, as the Boko Haram militants are constantly under severe fire by the Nigerian armed forces, as is evident in Operation Crackdown, a component of Operation Zaman Lafiya Dole. The Nigeria armed forces seems to have gained the upper hand in the counter insurgency operations now, carrying out daily clearance operations. Furthermore territories previously under the control of the insurgents have been liberated by the armed forces. Many victims mostly women and children held captive by the group have been rescued, with over 11,000 persons reportedly rescued by the armed forces from May 2015 to date.

God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria 

Happy Democracy Day my fellow compatriots.