As at today, the only achievement recorded by the President Buhari’s government is the harassment of leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and those perceived as not on the same political page with the president in his party.
Former President Goodluck Jonathan and those who worked with him as well as PDP governors and leaders are now targets of harassment, and by this, the president is telling Nigerians that it does not pay to be honourable.
Goodluck Jonathan was honourable enough to allow a peaceful transition and conceded to the president even though it was obvious that his victory was questionable.
Visiting such a person and those who worked with him with persecution as being done now, is no doubt a sad reminder of the reason we have many sit-tight leaders in
Africa.
Interestingly, some of those who worked with Goodluck Jonathan that the APC called thieves are now being appointed to manage the affairs of international organisations like the World Bank and African
Development Bank.
Lopsided and illegal appointments
In the last 100 days of President Buhari, appointments made have shown the president’s insensitivity to the ethnic diversity of Nigeria and contempt for the Constitution of the country.
The South-East has been totally neglected as if the likes of Dr. Ogbonnaiya Onu, who was earlier touted as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and others in the region do not merit appointments. This is unacceptable.
Appointment of Buharis’s in-law, Mrs Amina Zakari as Acting Chairperson of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC); APC member, Alhaji Lawal Daura as Director General of the Department
of State Service (DSS) and Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (rtd) as the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, clearly violated the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria.
Anti-corruption crusade
While I am in total support of the fight against corruption, it is my opinion that corruption can neither be fought along political party lines nor through the media.
What is being witnessed presently as fight against corruption is mere noise-making, witch-hunt and harassment of perceived political opponents of the president. This is more so that most of the political allies of the President and those sponsored his election are also being accused of corruption and the president is looking the other way. Most importantly, the Halliburton bribery scandal must be revisited.
Invasion of Akwa Ibom Government House
The major sore-point of the 100 days of President Buhari is the last Thursday invasion of the Akwa Ibom State Government House by armed men of the DSS.
Nigeria is a Federation, with 36 States Federating Units and in a federation, the component states are in some sense sovereign.
Therefore, what happened in Akwa Ibom Government House last Thursday was clearly a government (FG) authorising the invasion of another government (state government). Even during the dark days of the
Military, it never happened in Nigeria.
The invasion of AkwaIbom State Government House by armed men of the DSS deserves condemnation from all men of goodwill, including state governors. It was Akwa Ibom last week; it could be the turn of any other governor irrespective of political party tomorrow.
Today, we are also being informed that it will soon be the turn of Ekiti State. We await Alhaji Lawal Daura’s men, but we assure him that Ekiti people will always rise to defend their government.
Conclusion
I commend the president for his efforts at ending the Boko Haram insurgency and I wish to call on all Nigerians to support the president in restoring peace to the Boko Haram ravaged North Eastern part of Nigeria.
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