Buhari was a great man, he meant well for the country, he struggled to become the President of Nigeria after contesting four times but as it was expected, Nigeria killed President Muhammadu Buhari’s verve.

Before the Presidential election, the 72 years old man was brimming with thoughts. He was the one seeing the amusement from an outer perspective, he had the key, he visualized, anticipated and proffered solution from the solace of his room, while his party, All Progressives Congress (APC) members were singing tunes of distress for the country, storing the fault of the issue on the head of the previous President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan who hailed from Niger Delta locale of the nation.

President Buhari at the moment is alive but he is no longer living. His peace has been sold and his brain hijacked by hate. The President’s only defense is to bark against anyone who criticizes him as he does not have solution to the problem Nigeria is engulfed in.

When he doesn't have anybody to toss into prison through his numerous canines, he points the finger at Jonathan and now, he blames Niger Delta Avenger.

Since Buhari came into power, around 272 organisations have closed down including Nigeria prominent organisation Innoson. Aero Contractors had recently suspended operation till further notice and that implies numerous Nigerians are laid off.

“A total of 4,580,602 people have lost their jobs since May 29, 2015. Portfolio investment declined to an estimated $245.3 million in the second quarter of 2016. This represents a 9.5% from $271.0 million in the first quarter of 2016 and is a far cry from $2.81 billion in the second quarter of 2015, according Deji Adeyanju, PDP director of new media.

He added “Our dismay is worsened by the fact that every sphere of the Nigerian socio-political space (ranging from the conduct of elections, human rights, respect for the rule of law, security, technology, health etc) is negatively affected by the Buhari administration.”

Innoson announced a shut down on the 31st of August due to lack of foreign exchange to import vehicle components. Meanwhile Buhari gave an order to make foreign currency available to Muslims who went for pilgrimage.

According to the National Bureau of Statitics, Nigeria’s recession had worsened with Gross Domestic Product (GDP) dropping to -2.06 per cent for the second quarter.

The Chairman of Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing (IVM), Mr. Innocent Chukwuma said, “Production has stopped as we are waiting for the imported items for which there is forex issue.” IVM was launched in 2010. It raised its annual production target for 2016 from 4,000 to 6,000 vehicles due to a ‘Made in Nigeria’ campaign that generated strong sales to the Police, state agencies and churches.

“Those ambitions and plans no more look good if the promises of the government to assist fail to materialise. I believe they are doing something, but if they can’t do anything, we would be forced to lay off workers,” Chukwuma said.”

Rather than put heads together or at least listen to the cry of the people, recently Buhari proposed a bill to seek an emergency power so he can fix the problem of the nation singlehandedly. Really? The problems his economic teams could not fix, Buhari will just use the emergency power to fix within a week or one month?

The President was searching for an approach to effectively stampede the National Assembly so he can continue what he is known for. Buhari is the 92nd world known tyrant, as indicated by United States records and giving him such a force would have and would be awful and lamentable.

Nigerians are suffering. A bag of rice is now N22, 000. That is over 100 percent increase, bag of cement from N1200 to N2400. Transportation has increased and there is rumour that the Buhari administration is planning to bump up the suffering of the people by increasing the text and calling tax and the price of kerosene.

Electricity has not improved; campaign promise to feed children one square meal per day has been denied; the N5, 000 stipends they promised unemployed youths have been renounced. As indicated by Labour Minister, Dr. Chris Ngige, they can't pay such a sum.

The prices of food items - noodles has escalated; garri is now what Nigerians called “Kingsway.” The cost of medicare has increased, and the government shamefully disclosed the other time that Aso Rock clinic didn’t have tablets after budgeting billions.

Buhari was a great man, he did all he could but he failed untimely. Upon all the sufferings of the plebs, in an attempt to defend the situation, Presidency has blamed the Niger Delta militants for the present situation. It asserted that different parts of his government are enhancing with the exception of the oil segment which is being devastated consistently by the militants, indicating that Mr. Buhari might not be ready to accept growing calls for a new policy direction.

“A closer look at the data shows that this outcome was mostly due to a sharp contraction in the oil sector due to huge losses of crude oil production as a result of vandalism and sabotage.

“However, the rest of the second quarter data is beginning to tell a different story. There was growth in the agricultural and solid minerals sectors which are the areas in which the Federal Government has placed particular priority,” Mr. Akande said.

Information Minister, Mr. Lai Mohammed has stopped talking about the numerous trips made by the President to different part of the world after his assumption of office. When Nigerians were screaming at the rate at which the President was travelling and even tagged him “tourist President”, APC accused the PDP of masterminding the whole issue, claiming that the visit was already yielding result. I swear, I no see any result yet.

When Nigerians were crying at the time it took Buhari to select his Ministers and even the time to move into Aso Rock, his apologists claimed he knew what he was doing. Again, I swear, we never see wetin dem dey do.

The security situation, which he said was terrible in the last administration, is currently more regrettable in his own time. A reasonable proportion of the crime is being committed by the President owner’s quarter called Fulani herdsmen.

who now have powers to commit crimes and also release a press statement to assure the government of another planned attack.

The Bring Back Our Girls organisation is now neglected; the Chibok girls the President promised to rescue a week after his assumption are still in the forest producing unwanted babies for their abductors while the President has the guts to ignore the parents’ protests.

Acknowledging that there is a problem could be the first step to a solution and the hardest part of forgiveness is to say I AM SORRY. Buhari has so much pride that he could not come down to apologise to Nigerians for transgressions, lies and deceit.

•Ehi Ekhator can be reached at ehidan@naijacenter.com; Phone no: +447459853859. Photo shows President Buhari.

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