By Ikechukwu Amaechi
President
Muhammadu Buhari has finally admitted that he is overwhelmed by the job he
craved and cried for. But Nigerians came to that conclusion long before him.
Having waited patiently, albeit fruitlessly, for the president to deliver on
his 2014 campaign promises, beleaguered Nigerians who are still wondering how
they allowed themselves to be conned seven years ago, have, however, moved on.
They no longer place any stock on his ability to get the job done. Even members of his party – All Progressives Congress (APC) – are too ashamed of the mess Buhari has made of governance.
So,
when the president quips that he is eager to go as he did on Monday when he
received some APC governors, legislators and political leaders at his residence
in Daura, Katsina State, he needs to be told that the feeling is mutual,
Nigerians are more eager. They can’t wait to see his back in Aso Rock.
“I am
eager to go. I can tell you it has been tough. I am grateful to God that people
appreciate the personal sacrifices we have been making. I wish the person who
is coming after me the very best,” Buhari said.
Of
course, whoever that will succeed Buhari needs all the prayers because the
damage is enormous but it sounded ridiculous hearing him lament the phantom
toll official duties had taken on him.
When he talks about his personal sacrifices in running the country, it smacks of entitlement. The hubris is insufferable. Buhari thinks he is doing Nigerians a favour being president when he is not.
