A Restructured Nigerian Administration for a Better Nigeria

On march 1 2023, INEC declared Tinubu winner of the 2023 Presidential election against the backdrop of a fractured nation, an ailing economy and spiraling insecurity coupled with the citizen's crave for a change.

The election took off with high hopes of a better Nigeria filling the air, at least from many Nigerians.

Nevertheless, since the advents of a new administration under Bola Ahmed Tinubu regime, all hopes and foresight for a better Nigeria seem hidden and out of sight.

Since the Buhari regime and even before, Nigeria suffered from great levels of insecurity and economic crisis which has crippled Nigeria's progress.

From his election in 2016 till 2023, there had been issues of notable killings and insecurity.

In the first year of Buhari's tenure in office (2015), at least 55 people were killed during two Boko Haram raids near Maiduguri, the state capital.

During the same year in Taraba state, 22 people were killed in Yakima.

On February 29, 2016, Agayu massacre happened leading to the displacement of thousands.

In Ondo state, 2017, an attack by cultists led to the death of at least 10 persons in Akure.

In the same state, five persons were killed by armed robbers during a bank robbery in Igbani Akoko.

Many more of notable issues of insecurities were recorded during the Buhari tenure.

When the presidential campaign of the All Progressive Congress, APC, was formally inaugurated in January 2015, then candidate Muhammadu Buhari promised to tackle corruption and insecurity, and develop the country's economy.

Former president Muhammadu Buhari told members of the party at the Adokiye Amasiemeka stadium in Port Harcourt, capital of Rivers state, that he would pick competent hands to run the nation's economy which he said was in poor shape.

"The fundamental issue facing this country is insecurity and the problem of economy which was being made worse by corruption. I assure you that we are going to finally assemble a competent teams of Nigerians to efficiently manage the country." He said.

Since Mr. Buhari took over power in 2015, the nation has seen a persistent surge in inflation rates.

According to data released by the statistics bureau, inflation rose to 18.17% in March 2021 from 17.33% recorded in February 2021. 

In April, however, the bureau said inflation rate stood at 18.12%

Even in the aspect of employment, between may 2015 and may 2021, Nigeria's unemployment rate has more than tripled.

In March, the nation's statistics bureau reported that Nigeria's unemployment rate rose to 33.3%, translating to some 23.2million people, the highest in at least 13 years and the second highest rate in the world.

Every year, there's a wide amount of graduates from diverse tertiary institutions in the country with little hope for unemployment.

Graduates with little or no hope for employment and end up littering the streets . Imagine spending for or kore years in a tertiary institution only to end up being a graduate without a hope for a job.

The whole point of leadership and a new administration is to administer changes and having a foresight of impending consequences of actions, but in Nigeria, "different" is the case.

Further disappointment followed as people expected a "new Nigeria" under the administration of His Excellency, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

It is so unfortunate that even this present administration has made little attempt to curb the threatening issues of Nigeria.

"President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's assumptions of office on may 29, 2023, marked a critical moment in Nigeria's political landscape, evoking both expectations and scrutiny. His landmark speech during his inauguration that brought about the much-touted oil subsidy removal was a turning point in the country's economic policy. This is because many perceived the issues of subsidy removal as a hard nut to crack since previous administrations only paid lip service to it" Kali Okoronkwo (The Cable)

Two international organizations have recently rated Tinubu's economic policies within the first six months very low. The IMF has doubted Nigeria's quest for growth under the policies of the present administration.