In this new article, Etcetera grades president
Buhari mostly F9 for his 100 days in office. Read
below
We often use benchmarks as measures of
progress. ‘How is your favourite football team
doing at the beginning of this season?’ ‘How
many words does your one-year-old son say in a
minute?’ And, of course, there’s the time-
honoured measure of how well a new president is
doing after 100 days in office. In case you hadn’t
heard, that benchmark is here for President
Buhari.
You may feel it’s a little impertinent for me to
issue a report card for President Buhari on his
performance during his first 100 days in office.
Yes, I’m not his teacher, and he’s not my
student.
But what the heck? It’s a free country and
everyone else is doing it. So here it goes:
Confidence:- Buhari has brought back confidence
in governance. Especially in tough times, the
confident presence of a leader begets confidence
in those that he or she leads. With his steady
demeanour, optimistic outlook and command,
Buhari embodies confidence. The number of
incompetent heads of parastatals he has sacked
so far reflects that sentiment. The percentage of
Nigerians who think the country is on the right
track is up. Grade: A1
Pace of Governance:– When the pressure is high,
leaders need perspective. They need swift action.
Buhari is working on so many things all by
himself that it’s sometimes hard to keep track of
all of them. He has too much on his plate. He
should get into perspective and allow others do
the job where he can’t. It won’t be a surprise to
discover that the president is in charge of his
travel itinerary, meeting schedule and other range
of issues on his plate. He runs the risk of edging
toward a burn out. Well, some argue that the
president is keeping a pace that works for him.
Grade: F9
Communications:– Effective leadership
communication is outcome oriented and audience
specific. President Buhari is clearly not an
articulate communicator and he doesn’t do
enough to shape his message to the audience.
Hearing Mr. President pronounce APC leaves you
lost and wondering if you heard him correctly.
Maybe his media aides should have used this as
an excuse to exonerate him from the hundred
things he promised to have achieved before his
first 100 days in office that has now capped him
as a liar. Buhari’s tone of voice usually stays
within a fairly narrow range. He could do better
here. Grade: F9
Team Player: – There are two major factors on
this distinction. The first is to get a great team in
place. The second is to get your ego out of the
way and allow the team to do their job. Buhari
has stumbled here and most people will agree
that his failure to appoint ministers in his first
100 days in office has been a setback to
governance. Whether you agree with me or not,
Buhari can’t be president and ministers all by
himself. We need competent hands to man the
various ministries. You cannot achieve a lot in
three and half months without the support of a
team. Good leaders are the keepers of the what,
not the masters of the how. Assembling a strong
team also helps in establishing an agenda. Buhari
needs to realise that he’ll likely never have more
momentum than he has now if he doesn’t put a
team on the ground. Grade: F9
Accountability and Responsibility: President
Buhari has done fairly well with the campaign for
government officials to be held accountable for
their actions or inactions. He has brought a sense
of transparency and has taken some interesting
first steps in promoting government
accountability. I think this is an area where there
is a lot more to do however. For instant, there
hasn’t really been a clear explanation yet as to
how he is going to tackle corruption and how the
country will avoid being ripped apart by
government officials in the years to come. Grade:
C
Economy: – This has so far been one of the
president’s worst subjects. He may be making a
grave mistake focusing all his attention on
recouping looted funds instead of providing the
basic needs of the people. Never in history has
this approach successfully led a country out of
recession. This might lead to an unhappy ending,
and more inflation. The continuous drop of the
nation’s currency is stark reminder that we are
still in the worst slump in 50 years. Grade: F9
National Security:- Nigerians are still not
experiencing any sense of security. People are
dying and getting maimed everyday on the streets
by hoodlums and touts. Boko Haram insurgents
are still using the yet to be found Chibok girls for
their bombings. Armed robbers are having a field
day carting away properties. The country is still
not safe. Grade: F9

Source: www.lindaikeji..co.uk/2015/09/buharis-first-semester-report-card-by.html?m=1

This guy is the best writer we have in Nigeria, his wisdom surpasses that of soyinka and even falana or falani.

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My Total assessment of Muhammadu Buhari First 100 days in office : E8


Lalasticlala

I give Alhaji Muhammadu Buhari Daura, C4 in his first semester

I tot d half of 365 is 182 days, how come ur own first semester of year 1 of a 4 year course is 100 days Rubbish!

when did this failed musician turn a political analyst

Hmmm

Please someone should use this report card to work a transfer for him.

everybody be making noise like they know anything abt leadership.