– The new survey was published on the
performance of President Buhari
– The respondents from different social
groups were given questions about main
issues in Nigeria like security, fight against
corruption, economy
– President Buhari received 84% of support
on the fight against corruption
– The highest number of citizens who
support the incumbent leader are living in
his home zone
– The new security challenges that appeared
in the country under Buhari are casting
doubts on the ability to secure the entire
federation
Buharimeter, the initiative that monitoring
and holding how President Muhammadu
Buhari is implementing his promises, has
provided a new survey on the performance of
the incumbent government.
In a statement signed by Idayat Hassan,
director of Center For Democracy and
Development (CDD), said that astonishing
number of Nigerians now support President
Buhari, Sahara Reporters says.
The Buharimeter nationwide survey of
citizens has found that 84% of Nigerians
support the “approach” of President Buhari
towards fighting the corruption in the
Nigerian polity.
The initiative asked a varied mix of Nigerians
from different social groups and government
officials on three major issues of corruption,
economy and security.
“A total number of 2,205 copies of the
completed questionnaire (an average of 60
per state, except in Abuja where 20 were
administered because it has only one
senatorial zone) were returned from across
the country. Data from the questionnaire
were processed using the Statistical Package
for the Social Sciences (SPSS),” the
statement said.
on PMB performance so far
The report further shows that Buhari’s home
zone, the North West geo-political zone with
60.2%, has the highest number of citizens
commending his moves towards fighting
corruption.
Equally, the South East geo-political zone
with 10.7% of citizens endorsing the
president’s anti-corruption crusade, is the
lowest for the national survey.
The statement further points out three major
problems:
Anti-corruption
“The first year Buharimeter report recalls that
the president had promised to publicly
declare his assets and liabilities and
encourage all his political appointees to
same. On this promise, Buharimeter reports
that eight months after they declared their
assets to the relevant institution, the
president and his vice are yet to make public
their asset declaration forms as they
promised. Buharimeter similarly reports that
ministers in the administration too are yet to
follow suit with regards to the public
declaration of their assets.
“Notwithstanding the failure of most
appointed officials to publicly declare their
assets and liabilities, Buharimeter observes
that since taking office, the President has
demonstrated an unprecedented political will
to fight corruption. “The new fight against
corruption has targeted public office holders
and civil servants in no small measure. The
anti-corruption searchlight is being beamed
on income-generating enterprises, the armed
forces and other government institutions,
political office holders, civil servants, private
contractors, legal practitioners and
individuals, all in a bid to recover looted
funds and dismantle the setup that had
hitherto engendered financial
maladministration.”
Economy
“The gloomy state of the Nigerian economy,
and its effects on citizens is also apparent
from the low ratings the administration
received in the Buharimeter national survey
on the administration’s performance on the
economy. According to the data from
the Buharimeter national survey, nearly two-
thirds of the respondents rate the
government’s performance in employment
generation as either “very poor” (39.8%) or
“poor” (22%). On job creation therefore, the
report concludes that the expectations of
Nigerians have largely remained unmet.”
Security
“On security, however, the report notes
that notwithstanding the gains recorded by
the military in the North East, fresh security
challenges, including the herdsmen-farmers
clashes and rumblings in the Niger Delta are
casting doubts on the ability of the Federal
government to secure the entire
federation. Similarly, the agitation for the
actualization of the state of Biafra as well as
the resumed rumblings in the Niger Delta
have added to the state of chronic insecurity
in Nigeria.”
Buharimeter using the four categories
achieved, not achieved, ongoing and not yet
rated said that Buhari has achieved only one
promise. 45 promises were rated as
“ongoing”, while 179 were described as “not
rated yet.”
