Politics Buhari is no Messiah But He is Showing Promise - UK Guardian

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Nigeria - It will be 100 days since Muhammadu Buhari took on arguably the most important job in Africa on Sunday: the presidency of Nigeria, the most populous nation and largest economy on the continent.

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Expectations were huge after Buhari’s inauguration, which followed a hard-fought election victory over former president Goodluck Jonathan. Buhari, a tough-talking ex-general with a reputation for incorruptibility, was viewed by many Nigerians as an almost messianic figure who would rescue the country from its kleptocratic ruling elite and crush Boko Haram, the homegrown jihadi group responsible for thousands of deaths in recent years. Does the first lap of Buhari’s presidency suggest this confidence was justified?

Buhari appears determined to halt the systematic looting of Nigeria. He has initiated reforms in the country’s state-owned oil company, NNPC, widely considered a black hole of corruption, launched financial investigations of public officials and vowed that those who are accused of looting billions of dollars under the Jonathan administration will be prosecuted in the coming months. He has also started a campaign to recover some of the country’s stolen wealth, most of which has been transferred to western banks, securing assurances of cooperation from the US and UK among others. An August survey showed 95% of Nigerians back Buhari’s anti-corruption efforts.


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