I
am regularly emailed by my readers and social media followers and asked to give
them updates on Nigeria’s situation since President Muhammadu Buhari assumed
the saddle and sometimes I wonder if they still think I am a Presidential
spokesman. My tenure ended on May 29, 2015 when my boss, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan,
handed over the largest economy in Africa with a foreign reserve of $29.6
Billion and a strong currency that stood at ₦199 (official) and ₦225 (parallel)
to one dollar to President Muhammadu Buhari.
(‘Reno,
you will put me in trouble with President Muhammadu Buhari with that your
article about our separate Independence Day speeches’ former Anambra Governor,
Peter Obi to me on the article ‘A Tale of Two Speeches’ after we met in New
York.)
At
that time, women had not even heard of the concept of the “other room” and
Supreme Court Justices did not receive nocturnal visits from ministers
complaining that ‘oga is not happy’.
This
was an era when rice cost ₦8,000 per bag and when a man living on the minimum
wage of ₦18,000 did not have to borrow ₦8,000 to add to his salary so that he
could buy a bag of rice for ₦26,000. And then change happened. The funniest
thing about this change is that those who promised it have recently been
embarrassed to give an update of their change so I can see why my readers look
to me to give them an update of the promised change. Okay, since you asked for
it, here you go. Change Update What Went Up Under Muhammadu Buhari
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Food
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Rent
*
Fees
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Electricity
*
Fuel
* Forex
What
Stayed Same Under President Buhari
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Minimum Wage
Those
Who Left Under President Buhari
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10 Foreign Airlines
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20 Foreign Shipping Firms
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Multiple Foreign Companies
Those
Who Sacked Staff Under President Buhari
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EVERY Nigerian Bank
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Dangote Group
* MTN,
Glo and Airtel
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All Oil Firms
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All Construction Companies
Those
Who Shut Down Under President Buhari
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Aero Contractors
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First Nation
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Clover
* 270 other firms according to the NLC
President Buhari’s Response
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Blame Goodluck Jonathan
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Borrow $29.9 Billion
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Replace Okonji Iweala with Kemi Adeosun
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Replace Akinkumi Adesina with Audu Ogbeh
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Shift The Onus of Change From Government to Nigerians Through
#ChangeBeginsWithMe
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