President Muhammadu Buhari who in recent times has being trailed with criticisms for his snail-speed approach to national matters, has spoken out on why he is not always in a hurry to do anything.
The president said he prefers to seriously reflect on issues placed before him and ensure that his conscience had been satisfied prior to granting approval.
He said; “I decided to drop the uniform and come back here (to be President of Nigeria), so I have gone through it over and over again. This is why I am not in a hurry to do anything. I will sit and reflect, and continue to (operate) with my clear conscience.
“I had to invite you to let us eat together and I tell you that I am sitting here very much aware of the problem in this country. I will always reflect on historical antecedents,” the president added.
Recall that President Buhari delayed setting up a cabinet for about six months after he assumed office, an outcome that analysts partly blamed for plunging Nigeria’s economy into recession in August 2016.
Meanwhile according PT, a political analyst, Eluma Asogwa, said the president’s comments were laughable in the face of his activities within the last two years.
He said; “A president that promised to hit the ground running took more than six months to set up a cabinet, saying he wanted get the best hands,” Asogwa said. “But when he eventually announced his ministers, we discovered that the majority were those that had long polluted our political space in this country.”
Asogwa said the president’s failings emanated largely from his inability to critically analyse issues and take prompt actions in line with the requirements of the modern age.
“Nigeria’s problems under President Buhari are largely about inactions than actions that were taken in earnest but wrongly,” added Asogwa, an Abuja-based legal practitioner.
He also cited the national embarrassment over the release of board appointments last month. “He took more than two years to appoint board members only for him to end up with ‘dead people,”‘ the analyst said.
“Even to remove the dead people and replace them with those still alive has taken him nearly one month and counting.”
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