In my view, I would give him a 60 per cent score. The reason is that some of the ministers who were working under him did not perform at all. It is just a few of them working. Look at what (Nyesom) Wike is doing in the Federal Capital Territory. He is doing a massive job. I think there is no better day than now. Maybe after his one year in office, he should reshuffle the cabinet. He should choose people who are ready to work for this country. Mr President is prepared to save this country but some people working with him did not perform well.
But some people have also continued to criticise the President for some of his policies such as the removal of fuel subsidy, and the increase in electricity tariffs, among other issues. They described these issues as anti-people’s policies. What can you say about that?
As I said earlier, the President is ready to work and to save this country, but for the people around him. The same thing happened during former (President Muhammadu) Buhari’s regime. Until now, we have discovered some non-performing ministers while some are facing trial. It is not possible to satisfy everybody, especially with the population of Nigeria. So, my position is that he performed in some areas while he lacked in some other areas. I think Nigerians should continue to pray for him so that he can lead this country rightly. We need to emphasise that he must remove some of the ministers in his cabinet who are not ready to work.
But some people think that things became worse when he became the President, especially with the increase in prices of commodities. Will you still blame the people around him for that, and don’t you think there is a need for a change of strategy in his governance style?
You are right. We are all in Nigeria, and we know the cost of everything before and now. However, I still insist that some people around him are the problem. He is ready to work. Also, some things didn’t start under this government. For instance, insecurity has been with us for a long time now and even worse before. It is not as it was in the past. To lead people is not easy and that is why I said the best Nigerians can do for the government is to pray for them to achieve success.
