U.S newspaper, Wall
Street Journal, published an article on Friday, June 17, 2016, by former US
Congressman, Pete Hoekstra, titled “Buhari Is Nigeria ’s Problem, Not Its
Solution”. In the article, he said President Muhammadu Buhari selective war
against corruption, inflexibility, poor lack of focus and vision is at the root
of worsening condition in Nigeria :
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The article
is reproduced below:
“Nigerian President Muhummadu Buhari writes of building an economic bridge
to Nigeria ’s future (“The Three Changes Nigeria Needs,”
op-ed, June 14). It’s hard to see how his administration’s inflexibility, lack
of vision and reactive approach will achieve this. Mr. Buhari notes that
building trust is a priority for Nigeria .
“But an
anti-corruption drive that is selective and focused on senior members of the
opposition party creates deep political divisions. Meanwhile, members of Mr. Buhari’s own cabinet, accused of
large-scale corruption, walk free. Seventy percent of the national treasury is
spent on the salaries and benefits of government officials, who make upwards of
$2 million a year. As for Mr. Buhari’s
ideas to rebalance the economy and regenerate growth, his damaging and outdated
monetary policy has been crippling...”