With the current trend of happenings in the country, it has to be
painted out if this current administration has been unlucky or they just
don’t know how to govern. Things have been really messy, the nation is
in a real state of confusion with everyone waiting and hoping for a
magic to turn things around for good.
This present
administration was evidently unlucky to come into power when the prices
of crude globally have begun to decline drastically. Nigeria as a nation
has placed her entire confidence and focus on the oil sector which is
now really affecting the economy, making it difficult for the country to
maintain a stable economy. We can’t blame this administration for the
fall of oil prices, but surely, we could blame the entire government
that has ever ruled this nation for not investing enough and assisting
vehemently other income earning sectors in the nation. This fall of oil
prices has really shaken the nation, the dollar exchange rate to naira
is devastating, bringing about a rise in almost all commodities in the
market, where even the once very cheap and common commodity, garri, has
now become expensive with some families finding it difficult to purchase
the commodity.
The tomato issue is also one problem that has
caused a nationwide stir and given Nigerians a hard knock, as it is one
very vital ingredient in the Nigerian delicacy and cannot be avoided. I
haven’t heard any tale or ready any history of tomato causing such a
problem in the country like it is now, we never saw it coming, nature
played its thing. It can’t be said to be the fault of this
administration. It is a situation that caught us all suddenly which was
caused by the massive infestation of tomato plantations in the north
(been the major supplier of this commodity) by the pest called Tuta
Absoluta with the common name Tomato Leafminer. No one certainly can
blame this administration for this, although, it could be said that
necessary precautionary measures should have been taken by the
agricultural sector to avoid such disastrous infestation.
Talking
about running the government, this administration has not been up and
doing, with things moving from bad to worse, Nigerians groaning
everyday, massive sacking in numerous companies, insecurity, employment
soaring higher. Looking at the fuel subsidy issue, removing the subsidy
was a very good call, but truth be told, its timing was wrong. Removing
the subsidy at a time when oil prices had fallen and naira losing its
value at an alarming pace, it was not a good call. Though, Yes! The
federal government was able to make some money from the removal, yes!
The subsidy profiteers have been knocked out, but the time it happened
wasn’t a good one. The removal of subsidy brought the price of petrol
from N86.5 to N145 which dealt a serious blow to Nigerians, bringing
prices of commodities even higher after the dollar price has caused its
own effect.
The handling of insecurity another issue that has
made this government questionable. We were promised a secured nation,
but its a no news anymore about the new threats that have began to
ravage the country. The government has not done enough is curbing the
situation, it is the responsibility of the government to invite involved
parties and have a meaningful dialogue, with each party receiving the
same care and attention given to others. I personally am waiting for the
moment when we would have a government headed by a personality who
gives no preference based on tribes.
Another thing about I hold
against this government has been the rate of travels by the president.
No good leader leaves his home unsettled to settle matters abroad and
this has put the president into the black book of many. I recollect a
time, in a public transport, a man was bitterly expressing his anger at
the numerous travels of the president, asking the questions why? What
has he achieved with all the travels? Is any help forthcoming from all
these travels? As he was expressing himself, fellow commuters joined
also expressed their bad feeling about it. The president has been viewed
by numerous persons to be lackadaisical about the welfare of the
ordinary Nigerian. His recent travel for the treatment of his ear
infection has also caused one big stir in the nation and raised
questions, but frankly, is this government taking us for granted? Do
Nigerians matter at all to these leaders?
Lots and lots of
promises made before the election are yet to be fulfilled, and what the
administration could say was “The Mistake We Made Was Talking Too Much
During the Campaign”, and one begins to wonder, were they unconscious
while making all those promises? What kind of government makes such a
statement?
A lot is really bothering this administration, which
brings about the question: are they unlucky? Or are they just incapable
of governing?
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