Re: Mr President, The "Honeymoon" Is Over - By Harry Slim Omoakhia by kazmanbanjoko(m): 9:55am On Jul 10, 2015 |
Op, sharap jarey 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Mr President, The "Honeymoon" Is Over - By Harry Slim Omoakhia by ogba20: 9:55am On Jul 10, 2015 |
piicity: FTC Abi oo. Let us start seeing ur work . Infullness of time., keep dreaming and be expecting and hoping. Greedy fulani men. |
Re: Mr President, The "Honeymoon" Is Over - By Harry Slim Omoakhia by Nobody: 9:55am On Jul 10, 2015 |
petsolo15: who read d whole piece? I did...and it's worth it! If it were some dubass write-up about why some girl's boyfriend dumped her you'd have read it all, gleefully ![sad](https://www.nairaland.com/faces/sad.png) 1 Like |
Re: Mr President, The "Honeymoon" Is Over - By Harry Slim Omoakhia by RuffRhyder(m): 9:55am On Jul 10, 2015 |
Iz alrice! |
Re: Mr President, The "Honeymoon" Is Over - By Harry Slim Omoakhia by SouthernBreeze(m): 9:55am On Jul 10, 2015 |
If only the dullard would listen |
Re: Mr President, The "Honeymoon" Is Over - By Harry Slim Omoakhia by eliteweb(m): 9:56am On Jul 10, 2015 |
Time for PMB to really start to work |
Re: Mr President, The "Honeymoon" Is Over - By Harry Slim Omoakhia by no2fuks(m): 9:56am On Jul 10, 2015 |
nice writeup |
Re: Mr President, The "Honeymoon" Is Over - By Harry Slim Omoakhia by kenedy175(m): 9:58am On Jul 10, 2015 |
Baba! ka ji ko? |
Re: Mr President, The "Honeymoon" Is Over - By Harry Slim Omoakhia by sule431: 9:58am On Jul 10, 2015 |
ojdollars: "The risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision"
~Maimonides
I believe every new government deserves a Grace Period. A time frame to overcome inertia, put its house in order, develop a policy statement without undermining prevailing circumstances in the polity. Selecting capable hands to pursue its policies, clean the "mess" of the outgoing administration if any and settle down fully to the business of governance. Within this period, obvious gaffes from the government can be overlooked, they can be spared of strong criticisms and pampered to gain confidence to steer the ship of the nation. These concessions are within the context of "ceteris paribus".
The resurgence of Boko Haram activities with its attendant loss of innocent lives, destruction of properties and fear in the populace has altered the status quo and automatically ended the grace period the new government was enjoying. Issues of Insecurity, Economy and Corruptions were the three major points the APC based its campaigns on. The last administration inability to tackle these issues with the urgency it needed led to its ouster. The inauguration of the new government took place on May 29th, 2015.
Nigerians waited with bated breath to see how the new government would tackle these pressing issues. They hope to enjoy true changes for the first time in 16years of its democracy, but events in the last 42 days has started raising question about the direction of the new government. The inability of the new government to form a cabinet has created uncertainty in the polity. Investors are still watching and waiting; a cursory look at the decline in the stock market gives credence to this fact. The Naira to Dollar rate is at its lowest in the Nation's history. Economically, the nation is on standstill.
Some pundits are of the opinion that the government can do without ministers. They base their argument on the fact that even without a cabinet the government has been running, this argument is laughable. The Nigerian polity is tailored in a way that it can even run on autopilot. There will always be motion, but having movement is what matters. Ministers are needed to coordinate activities in the various ministries in order to bring the policies of a government to fruition. There is a limit to what permanent secretaries can do.
Ministerial appointment is also a constitutional requirement. Although, the time frame to make such appointments was not explicitly stated in the Nigerian constitution, but their appointments and importance cannot be undermined. The delay in forming a cabinet has left many in doubt especially political circles; this is also responsible for the many internal wrangling in the polity. Even the secretary to the government of the federation is yet to be named despite its importance.
Today, Boko Haram insurgents who had earlier been routed out of Nigerian territory now carry out simultaneous attacks in the country with impunity leaving death, blood, pains and ruins in its trail, reminisce of the heydays of insurgency. What are the new government security policy and/or marshal plan to end or curtail this resurgence? More often, the presidency releases a statement that the insurgents will be crushed. But then release another statement that they will negotiate with the insurgents.
