Buhari’s scorecard: Any hits or all misses?
Buhari's economic scorecard

In less than two hundred and thirty days, Nigerians will choose their next President. How has the current one performed?
 

Key takeaways:

  • Muhammadu Buhari has faltered in making tangible progress in many sectors of the economy. In agriculture, one of the five areas we assessed to see what performance has looked like, we show how he has failed to deliver on the promised 7% GDP growth in the sector. 

  • Also, he couldn’t convert a burgeoning population into a gold mine of skilled workers. And so, despite promising employment, Nigeria’s unemployment rate worsened to 33% in 2020 from 14% in 2016. The President failed to score any point on this promise which was a total failure.

  • Finally, the President had some admirable plans, such as enabling tech and facilitating more gas-powered vehicles. The results in these sectors were mixed as the President secured some points for creative and solution-oriented thinking.

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