Buhari Has Disappointed Us, We Would Look For Alternative In 2019 – Shettima

Yerima Shettima is the National youth
president of highest point Northern (related to how people and cultures interact) group:
Arewa Advice-giving Forum (ACF), and
Chairman of (supporting) group of all
(related to a group of people with the same race, culture, religion, etc.) (state of belonging to a certain country) leaders in Nigeria.
In this interview with Iniobong Iwok, he
spoke about why the North is in its present
state, breaking down and rebuilding of the
country, the Buhari management among
others. Small sections/small parts:
How do you test/evaluate the Buhari
management?
Expectations were high among Nigerians
but, Buhari alone can not move the country
forward.
Yes he promised change, expectation was
high, unfortunately, he can not move the
country alone.
Some of the ministers are inexperienced or
unable to do what needs to be done; they do
not know what authority and control is all
about. Some of them are behaving like
comedians.
I'm not made happy (by meeting a need or reaching a goal) with this government and
Nigerians are angry about it, you can not
remove all benefits and expect us to be
happy.
You asked people to tighten up while you are
eating fat. Things are hard, you can not be
flying around the world and the common
man is suffering, if there is sacrifice, it should
start from the leaders.
You gave Buhari your total support are you
disappointed?
A lot of people that supported him are
disappointed. Even the campaign saying, the
change (word with secret powers/word or statement repeated often) is empty/left alone.
Most of the things the government said they
would do they are not doing but behaving
without being punished.
Would Arewa Support him or the APC if he
decides to try to get re-elected in 2019?
Buhari is a Nigerian president, and not a
northern president. If we run a (related to a large area) system and he is a premier I
would not attack him but advise him.
On support him, we would look for other choice in 2019, we have been disappointed so
far in his government.
With the way things are going, they would
say there is hope that we should be patient.
But the way the things are, I would look for
other choice.
Do you think the president has been fair to
other areas in his appointment?
The president has not been fair to other areas.
At the earlier time of his government, when
he just started the appointment, but since the
budget was passed you can see that things
have balance up.
We must compliment him, even the
representativeial appointment, how many
people came from the north? Even the board
appointment, you would see that after the
budget, the southwest compared to the north
have more than 40 percent; it favours the
southwest than the north east where I came
from, which has less that 13 percent. Earlier
it was so, not now; and I raised alarm then.
Are you made happy (by meeting a need or reaching a goal) with the performance of
INEC?
INEC has been full of confusion. Look at the
Kogi election, I have become more confuse. I
wonder where they get some language like:
(not resulting in anything). (not resulting in anything) everywhere, and that is when they
want to manoeuvre things.
As we keep going round we would keep
talking about INEC supposed to be an
independent body.
It is obvious INEC is being influence by the
central. We have a system where the central
government has so much power and the
executive override some of their decisions.
Are you made happy (by meeting a need or reaching a goal) with the fight against
(dishonest actions that ruin your trust),
especially the trial of Dasuki?
The office of the National Security Person (who gives opinions about what could or should be done about things) is not an office of the
PDP. Some of us have reservations on the style
of the current anti- corruption/dishonesty with money war, and we said it earlier. The
president has no business in some of the
things he his doing. What he has to do is to
allow the institutions to do their work.
What is happening in the case of Dasuki is
that the president has already convicted him
before the trial by saying in newspapers, web sites, and TV talk/discussion that: how can
he release a man who stole over N400billion.
When the person has not been convicted in
court, even when the court had given order
for his release while standing trial. It is
unfair and the leader who says no he must
fight against the court order to me is not fair,
because: what is happening now could
happen to anybody.
He should fight (dishonest actions that ruin your trust) but respect the rule of law, he
must not make the anti (dishonest actions that ruin your trust) fight personal, so that
when he is not around, the institutions
would continue to fight. We support his anti
(dishonest actions that ruin your trust) fight
but it should not be personal or be a long-term, angry fight.

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