There are many who do not want – for several reasons – to discuss replacing Muhammadu Buhari as Nigeria’s President come 2019.Such people see Buhari as the person who can effectively move Nigeria away from the decadence of the past. Although, I supported his candidacy withthe idea of him being a bufferbetween the past up to 2015 and the future in 2019.Many also believe that it is premature to consider a replacement for him now – an opinion I regard as naive, given that some early contenders have already thrown their hats in the ring by testing the waters and willsoon be joined by others. Then there are those who areconvinced that Buhari needs two terms to solidify his reforms. And my response tothis viewpoint is: Nope! All heneeds is a successor who will continue from where he left off and take Nigeria to the stratosphere!Having sincerely appraised the performance of this administration from every possible angle, I have concluded that it could have been much better.President BuhariYes, Buhari inherited a mountain of problems. But he asked for the job and once he realized how much of a mess was waiting for him, he didn’t give up or run away. To his credit, he decided to give it a shot.However, his best right now is not good enough unless we want to be very optimistic. My evaluation of the man I campaigned for is that he will do exactly what I expected of him and reset the nation. But no more.What do I mean by that?Think of what Nelson Mandela did for South Africa in a limited sense. While Madiba was not the kind of President who leads a nation hands-on, he was a buffer between the evil Apartheid past and South Africa’s all-inclusive future. And, afterone term, he stepped down, having bridged the gap, his duty done.
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