What Are We Celebrating On May 29th, Insecurity, Hunger, Killings, Disunity? —Clerics Ask Buhari

In less than 48 hours, the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari would have spent three years in office. The tribuneonlineng.com in an interactions session with clerics asked for their assessment of the Buhari government.

Having just a few minutes ago sworn on the Holy Book, I intend to keep my oath and serve as President to all Nigerians. I belong to everybody and I belong to nobody. A few people have privately voiced fears that on coming back to the office I shall go after them. These fears are groundless. There will be no paying off old scores. The past is prologue.

“At home, we face enormous challenges. Insecurity, pervasive corruption, the hitherto unending and seemingly impossible fuel and power shortages are the immediate concerns. We are going to tackle them head-on. Nigerians will not regret that they have entrusted national responsibility to us. We must not succumb to hopelessness and defeatism. We can fix our problems.”

“Disunity among our people has never been so pronounced as it is presently in the country. People are being divided along religious and tribal lines. Even in the hey-days of Boko Haram, it was not as bad as this. Just recently, I learned so many people were abducted again in Kaduna. The killings go on almost a daily basis, and it had never been like this. As a result, people are divided along religious and tribal lines. Even the leaders can’t sit together to plan the way forward, because there is no peace. In the ruling political party, it’s infighting. I’ve never experienced such before.

“Look at the issue of Inspector General of Police and the Senate. It has never happened before. Even the fight against corruption has not been meaningful. Nothing has changed. There’s absolutely nothing to celebrate. Many are not happy with what they are made to continuously experience every day in their socioeconomic and political situations. Nigeria should make democracy work because, with the way things go, it can explode one day. Armed robbery, drug addiction, kidnapping, suicide, among youths, is as a result of unemployment. It should not be all about politics. They should address the challenges facing our nation,” he stated.