The report is part of the one
year Buharimeter report, an independent
governance tracking tool. Buharimeter, a web
platform, was launched by the Centre for
Democracy and Development, with support
from the Open Society Initiative for West
Africa, to ensure that President Buhari keeps
to them.
performance of President Buhari
– The respondents from different social
groups were given questions about main
issues in Nigeria like security, fight against
corruption, economy
– President Buhari received 84% of support
on the fight against corruption
– The highest number of citizens who
support the incumbent leader are living in
his home zone
– The new security challenges that appeared
in the country under Buhari are casting
doubts on the ability to secure the entire
federation
Buharimeter, the initiative that monitoring
and holding how President Muhammadu
Buhari is implementing his promises, has
provided a new survey on the performance of
the incumbent government.
In a statement signed by Idayat Hassan,
director of Center For Democracy and
Development (CDD), said that astonishing
number of Nigerians now support President
Buhari, Sahara Reporters says.
The Buharimeter nationwide survey of
citizens has found that 84% of Nigerians
support the “approach” of President Buhari
towards fighting the corruption in the
Nigerian polity.
The initiative asked a varied mix of Nigerians
from different social groups and government
officials on three major issues of corruption,
economy and security.
“A total number of 2,205 copies of the
completed questionnaire (an average of 60
per state, except in Abuja where 20 were
administered because it has only one
senatorial zone) were returned from across
the country. Data from the questionnaire
were processed using the Statistical Package
for the Social Sciences (SPSS),” the
statement said.
on PMB performance so far
The report further shows that Buhari’s home
zone, the North West geo-political zone with
60.2%, has the highest number of citizens
commending his moves towards fighting
corruption.
Equally, the South East geo-political zone
with 10.7% of citizens endorsing the
president’s anti-corruption crusade, is the
lowest for the national survey.
The statement further points out three major
problems:
Anti-corruption
“The first year Buharimeter report recalls that
the president had promised to publicly
declare his assets and liabilities and
encourage all his political appointees to
same. On this promise, Buharimeter reports
that eight months after they declared their
assets to the relevant institution, the
president and his vice are yet to make public
their asset declaration forms as they
promised. Buharimeter similarly reports that
ministers in the administration too are yet to
follow suit with regards to the public
declaration of their assets.
“Notwithstanding the failure of most
appointed officials to publicly declare their
assets and liabilities, Buharimeter observes
that since taking office, the President has
demonstrated an unprecedented political will
to fight corruption. “The new fight against
corruption has targeted public office holders
and civil servants in no small measure. The
anti-corruption searchlight is being beamed
on income-generating enterprises, the armed
forces and other government institutions,
political office holders, civil servants, private
contractors, legal practitioners and
individuals, all in a bid to recover looted
funds and dismantle the setup that had
hitherto engendered financial
maladministration.”
Economy
“The gloomy state of the Nigerian economy,
and its effects on citizens is also apparent
from the low ratings the administration
received in the Buharimeter national survey
on the administration’s performance on the
economy. According to the data from
the Buharimeter national survey, nearly two-
thirds of the respondents rate the
government’s performance in employment
generation as either “very poor” (39.8%) or
“poor” (22%). On job creation therefore, the
report concludes that the expectations of
Nigerians have largely remained unmet.”
Security
“On security, however, the report notes
that notwithstanding the gains recorded by
the military in the North East, fresh security
challenges, including the herdsmen-farmers
clashes and rumblings in the Niger Delta are
casting doubts on the ability of the Federal
government to secure the entire
federation. Similarly, the agitation for the
actualization of the state of Biafra as well as
the resumed rumblings in the Niger Delta
have added to the state of chronic insecurity
in Nigeria.”
Buharimeter using the four categories
achieved, not achieved, ongoing and not yet
rated said that Buhari has achieved only one
promise. 45 promises were rated as
“ongoing”, while 179 were described as “not
rated yet.”
The report is part of the one
year Buharimeter report, an independent
governance tracking tool. Buharimeter, a web
platform, was launched by the Centre for
Democracy and Development, with support
from the Open Society Initiative for West
Africa, to ensure that President Buhari keeps
to them.
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