Facts and fallacies of ‘change’

In the 2015 presidential election campaign, the All Progressive Congress promised Nigerians ‘Change’; change from bad economy to good, from bad healthcare system to the best, from insecurity to safety, from unemployment to employment and so on. Who could be against good healthcare system, safety, or employment opportunity? But each of these things is open-ended. […]

In the 2015 presidential election campaign, the All Progressive Congress promised Nigerians ‘Change’; change from bad economy to good, from bad healthcare system to the best, from insecurity to safety, from unemployment to employment and so on. Who could be against good healthcare system, safety, or employment opportunity? But each of these things is open-ended. No matter how much is done to promote health, more could be done. No matter how safe things have been made, they could be made safer. And no matter how much jobs are available, more could be created.
Before the 2015 presidential election, Nigerians’ hope was to usher in a government that will revamp our ailing industries and reactivation of comatose refineries thereby reducing the cost of petroleum products on consumers and create jobs for the unemployed qualified graduates. This expectation remain a lost ball in the high weeds and regrettably lugubrious, the scarcity of the products goes on unabated, with a liter of PMS (Premium Motor Spirit) also known as petrol sales between N150-170 today. While the ‘Change’ administration is making remarkable impact in its fight against insurgency and corruption, it has done nothing to improve the standard of living of the electorate, the common man can barely afford two-square meal a day, businesses have crippled due to fall in power generation and distribution and high cost of raw materials. These, and more to come, are the facts and fallacies of the ‘Change’ administration in Nigeria.

Onogwu Isah Muhammed, Lokoja, Kogi state.