This flip-flop approach was the path the previous government took and paid dearly for it. The fight against terrorism no doubt requires a multi-disciplinary approach, but without taking a firm decision on how to kill the cancer, we will keep moving in circles. Is the government continuing with the policy of the previous administration? If no, why is the present government retaining the NSA and service chiefs of the previous administration? Suffice to say that the present government criticized their handling of the insurgency? So why still retain them? What has changed? These are the questions in the mind of Nigerians home and abroad.
Other decisions and/or indecision of the present government during the grace period can be excused or rationalized but the security of lives and properties of its citizens, which is its foremost responsibility, can never be overlooked. Boko Haram has ended Buhari's honeymoon. These recent attacks has brought to fore the urgency of having a competent cabinet to pilot the affairs of the nation. Fighting insurgency is not a piece of cake, every hand must be on deck, and every arm and apparatus of governance must function at its highest ebb to achieve meaningful progress.
Finally, President Muhammadu Buhari must realize that he is viewed as the most prepared president in Nigerian's history. Apart from the fact that he has ruled this nation before, he contested for the office of the president four consecutive times. It would have been better if he had lost again and join the league of the "best president Nigeria never had" than to win and fail especially with the huge expectations in the nation. His delayed decisions/indecision is causing a lot of uncertainty in the polity and that is a luxury we cannot afford at this time. We need to know the direction of the new government to guide our expectations and give support where necessary.
May God guide the President
God Bless Nigeria
Source: The FCT Post - http://www.fctpost.com/2015/07/10/mr-president-the-honeymoon-is-over/
CC: Lalasticlala - Front page please Mumu publishing yhu think say I dnt know the value of time ![](/faces/huh.png) ![](/faces/huh.png) ?? Buhari is far more better than that drunk lunatic. |
Re: Mr President, The "Honeymoon" Is Over - By Harry Slim Omoakhia by Elslim: 9:59am On Jul 10, 2015 |
time still de |
Re: Mr President, The "Honeymoon" Is Over - By Harry Slim Omoakhia by proxillin(m): 10:00am On Jul 10, 2015 |
[size=15pt]Yeeebooo people....leave buhari alone.
You never pressured Jonathan who spent 6 years achieving nothing.
Buhari has not even spent a year, you are shouting shiiiits.
he is here to stay....
We true change agents will assess him after 4 years and not after 3 months.
Awon werey[/size] |
Re: Mr President, The "Honeymoon" Is Over - By Harry Slim Omoakhia by damilareoye: 10:01am On Jul 10, 2015 |
Abi nau... lets get down to business. |
Re: Mr President, The "Honeymoon" Is Over - By Harry Slim Omoakhia by Nobody: 10:04am On Jul 10, 2015 |
Nice write-up. The issues raised are pertinent. I was (and still am) an avid supporter of President Buhari, but we have to offer constructive criticism when it is necessary. Président Buhari is taking too long to do certain things. We expected him to 'hit the ground running', literally. If he continues like this, he runs the risk of appearing indecisive, just like ex-president Jonathan. At the present rate, PMB runs the risk of surpassing GEJ's undesirable 6yr Boko haram casualty record in just 6months. Dissensions within the ranks of the APC isn't helping matters ![angry](https://www.nairaland.com/faces/angry.png) |
Re: Mr President, The "Honeymoon" Is Over - By Harry Slim Omoakhia by gabby227(m): 10:05am On Jul 10, 2015 |
wish me happy birthday by pressing like 2 Likes |
Re: Mr President, The "Honeymoon" Is Over - By Harry Slim Omoakhia by Emmahunk(m): 10:05am On Jul 10, 2015 |
I don't need to read through this to know that this is from one of the people who think that PMB is too slow, so I ask, has he really been on 'honeymoon ? ' - In one month, foreign reserve has gone up by $2.89billion - Ex- governor Ohakim of Imo State granted N270 million bail fora N270million fraud in 2008 - Ex - governor Lamido of Jigawa State and two sons remanded in Prison custody - Ex - governor Nnamani of Enugu State in EFCC custody and many more ; All the unshakeables and untouchables are quivering and NOW THAT IS WHAT I CALL PURPOSEFUL AND CONSTRUCTIVE CHANGE. |
Re: Mr President, The "Honeymoon" Is Over - By Harry Slim Omoakhia by toyoutoyou: 10:05am On Jul 10, 2015 |
So far it's a write-up from this man from the other side of life,the write-up is nonsense because the outcome of the election is not in their favour. |
Re: Mr President, The "Honeymoon" Is Over - By Harry Slim Omoakhia by Itulah(m): 10:06am On Jul 10, 2015 |
Baba go slow
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Re: Mr President, The "Honeymoon" Is Over - By Harry Slim Omoakhia by Nobody: 10:08am On Jul 10, 2015 |
Writers and their madness.... Another loose dog... This too will pass... |
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Re: Mr President, The "Honeymoon" Is Over - By Harry Slim Omoakhia by toyoutoyou: 10:09am On Jul 10, 2015 |
Why did u refer to set of unfortunate beings as AWON WERE?You should have used a better word like AWON ASIWERE. proxillin: [size=15pt]Yeeebooo people....leave buhari alone.
