By Ikechukwu Amaechi
I am sure that when his aides bring
to his attention the monthly performance survey carried out by Governance Advancement Initiative for Nigeria (GAIN), which showed that
his job approval rating slipped for the first time last month, President
Muhammadu Buhari will most likely shrug it off.
He does not care about public
opinion.
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| *President Buhari |
That is scary. The most dangerous
leader is that man or woman who does not care about public perception, who does
not give a damn (apologies to former President Goodluck Jonathan) about what
the people think.
This is a very dangerous curve for
the country.
The monthly poll, which tracks the
performance of governments at all levels in Nigeria
According to the poll, more
Nigerians now hold him responsible for the terrible state of the economy just
as many have been convinced that he may not have the capacity, after all, to do
the job he sought for 12 years.
Of course, the Buhari apologists,
just like their principal, will dismiss the poll result as the machination of
agents of ousted Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) regime or the ranting of
disgruntled elements – the wailing wailers. The more obtuse of the regime’s
spin doctors will brandish it as one more evidence of corruption fighting back.
President Buhari's Aljazeera Interview
But to dismiss this poll result
with a wave of the hand is to live in illusion because for many Nigerians the
result is hardly surprising. In fact, if there is any surprise at all, it is
that there is still an odd 32.8 per cent of Nigerians who still believe in the
capacity of the president to deliver on his mandate.
