The Dramatic Administration of Buhari

Greetings, everyone!

I was contemplating what and who to write about when I saw this contest, and I remembered one president who was so dramatic during his administration, whom a lot complained about, and it was chaotic too.

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In this world we are in, we don't have perfect leaders, and there will always be good and bad sides to a person, no matter what. The only man who is perfect at all costs and genuine in leadership is Jesus Christ.

The administration of His Excellency Buhari. He came into power when I didn't hear about him much but during the COVID-19 pandemic, which I was in my 200 level, I was in my school hostel, when we received news that there would be a lockdown till the pandemic was over. All the students from the hostel vacated to their different homes, and we stayed in the house for a year because the sickness was so disastrous and transferable. We stayed indoors for a year before they called off the lockdown.

However, still in his tenure, we had a cashless policy, where people couldn't withdraw from the bank to a certain amount needed by individuals. Creative minds came up with ideas on how to withdraw with ease without going to the bank. This made people sit out and talk about his tenure vehemently, saying that his tenure is the worst of all. I stayed in the house, ate, and became so healthy, I rested from school stress. I really enjoyed this part of the lockdown during his tenure. People who stressed themselves over workload, rested and returned healthy to their place of work. People ate natural food from their farm work and were hearty.

Nevertheless, still in his tenure, bandits increased their violence, and abductions increased; the cost of food items and fuel skyrocketed, and there was a big protest among people in the society. People were complaining about the good side of Buhari and the bad side of his tenure.

For the cashless transaction we had, I remembered how I went to the bank to withdraw. I suffered that day; I stood in the queue for hours, even when it reached my turn, I still didn't withdraw the amount I needed. Everyone was dry. People almost fought outside the bank. A lot of people disguise themselves to gain access to the bank or to the dispenser machine, but it didn't work.

Therefore the administration of Buhari brought an alternative, and people thought of going back to farming to get raw food to sell in the market. There was no money, but people ate, sold, and traveled.

This is my response: not all leaders are expected to be perfect. Something needs to happen for something to happen, either good or bad, but a lot of people go for the good rather than the bad.

His administration was hilarious, content creators from social media platforms used him to make money by making mockery stuff, mimicking the president, and people had fun with it.

His tenure was bad but not really bad.

This is my response to the Hivelearners featured contest week 207 episode 1.

I love, I care, and I forgive