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Life expectancy in South Sudan, a war-torn country is 58 years, 5 years higher than Nigeria's. Nigerians have one of the lowest longevity in sub-Saharan Africa. According to the CIA (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/print_ni.html), more than a 126 million Nigerians that constitute about 62% of our population are 24 years or below; and only a paucity number are seniors (above 65 years). What happens as Nigerians grow older, many die of simple ailment that would not kill a dog even in some other African countries - this happens because of corruption. Our hospitals are undertaker houses and the ethics of the profession is "dead" among most many medical practitioners in Nigeria - many are heartless when you hear their dealings with sick people - I speak from experience on this latter point. In 2018, the urban-rural population in Nigeria became ratio 1:1 for the first time; the projection is that this year, 2019, more than half of ...

Some of your facts are not correct. I did not listen to all your argument but I can hold on to one - the revenue that accrued in 16 years of PDP versus what accrued in 3.5 years of APC. These numbers are inaccurate - since 2015, petroleum price has sold between $38 and $68 per barrel - that is about $53 per barrel. Nigeria produces about 1.8 million barrel per day. Based on this, the total revenue under Buhari in 3.5 years is $121.9 billion. In naira, it is N43.9 trillion naira in 3.5 years (with N360 to $1 exchange rate). Prorate this over one year for Buhari, it is an average of 12.5 trillion. If you prorate the amount PDP made in one year based on average oil revenue of about $75 (from 1999 to 2015), they made about N9.4 trillion in revenue per year under PDP. What has APC-Buhari done with all these money? Nigeria is not a giant structure full of construction as you claim. It is a misrepresentation of facts that there was no development during PDP 16 year rule - a lot of the projec...

In February 2019, Nigerians will go to the polls and the fight for the plum job (President) is between the incumbent and the a former vice president. Both have tasted power at the highest level before and we cannot boast of any significant achievement they had. Every government has some positives but the people only remember a government that impacts them in a unique way the most, beyond a few good deeds. Buhari's government like any government before his - GEJ, OBJ, IBB, ABACHA, ABDUSALAM, etc. have a couple of achievements we can point to but none of these governments has led Nigeria on a path of enduring growth. Unfortunately, Buhari's government is not any better - it is all talk-talk, no show and no measurable achievement that has changed important things MAJORITY of Nigerians care about - security, jobs, education, equality, freedom of expression, healthcare - in all, Buhari has failed woefully. Here are my points Buhari's major flops: 1. Security: Failure i...