You never pressured Jonathan who spent 6 years achieving nothing.
Buhari has not even spent a year, you are shouting shiiiits.
he is here to stay....
We true change agents will assess him after 4 years and not after 3 months.
Awon werey[/size] |
Re: Mr President, The "Honeymoon" Is Over - By Harry Slim Omoakhia by Eastlink(m): 10:11am On Jul 10, 2015 |
ojdollars: "The risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision"
~Maimonides
I believe every new government deserves a Grace Period. A time frame to overcome inertia, put its house in order, develop a policy statement without undermining prevailing circumstances in the polity. Selecting capable hands to pursue its policies, clean the "mess" of the outgoing administration if any and settle down fully to the business of governance. Within this period, obvious gaffes from the government can be overlooked, they can be spared of strong criticisms and pampered to gain confidence to steer the ship of the nation. These concessions are within the context of "ceteris paribus".
The resurgence of Boko Haram activities with its attendant loss of innocent lives, destruction of properties and fear in the populace has altered the status quo and automatically ended the grace period the new government was enjoying. Issues of Insecurity, Economy and Corruptions were the three major points the APC based its campaigns on. The last administration inability to tackle these issues with the urgency it needed led to its ouster. The inauguration of the new government took place on May 29th, 2015.
Nigerians waited with bated breath to see how the new government would tackle these pressing issues. They hope to enjoy true changes for the first time in 16years of its democracy, but events in the last 42 days has started raising question about the direction of the new government. The inability of the new government to form a cabinet has created uncertainty in the polity. Investors are still watching and waiting; a cursory look at the decline in the stock market gives credence to this fact. The Naira to Dollar rate is at its lowest in the Nation's history. Economically, the nation is on standstill.
Some pundits are of the opinion that the government can do without ministers. They base their argument on the fact that even without a cabinet the government has been running, this argument is laughable. The Nigerian polity is tailored in a way that it can even run on autopilot. There will always be motion, but having movement is what matters. Ministers are needed to coordinate activities in the various ministries in order to bring the policies of a government to fruition. There is a limit to what permanent secretaries can do.
Ministerial appointment is also a constitutional requirement. Although, the time frame to make such appointments was not explicitly stated in the Nigerian constitution, but their appointments and importance cannot be undermined. The delay in forming a cabinet has left many in doubt especially political circles; this is also responsible for the many internal wrangling in the polity. Even the secretary to the government of the federation is yet to be named despite its importance.
Today, Boko Haram insurgents who had earlier been routed out of Nigerian territory now carry out simultaneous attacks in the country with impunity leaving death, blood, pains and ruins in its trail, reminisce of the heydays of insurgency. What are the new government security policy and/or marshal plan to end or curtail this resurgence? More often, the presidency releases a statement that the insurgents will be crushed. But then release another statement that they will negotiate with the insurgents.
This flip-flop approach was the path the previous government took and paid dearly for it. The fight against terrorism no doubt requires a multi-disciplinary approach, but without taking a firm decision on how to kill the cancer, we will keep moving in circles. Is the government continuing with the policy of the previous administration? If no, why is the present government retaining the NSA and service chiefs of the previous administration? Suffice to say that the present government criticized their handling of the insurgency? So why still retain them? What has changed? These are the questions in the mind of Nigerians home and abroad.
Other decisions and/or indecision of the present government during the grace period can be excused or rationalized but the security of lives and properties of its citizens, which is its foremost responsibility, can never be overlooked. Boko Haram has ended Buhari's honeymoon. These recent attacks has brought to fore the urgency of having a competent cabinet to pilot the affairs of the nation. Fighting insurgency is not a piece of cake, every hand must be on deck, and every arm and apparatus of governance must function at its highest ebb to achieve meaningful progress.
