BUHARI'S FIRST TERM SCORECARD HAS PROVED HIS DETRACTORS WRONG!

ZION B-BC   NEWSLETTER.  

(Looking at Nigeria's Political System From a Godly Perspective).

A Publication of the Zion Faith Bible-Believing Church Kpeyegyi Abuja Nigeria {Vol. 8.NO 302. 26th May, 2019.} “…ONLY The Truth, Will Set You   Free! (John.8:32).

BUHARI'S FIRST TERM SCORECARD HAS PROVED HIS DETRACTORS WRONG!

When Muhammadu Buhari won the 2015 Presidential Election against all odds, the opposition was shaken to their very marrows and reacted like bad losers through defiant grandstanding and a hostile attitude which delayed the unorthodox hand-over ceremony to barely two weeks to the president's investiture! His acceptance speech of the 29th May, 2015, at the Eagle Square, Abuja, which spelt out a-three-pronged approach to combat insecurity, strengthen the battered economy, and eliminate corruption at all costs, left no one in doubt that it took him three decades to prepare a come-back to complete that assignment which he embarked upon as a military Head of State between 1984-1985!

Although it took him six months to put his cabinet together then, he was painstaking and very meticulous in his choice of ministers who served without blemish and had faithfully given accounts of their stewardship which tallied with the President's Valedictory speech of Wednesday, 22nd May, 2019, in which he attributed the success of the first term to the winning team.

EXCERPTS FROM PMB'S VALEDICTORY SPEECH.
".....We inherited a broken economy which eventually went into a recession in the second quarter of the Fiscal Year 2016. .... further compounded by insecurity and massive corruption. ......we pushed forward to deliver our campaign promise to rescue our country from its parlous state.....through a common vision, heated debates...... differing views that produced national decisions. I retained my cabinet for the full term. ....each of you had a unique skill and strength, we are a diverse but tolerant nation where no one is silenced and where every opinion should be heard and considered."
The President encouraged his ministers to remain PROUD for the following reasons:
Having served to the best of their ability,
Part of a government that liberated the local governments previously under Boko Haram rule,
To have contributed to food security and economic diversification agenda which led to revival of rural agrarian economy,
To have been part of the team that developed the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan which led Nigeria exiting its worst recession in decades,
To have introduced the social investment programme that enhanced livelihoods of millions of Nigerians,
To have participated in setting outstanding pensions of many senior citizens abandoned by previous governments while supporting state governments to meet their salary arrears, and
To have overseen the most ambitious road, rail and airport rehabilitation programmes in the history of Nigeria. He also assured the ministers that their achievements of three-and-a-half-years had guaranteed their position in the history books of Nigeria, having built the foundation for an improved economy and a more purposeful government.

WE COULD NOT AGREE MORE with the President, because we monitored the team right from the onset and did a background check on each of the ministers and this was our submission in the 170th edition of the Zion B-BC Newsletter of 13th November, 2016, on completion of their first 12 months: "These Federal Ministers Are Truly Round Pegs In Rounds Holes, Hurray"! And below are some of the convictions that compelled that conclusion.

EXCERPTS OF OUR 13TH NOVEMBER, 2016, EDITION.
"Nigeria’s Change Administration Ministers of President Muhammadu Buhari had been the most criticised, intimidated, harassed, disrespected and most lambasted of political office holders around the globe in recent times! Before the eligible chosen citizens were unveiled, bitter members of the failed opposition party unleashed all manner of reckless accusations that the President's nomination of his "kitchen cabinet", (i.e. close and personal aides), was predicated on a Northern agenda since majority of the appointees, were mostly of northern origin, and advocated civil disapproval against the government without success!
But in spite of all efforts by the opposition to stampede government to act at their bidding, it took a period between 29th May, 2015; to 12th November, 2015, (134 days), for the President, his "Think Tank"/Consultants to prayerfully, carefully and painstakingly conclude the selection and investiture of the Federal Ministers who, (inclusive of the first two citizens), made up the Federal Executive Cabinet (FEC). With the capable assistance of Mr. Ibe Kachikwu, President Muhammadu Buhari oversights the Ministry of Petroleum Resources as substantive minister.
The cabinet had been dogged, consistent, focused and resilient in its commitment to ensuring that all strategic economic policies were executed to the letter with the tacit support of the Private Sector and the Stock Exchange to keep the economy on course as business partners in spite of all distractions by the detractors of government. At that meeting of Wednesday 10th November, 2016, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, the President charged his ministers " to work harder to endear themselves to Nigerians" as he reviewed the progress, sundry challenges and social commitments of the cabinet to the people in one year." (End of excerpts).
It is on record that President Buhari never sacked any of the outgoing ministers - not even Aisha Alhassan (Mama Taraba), Minister of Women Affairs, who publicly pledged allegiance to Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, whom she described as her godfather and whom she would vote for, at the 2019, polls!
In the run-up to the 2019 General Elections when Aitiku "atikulously atikulated" himself to become the presidential flag bearer of the opposition PDP, Mama Taraba held on to her position as Minister and continued to collect, salaries, allowances, including perks like foreign journeys, because  President Buhari ignored her antics, refused to sack her in spite of pressures from many powerful circles in the ruling party until it dawned on her to resign discreditably, "to pursue a higher political ambition in her state of origin!" Unfortunately, one death was recorded: - that of the Minister of State, Labour, Barrister James Enojo Ocholi, SAN, (Kogi), who lost his life in a ghastly motor accident, along with his wife and son, on the Kaduna-Abuja Highway, on 6th March, 2016, just four months into his appointment!

