Nigeria’s economy is in crisis. The naira has fallen over 50% in the last year alone. Oil
revenues, the mainstay of Nigeria’s foreign earnings are at their lowest in the
last two decades. Buhari did not create this situation – but he is Nigeria’s
president, and it is his duty to fix it. Nigerians recognize that the missteps
and actions of past governments are largely responsible for the current
economic crisis but soon, they will stop looking backward and start asking harder questions of
the Buhari government. This economy is now Buhari’s economy. An economy in
crisis requires urgent measures and it is not clear that the Buhari government
is addressing Nigeria’s economic crisis with the urgency that is required
revenues, the mainstay of Nigeria’s foreign earnings are at their lowest in the
last two decades. Buhari did not create this situation – but he is Nigeria’s
president, and it is his duty to fix it. Nigerians recognize that the missteps
and actions of past governments are largely responsible for the current
economic crisis but soon, they will stop looking backward and start asking harder questions of
the Buhari government. This economy is now Buhari’s economy. An economy in
crisis requires urgent measures and it is not clear that the Buhari government
is addressing Nigeria’s economic crisis with the urgency that is required