LEGIT NG
President Muhammadu Buhari and vice president Yemi Osinbajo will on Monday, May 29, pass the mantle of leadership to the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the vice president-elect, Kashim Shettima.
Tinubu on Monday, will be sworn in as the 16th president of the federal republic of Nigeria.
Major issues that stirred controversy under Buhari’s government
Taking a dive into the eight years of the current administration, a lot of issues rocked the polity and some of these issues brought a major impact on the lives of Nigerians while others threatened their daily survival.
Ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of the incoming administration, Legit.ng compiled a list of issues that affected and questioned Buhari’s regime, whom Nigerians thought was the messiah but were disappointed in the long run;
1. Insecurity
The insurgency in the northeast by the militant terrorist groups Boko Haram and the Islamic State in West Africa threatened the existence of the expiring regime.
He promised to defeat the Boko Haram terror group and ISWAP extremists since his election in March 2015, but Kidnapping and herdsmen attacks were the order of the day under Buhari’s regime.
2. Economy slump
The fight against insurgency and the fall in the price of oil affected Niger’as economy.
Buhari promised to fix a lot of issues that affected the nation’s economy ranging from and as well invest in agriculture and infrastructure still, the prices of local goods rises on a daily basis.
The Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN)’s economic policy especially the naira redesign policy, did not help the country in any way, rather it frustrated the people’s money; the naira devaluation and is a major issue to date because the Nigerian market environment is telling a different tale.
3. Huge borrowing
President Muhamamdu Buhari’s regime borrowed more than it saved.
In fact, this regime increased the federal government’s external borrowing leading to Nigeria’s rising debt.
