Mr. President, as we enter the ‘Next Level’

Like other Nigerians, I will be glad if it does not take Mr. President one, two, three, four, five, six or even forever before assembling competent politicians and seasoned technocrats into the Federal Executive Council (FEC) as Ministers. “With the President taking his final oath of office on May 29, he and his party, the […]

Like other Nigerians, I will be glad if it does not take Mr. President one, two, three, four, five, six or even forever before assembling competent politicians and seasoned technocrats into the Federal Executive Council (FEC) as Ministers.

“With the President taking his final oath of office on May 29, he and his party, the All Progressives Party (APC) have another chance to fulfil their campaign promise to the people. Nigerians, in the next four year of this administration will not be interested in why it cannot discharge its obligation. Of course, they are also tired of hearing government officials heaping the blame of everything that is wrong on the “16 years misrule” of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which was in power between 1999 and 2015. What the people are interested in as the government begins its second term is how it will improve their lot before the next elections in 2023.

“The Buhari administration can deliver on its ‘Next Level’ promise by facing the issue of governance squarely without blaming the previous government for every problem that rears its head. Government is a continuum no matter the change in the party at the centre. It happens elsewhere and it does not disrupt governance. The case should not be different here. A change in the party in power should not be an excuse for not delivering dividends of democracy to our long-suffering people,” quipped ace columnist, Lawal Ogienagbon, in his column of Thursday, 23 May, 2019, inside The Nation newspaper, is Yours Truly’s parting shot. God Bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria!

Abdulsalam Mahmud wrote in from Abuja

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