By Femi Adesina
Some call it the Buhari bounce.
Others describe it as the Buhari effect. Yet some others say it is the Buhari
aura. One thing is however crystal clear. Things have not been the same in the
past 100 days in Nigeria
Exactly 100 days ago, he climbed
the podium at Eagle Square Abuja
*Buhari and his wife, Aisha
On a day like this, you would
expect a presidential spokesman to chronicle the achievements of his principal
in office. He has turned stone to bread, slain the dragon, and climbed Mount Olympus
Oh, he’s escaping. There are no
concrete achievements, some wailing wailers would cry. True? Not true. I could
have decided to focus on the bloody nose being given to Boko Haram in the
North-east, which would see the country rid of insurgency soon, the rallying of
leaders of other neighboring countries to deploy a Joint Multinational Task
Force, the openness displayed about government finances and the welfare package
instituted for states that couldn’t pay salaries, the Treasury Single Account,
which would promote transparency and accountability in governance, the
disappeared fuel queues, fast-tracking of the cleanup of Ogoni land, reduction
in the cost of governance, and many others. But I will not focus on all those.
The day cometh!
When a new sheriff comes into
town, disorder gives way to order. Chaos flees. Impunity is swept away. Laxity
gives way to diligence, and people change their old, unedifying ways. When you
have a Wild, Wild West situation prevailing, the new sheriff comes, and stamps
his authority. Old things then pass away, behold, everything becomes new.
