Expdonaloaded News; ‘Buhari’ll not disappoint Nigerians’

With few days to the inauguration of the President-elect, Gen Muhammadu Buhari, the President and founder of Port Harcourt-based Daba Ministries International (Prophetic Embassy), Pastor Itode Iloye has declared that the in-coming government of Gen Buhari would fulfill the yearnings of Nigerians by entrenching good governance in the country. The cleric who attributed Buhari’s victory to the handiwork of God urges the president-elect to tackle corruption with all his might to retain the trust Nigerians already places on him.

What is your take on the Presi­dent-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari and how would Nigeria fare under his administration?
It is just like when a magazine in Port Harcourt asked me about Buhari, I said it is only God that can stop him. Not that God told me about him but when I see accredited voters in North East totalling 17million, South South and South East 17 million, this made me to conclude that he would win the election.
When you look at the statistics, you would know that if the election would be free and fair even if the whole South South and South East gather their votes and give President Goodluck Jonathan, that won’t stop Buhari’s victory and that was how it turned out to be.
My only concern is that going by Buhari’s integrity as a no-nonsense person, he may step on toes of even his party members. Some of his policies will not favour his APC counterparts and that could stir up conten­tions among his party faithful. Also, because of his stance on zero tolerance for corruption, the party may split and an­other party may emerge because people that are not satisfied by his style of governance may return to their old political party.
What are the challenges Buhari is likely to face?
Number one is the ailing economy oc­casioned by fall in the price of crude oil. Already, he has sounded the warning that Nigerians should not expect miracle and that wasn’t what he said when he was campaign­ing. So, Nigerians would be waiting to see fuel drop to N45, they would want to see every child that goes to school eat one meal a day for free.post by expdonaloaded.blogspot.com..Another obstacle could be the Niger Delta problem. Gen. Buhari may have problem when he tries to dig deep into corruption in the oil sector. For instance, how will he handle the amnesty programme and the ex- militant’s issue? There are some policies that he will introduce in Niger Delta, and the boys will revolt and this could snowball into big problem. How will he handle the boys from the creek who have fed fat from oil theft, juicy pipeline security contracts that have been empowered within these six years?
Remember that these boys have seen money and any policy that would stop their ill-gotten wealth is likely to bring them in collusion with the government of the day.
How can Buhari handle the social media issue?
He would not find it easy, He is an old man and in the next three years, he will become more old and weak. Nigeria of 1983 is not Nigeria of 2015. Now, there is social media, then there was nothing like that. Now, there is press freedom, people will insult him, talk against him. When he speaks English, people will begin to mimic him. He may not take it and he may react the way that is not good for the media.
Is it proper for politicians to defect to other parties?
Those who cross carpet by moving to other political parties lack principle and discipline. That is why Gen Buhari should be commended for courageously telling defectors to remain in their party to form credible opposition. As a politician in a particular party, they should be able to come together and know why they failed and how to move forward.
What is your take on the Xenopho­bia issue in South Africa?
I live in South Africa. My house was af­fected. They burnt down my house. My two kids had to leave there to London. Now, the problems the South Africans have is lazi­ness. And because they are lazy, they don’t even know what to do. They see a Nigerian person who enters the country making rapid economic progress and they are not happy. I see them as confused people who failed to make the hay when the sun shines and today, they are looking for a scapegoat.
While they lazy about, the White have almost 90 per cent of the land; China is holding their economy. All the big shops are owned by Chinese, Lebanese and Pakistanis and some Germans own the construction industry. Some of those whites are hold­ing the economy and you are fighting your black brother that just entered the country to hustle, saying they are taking your job, which job are they taking? Are the black for­eigners the ones to get job for their citizens or their government? Instead of them to hold their government for impoverishing them, they are now turning their aggression on innocent black Africans.