NIGERIA EXPECTS HIGHER AND BETTER PERFORMANCES IN THE NEXT LEVEL!
Unlike what happened in 2015, President Buhari will definitely not keep the list of appointment of ministers and his advisers to his chest for too long because the time is short! Nigerian masses have tasted true dividends of democracy for real and cannot wait even for ONE WEEK after his fresh inauguration on 29th May, 2019, to capitalize on the economic gains of his first term in office, Starting with the interest-free Market Women Credit Facilities, Market Money Programme, CBN's Anchors Borrowers Scheme for Farmers to attract more people into the economic diversification policy, N-Power Scheme for fresh University graduates, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMSEs), for that all-important sector which represents the backbone of great world economies; not forgetting the urgent need to deregulate the MIDDLE & UPSTREAM PETROLEUM INDUSTRY, that will surely open new doors for technical and professional cadres of employments!
To quickly accomplish all of these in sequences, THIRTY SIX MINISTERS, + ONE for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), MUST hit the ground running immediately after the inauguration of the 9TH National Assembly (NASS), on 10th June, 2019. The vetting and confirmation of these fresh ministers must take the front burner for the President to accomplish all of the tasks and challenges that also needed to be tackled in respect of total eradication of CORRUPTION AND RESTORATION OF ADEQUATE SECURITY for the ECONOMY to thrive!

WILL BUHARI BRING ON BOARD FRESH BLOOD OR FRESH BRAINS, OR A MERGER OF BOTH?
We suggest that Mr. President's new cabinet should be 100% BRAND NEW in all ramifications - and as the Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, he should change all the pilots with the exception of the Nigerian Police Force, who was confirmed on Thursday 23rd May, 2019, after five months in acting capacity! As far as We are concerned, NO ONE IS INDISPENSIBLE! All ministers of the First Term should officially hand over to their permanent secretaries on Tuesday, 28th May, 2019, and go home to ROOST!
The Grapevine told us that during one of the last-minute meetings of the unconstitutional Federal Executive Council (FEC), (27th March, 2019), an Architectural Design of 12- Storey Complex for the Departments of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Head Office, was awarded for a whooping mouth-watering N1.4 billion naira, while actual the edifice would go for a staggering sum of about N35 billion naira on completion, and Minister of State, Ibe Kachikwu said that the contract sum was normal!  How normal was this last-minute contract awarded to a Nigerian firm, Messers Arteck Practice Limited to design a proposed 12-floor on the plot in Abuja, at N 1.4 billion naira, which will seat new Head Office when moved from Lagos! DID PRESIDENT BUHARI ACTUALLY CHAIR THAT MEETING WHICH AWARDED N1.4 BILLION NAIRA FOR A 12-STOREY ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN?
OUR CANDID OPINION IS THAT AN INDEPENDENT FORENSIC AUDITING SHOULD BE CARRIED OUT ON EACH FEDERAL MINISTRY BEFORE NEW MINISTERS COME ON BOARD! Mr. President should remember that the 2017 Budget was barely half-way implemented and was rolled over into the 2018 Appropriation which is yet to accomplish 60%!
When the new 2019 Budget is signed into law by Mr. President, the figures of unspent monies must swell in the Treasury Single Account (TSA), for urgent execution of uncompleted projects and provide ample opportunity for Government to revert to the constitutional January to December Budget , with new hands of Cabinet Ministers and competent and patriotic Legislators.

THE URGENT ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE POLICE, INTRODUCTION OF "TRUE"FEDERALISM/RESTRUCTURING DEVOLUTION OF POWERS AND THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTONOMY, ALL OF WHICH PRESIDENT BUHARI IS FAVOURABLY DISPOSED, SHOULD BE GIVEN TOPMOST PRIORITY AS SOON AS THE NEW MINISTERS ARE SWORN IN!
WE BELIEVE THAT FAULT-FINDERS OF THE OUT-GOING FEDERAL CABINET HAVE NOTHING TO PROVE AT ALL!
"He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich." (Proverbs10:4).

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If you have not accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Saviour, don’t miss this great opportunity as you pray this prayer: Lord Jesus; I confess that I am a sinner who needs to be saved through the grace of the New Testament of your Blood, shed on the Cross at Calvary; I renounce every sin in my life and accept you as my Lord and Saviour. Please forgive me and write my name in the Book of Life. Amen. If you prayed this prayer, you have been admitted into the family of sons and daughters of God, who are born-again. Congratulations.

I am, yours sincerely, Dr. David B.A. Olufon, Resident Pastor and Editor. 08130669886, 08098194390.  08080243066. G-mail- dvdolufon@gmail.com.