Expectations from Buhari before 2019

Next year’s general elections is expected to be a tough one for President Muhammadu Buhari. Assistant Editor LEKE SALAUDEEN asked some Nigerians on their expectations from the President in the last lap of his tenure.
WITH just one year to the end of President Muhammadu Buhari’s first tenure, there were mixed reactions on his performance. Some believe the government has achieved a lot in the last three years, given the battered economy it inherited from the previous administration. They commended the Buhari administration for working assiduously to rescue the nation from economic recession that had inflicted economic hardship on Nigerians within a record time; decimation of Boko Haram terrorists that had taken over certain parts of the country before it came to power; and its commitment to the fight against corruption. However, critics have berated the All progressives Congress (APC) government for what they described as reneging on its campaign promises. They cited insecurity all over the country and nepotism in political appointments.
Expectations of Nigerians for the remaining one year are varied. Secretary General, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Mr Anthony Sani, implored President Buhari to live up to his national broadcast promise that the 2018 budget would be used to improve the quality of life of the Nigerian people through provision of infrastructure.
His words: “My expectations in the last lap of President Muhammadu Buhari’s tenure is for him to live up to the promise of his national broadcast where he promised this year’s budget would be used to improve the volume and quality of infrastructural development and stem insecurity across the nation.