This is an article written by Etcetera.

“I believe if Nigeria does not kill corruption; corruption will kill
Nigeria. I pledge to publicly declare my assets and liabilities
and encourage my political appointees to also publicly declare
their assets and liabilities.” – President Buhari (during his
campaign)
Now, the presidency through the presidential spokesman has
said the promise of asset declaration wasn’t made by Buhari
but his political party. Jeez! These people just think say we be
mumu sha… dem think say everybody for naija dey suffer from
dyslexia. Shebi na dem preach say Buhari na modest man with
just two houses and 150 cattle? They also said Buhari and
Osinbajo have declared their assets, and it is deposited with the
code of conduct bureau and the only thing needed is just
verification by the bureau? How many months does the Code of
Conduct Bureau need to verify an asset of two houses and 150
cattle? Nawa ooo!!! Naija una don see una sef? Is this the
“change?”

President Buhari’s achievements as a former military Head of
State may be many. But he has utterly failed to keep a simple
promise core to the rationale for his election into office. And as
the campaign promises recede into memory, it is equally clear
that this administration may never provide the needed reforms
that will address the most worrisome flaws in our democratic
system.

I have met a lot of Buhari supporters who are finally coming to
the realisation that they may have made a very bad decision in
the last Presidential election. So many of them no longer seem
to know why they believed that a retired military general would
perform any better than the career politicians they mistrust.

President Buhari’s bygone promises to run “the most
transparent administration in the history of this country” have
become a subject of mockery, given how he has failed in a
simple task of appointing ministers.

When critics like me attacked his go-slow government, the
administration defended itself by claiming the president was
only taking his time.

But the problem with this administration is not only about being
too slow but it has also left untouched the corrupt individuals,
which means that we would continue to live under a
government with significant transparency problems, a culture of
lobbying that is often tantamount to sanctioned corruption, and
an executive branch of government that preaches a change that
no one gets to see.

Is it unrealistic to expect ambitious systemic reforms in
Nigeria? Yet it remains the case that many people voted for
Buhari precisely because he promised to attempt them.

I believe president Buhari can solve a lot of things … but won’t.
Whatever he once was or wasn’t, we should accept that Buhari
is now a creature of the political establishment. He is captive to
its loyalties and prejudices, and committed to safeguarding its
interests. I am not arguing that he hasn’t or won’t accomplish
anything, but there are whole categories of problems that he
won’t try to fix.

“Change” is a mirage sold to us by Buhari and his political
party to get our votes. And that’s a shame. Nigerians are
unlikely to support a politician making similar promises in the
future because Buhari has made them impossible to believe.

Those sending messages to me at [email protected]
asking me to write on how Buhari’s administration has
improved electricity supply in the country should ask
themselves how long president Buhari has been in office to put
in place the machinery for such a turnaround. Abi rain nor dey
fall for una area?

Let us wait till the dams are dried up before singing halleluyah.