2019 General Elections : Analyzing President Buhari’s Three Years Achievement and Atiku Abubakar’s 8 years achievement in Office

By Osho Oluwatosin

The 2019 general elections of Nigeria is just few weeks away and the pressure In the atmosphere has been intense. We have seen a lot of propaganda flying around the social media space, whatsapp and all that on why one shouldn’t vote a particular candidate and another should be chosen over another, most of all, it has been between the All Progressives Congress Candidate, President Muhammdu Buhari and the candidate of the People Democratic Party (PDP), Alh. Abubakar Atiku.

A lot of people have been thrown into confusion and don’t even know what the truth is again because of the materials flying around of  which most of it are false.

However, there is need to take a good look at the achievements of both candidates as at the period they were in office under the civilian government.

It will also be noted that President Buhari  has only spent three and half years in power while Alh. Atiku Abubakar spend 8 years as vice-president while in power.

Below are just few of President Buhari led administration

1 President Buhari initiated the Home Grown Feeding Programme which is designed to put an end to importation and market monopoly of farm produce that can be grown here in our country which is a pilot vehicle to sustainable economic, agricultural, academic and job creation across the length and breadth of our nation.

2  Right from the moment he won the Presidential Election in 2015, the impression of the President as a ‘‘no nonsense and incorruptible leader’’ sent a signal to looters of public funds, with many of them returning funds that had been stolen under the previous administration.

3  Implementation of the Treasury Single Account (TSA) has provided greater visibility of government revenues and cash flows. Between June 2015 and April 2016, the Federal Government TSA collection clocked N3trillion.

4 Enforcement of the Bank Verification Number: Also the BVN has ensured that the menace of “ghost workers” are being identified and dealt with, while looters with multiple accounts can no longer hide their loot undetected.

5 The Presidential Fertilizer Initiative (PFI) has been able to create 60,000 direct jobs and even a higher number of indirect jobs under the Buhari-led administration.

6 Under President Buhari, the Federal Government agreed to a 50 million Euro (about N11.15 billion) loan agreement with French government for capacity-building and upgrade of power training facilities in Nigeria.

7 Presidential approval for the Implementation of United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) report 2010 for the clean-up of Ogoniland with regards to oil pollution and inclusion of stakeholders in the process of implementation.

8 Nigeria’s economy has since bounced back after the recession of 2015/2016 and has continued to grow back as the strongest stabilizing economy in Africa under Buhari-led administration.

9 The PMB Administration has assessed the status of infrastructure in all the 12 River Basin Development Authorities (RBDAs) hence, commenced immediate and effective use of the facilities for commercial farming.

10  President Buhari strongly supported the emergence of a Nigerian, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, as President of the Africa Development Bank

On the other hand, Below are achievements of Alh. Atiku Abubakar for 8 years as Vice-President

1 He presided over the National Council on Privatization

2 Atiku launched the South Africa Nigeria Bi-national Commission

3 He opposed the constitution amendment for third consecutive term for presidency

4 Atiku believes that education should be a priority

5 He is a philanthropist interested in human capital development

6 He bagged a chieftaincy title

7 The Atiku Abubakar Foundation for the less privilege

8 Abuja Master Plan Reform 

9 Debt Removal 

10 Telecommunication Reforms

JUDGEMENT

Taking a good look at these, both of them should be applauded because they both did well, at least for the country because its all for the development of Nigeria and that should be the main goal of any leader.

However, President Buhari’s achievements in just three years can be said to surpass the achievements of Former VP, Atiku Abubakar in a whooping 8 years.

Hence, President Buhari should be given back the mandate to move Nigeria forward.

PLEASE NOTE : This isn’t propaganda in any way but the thoughts of a concerned Nigeria who believes in good governance