Finally, President Muhammadu Buhari must realize that he is viewed as the most prepared president in Nigerian's history. Apart from the fact that he has ruled this nation before, he contested for the office of the president four consecutive times. It would have been better if he had lost again and join the league of the "best president Nigeria never had" than to win and fail especially with the huge expectations in the nation. His delayed decisions/indecision is causing a lot of uncertainty in the polity and that is a luxury we cannot afford at this time. We need to know the direction of the new government to guide our expectations and give support where necessary.
May God guide the President
God Bless Nigeria
Source: The FCT Post - http://www.fctpost.com/2015/07/10/mr-president-the-honeymoon-is-over/
CC: Lalasticlala - Front page please The Pundit. |
Re: Mr President, The "Honeymoon" Is Over - By Harry Slim Omoakhia by kenoz(m): 10:12am On Jul 10, 2015 |
Reading.....
Still reading.... |
Re: Mr President, The "Honeymoon" Is Over - By Harry Slim Omoakhia by Gayigaskia(m): 10:16am On Jul 10, 2015 |
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Re: Mr President, The "Honeymoon" Is Over - By Harry Slim Omoakhia by amazingspiderma: 10:17am On Jul 10, 2015 |
In my opinion as a general he does not need another lecture on governance,admistration and delegation. It should come natural to him,the delay is giving us cause for concern,lot of business decisions will depend on it and businesses don't like uncertainty.They thrive with policies. Lastly I believe just like in the previous administration that the office of the presidency can fire any minister if needed. Procastination is simply trying to begin as a professional starter. I join the op to question the delay,we have to move forward as nation.It is a four years jorney. A good write up.Thanks again. |
Re: Mr President, The "Honeymoon" Is Over - By Harry Slim Omoakhia by vikyno(m): 10:20am On Jul 10, 2015 |
Equiano: Not yet till #thefullnessoftime hahahaha... I guess the fullness of time will be when the whole North East is entirely wiped out or Nigeria becomes another Zimbabwe economically Daura President appointing Dullardihno everywhere. |
Re: Mr President, The "Honeymoon" Is Over - By Harry Slim Omoakhia by Ushiefrank(m): 10:21am On Jul 10, 2015 |
piicity: FTC Abi oo. Let us start seeing ur work
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Re: Mr President, The "Honeymoon" Is Over - By Harry Slim Omoakhia by joseph1832(m): 10:22am On Jul 10, 2015 |
sauceny: Just as Gen Muhammadu Buhari just discovered that the military road blocks he ordered to be dismantled was a loophole & needed to be addressed & reinstated. And if he reinstate the road blocks and the suicide bombings continue happening? I guess you'll scream "he's incompetent" right? I asked, weren't these road blocks present during the past administration? And did it hamper Boko Haram from taking our military for the ride of their life? One which the will never forget?. |
Re: Mr President, The "Honeymoon" Is Over - By Harry Slim Omoakhia by umarshatty(m): 10:23am On Jul 10, 2015 |
I believe every new government deserves a Grace Period. A time frame to overcome inertia, put its house in order, develop a policy statement without undermining prevailing circumstances in the polity. Selecting capable hands to pursue its policies, clean the "mess" of the outgoing administration if any and settle down fully to the business of governance. Within this period, obvious gaffes from the government can be overlooked, they can be spared of strong criticisms and pampered to gain confidence to steer the ship of the nation. These concessions are within the context of "ceteris paribus".
The resurgence of Boko Haram activities with its attendant loss of innocent lives, destruction of properties and fear in the populace has altered the status quo and automatically ended the grace period the new government was enjoying. Issues of Insecurity, Economy and |
Re: Mr President, The "Honeymoon" Is Over - By Harry Slim Omoakhia by Oblitz(m): 10:25am On Jul 10, 2015 |
Good governance involves making the right decisions at the right time. If it takes this long to set up a cabinet, it may take eternity to formulate and implement good policies. Baba should step up! |
Re: Mr President, The "Honeymoon" Is Over - By Harry Slim Omoakhia by CSTR2: 10:25am On Jul 10, 2015 |
HungerBAD: In one MONTH Buhari, has done more than GEJ did in 2 Years. I am trying to exercise some restraint here. Could you mind telling us what buhari has done since he got in? |
Re: Mr President, The "Honeymoon" Is Over - By Harry Slim Omoakhia by horlabiyi(m): 10:25am On Jul 10, 2015 |
HungerBAD: In one MONTH Buhari, has done more than GEJ did in 2 Years. Sarcastically sarcasm |
Re: Mr President, The "Honeymoon" Is Over - By Harry Slim Omoakhia by NIGERIALOLoCOM(m): 10:26am On Jul 10, 2015 |
petsolo15: who read d whole piece? Yours sincerely |