What does it take to deliver?
Politicians all around the world have one thing in common, promises. While they beg for power the voters have a better chance of making them agree to the delivery of a unicorn, once they are in office. What they end up doing with the power when they get hold of it is another issue entirely.
A fine example of what not to expect is the comatose situation of the Nigerian government. Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, the most reticent president the country has ever produced has spent more time analyzing and defending his phantom seven point agenda than implementing it. An agenda he outlined in his inaugural speech and promised the people he was committing himself to, to ensure the country moved from economic recuperation to stability and growth. Two years, nine days and fourteen hours into his tenure Nigerians are back at the table listening to the same rhetoric as the president’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity react to the constituents of the agenda. A quick draw down,the seven point agenda focus on
1. Regional development of the Niger Delta
2. Power and the energy sector,
3. Transportation,
4. Food Security,
5. Human Capital investments in health, education and training
6. Land Reforms and home ownership
7. National Security and Wealth Creation
The country can't remember the last time it had 2 hours steady power supply. Yes, unashamedly we declare we are still at this stage. It doesn’t matter how far behind we are in the world order of development we are crawling behind and at least “our democracy has made progress” as interpreted by the president himself. The administration lauds its ability to plan and eventually deliver effectively. It needs “planning”, “watching”, “calculating” “analyzing”, “strategizing” and “planning” all over again. From the inactive progress made so far the four years tenure will likely end in road mapping while its corrupt proceeds will be channeled towards re election. Whether credibly or fraudulently conducted, another round of elections will go with a mandate to fulfill these wishes of the electorate.
It’s a continuum, the same wish for improved standard of living, economic advancement, infrastructural development and most importantly political stability, the fundamentals a people desire when they elect their leaders. Unfortunately for Yar’Adua and his cronies, the delivery of these progressive elements and the speed at which the changes take place earns the regime its place in the performance scale.
A fine example of what not to expect is the comatose situation of the Nigerian government. Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, the most reticent president the country has ever produced has spent more time analyzing and defending his phantom seven point agenda than implementing it. An agenda he outlined in his inaugural speech and promised the people he was committing himself to, to ensure the country moved from economic recuperation to stability and growth. Two years, nine days and fourteen hours into his tenure Nigerians are back at the table listening to the same rhetoric as the president’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity react to the constituents of the agenda. A quick draw down,the seven point agenda focus on
1. Regional development of the Niger Delta
2. Power and the energy sector,
3. Transportation,
4. Food Security,
5. Human Capital investments in health, education and training
6. Land Reforms and home ownership
7. National Security and Wealth Creation
The country can't remember the last time it had 2 hours steady power supply. Yes, unashamedly we declare we are still at this stage. It doesn’t matter how far behind we are in the world order of development we are crawling behind and at least “our democracy has made progress” as interpreted by the president himself. The administration lauds its ability to plan and eventually deliver effectively. It needs “planning”, “watching”, “calculating” “analyzing”, “strategizing” and “planning” all over again. From the inactive progress made so far the four years tenure will likely end in road mapping while its corrupt proceeds will be channeled towards re election. Whether credibly or fraudulently conducted, another round of elections will go with a mandate to fulfill these wishes of the electorate.
It’s a continuum, the same wish for improved standard of living, economic advancement, infrastructural development and most importantly political stability, the fundamentals a people desire when they elect their leaders. Unfortunately for Yar’Adua and his cronies, the delivery of these progressive elements and the speed at which the changes take place earns the regime its place in the performance scale.
Here's calling for some sort of change of the present status quo that will instill fearin the political class. Otherwise, these politicians will continue to act with impunity and speak from both sides of the mouth while maligning the wishes of the populace.
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