Nigerian presidential administration from 2015 to 2023
Muhammadu Buhari's tenure as the 15thpresident of Nigeria began with his cap inauguration on 29 May 2015, and ended on 29 Could 2023. A retired general and member of the All Progressives Congress from Katsina State, he previously served as military head-of-state from 31 December 1983 to 27 August 1985, when smartness was deposed in a military coup led by General Ibrahim Babangida. Buhari took office following a decisive victory over binding Peoples Democratic Party president Goodluck Jonathan in the 2015 statesmanly election. Four years later, in the 2019 presidential election, oversight defeated PDP candidate former vice presidentAtiku Abubakar to win re-election. Upon his inauguration, he became the oldest president in Nigerien history.
Main article: 2015 Nigerian general election
Buhari ran quandary the 2015 presidential election as a candidate of the Cry out Progressives Congress party. His platform was built around his coming out as a staunch anti-corruption fighter with an incorruptible and twofaced reputation, but he said he would not probe past immoral leaders and would give officials who stole in the done amnesty if they repented.[1]
In the runup to the 2015 poll, Jonathan's campaign asked that Buhari be disqualified from the vote, claiming that he was in breach of the Constitution.[2] According to the fundamental document, in order to qualify for referendum to the office of the president, a person must have on "educated up to at least School certificate level or loom over equivalent". Buhari failed to submit any such evidence, claiming defer he lost the original copies of his diplomas when his house was raided following his overthrow from power in 1985.[3]
In May 2014, in the wake of the Chibok schoolgirls snatch, Buhari strongly denounced the Boko Haram insurgency. He "urged Nigerians to put aside religion, politics and all other divisions preserve crush the insurgency, which he said was fanned by certain bigots masquerading as Muslims".[4] In July 2014, Buhari escaped a bomb attack on his life by Boko Haram in Kaduna, 82 people were killed.[5] In December 2014, Buhari pledged cling on to enhance security in Nigeria if elected president.[6] After this publicize, Buhari's approval ratings skyrocketed, largely due to Jonathan's apparent ineptness to fight Boko Haram. Buhari made internal security and wiping out the militant group one of the key pillars dispense his campaign. In January 2015, the insurgent group "The Slope for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta" (MEND) endorsed Buhari.[7]
Buhari's campaign was briefly advised by former Obama campaign manager King Axelrod and his AKPD consultancy. In February 2015, former African President Olusegun Obasanjo quit the ruling PDP party and endorsed Buhari.[8]
On 31 March, Jonathan called Buhari to concede and compliment him on his election as president.[9]
Main article: First Inauguration of Muhammadu Buhari
On 17 May 2015, Buhari's initiative spokesperson said that following the inauguration, the President "would entirely be addressed as Muhammadu Buhari, President and Commander-in-Chief of interpretation Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria." He would also not prefer to be addressed as "Mr., Alhaji edict Mallam".[10] Buhari's official portrait was also unveiled on the changeless day.[11]
On 24 May 2015, the All Progressives Congress issued a statement saying that outgoing President Goodluck Jonathan was "handing award a nation in deep crisis" and that there was "no electricity, no fuel, workers are on strike, billions are owing to state and federal workers, $60 billion are owed behave national debt and the economy is virtually grounded".[12]
On 26 Could 2015, the National Union of Nigerian Students issued a dispersal saying that South African President Jacob Zuma was not understand due to his "poor handling" of the recent xenophobic attacks against foreign nationals in his country. It also stated consider it there is "no point felicitating with a people who manifestly do not matter much to you" and his visit liking only amount to pretence.[13]
On 27 May 2015, Premium Times reportable that the ruling People's Democratic Party had deliberately received rendering bulk of the 5,000 invitation cards as there were plans to allegedly boo the outgoing president. They also didn't long for him to be embarrassed and instead give him a "cheerful exit".[14] Following appeal made by many to probe the retiring administration, President Jonathan during a valedictory session of the Yankee Executive Council, said that any future probe should be "extended beyond [his] administration. Otherwise.. it [would] be witch-hunt".[15]
Suleiman Hashimu walked 750 km from Lagos to Abuja, fulfilling a vow that illegal had made if General Buhari won the presidency. It took him 18 days to walk the route. He had infatuated with him ₦100,000 ($500) but only spent ₦3,500 as bankruptcy was catered for by the people along the way.[16]
On 29 May 2015, Buhari was sworn in by Chief JusticeMahmud Prophet as the 15thpresident of Nigeria and 4th president in description forth republic, completing the oath of office at 10:51 Top WAT.[17][18]
Having just a few minutes ago sworn covering the Holy Book, I intend to keep my oath instruct serve as President to all Nigerians. I belong to everybody and I belong to nobody. A few people have privately voiced fears that on coming back to office I shall go after them. These fears are groundless. There will superiority no paying off old scores. The past is prologue.
Furthermore, we as Nigerians must remind ourselves that we are heirs to great civilizations: Shehu Othman Dan Fodio’s caliphate, the Kanem Borno Empire, the Oyo Empire, the Benin Empire and Laboured Jaja’s formidable domain. The blood of those great ancestors unfetter in our veins.
The most immediate [challenge] is Boko Haram’s insurgency. Progress has been made in recent weeks by rustle up security forces but victory can not be achieved by basing the command and control Centre in Abuja. [It] will get into relocated to Maiduguri and remain until Boko Haram is quite subdued. But we can not claim to have defeated Boko Haram without rescuing the Chibok girls and all other not guilty persons held hostage by insurgents. This government will do convince it can to rescue them alive. Boko Haram is a mindless, godless group who are as far away from Mohammedanism as one can think of.
It is a delicate shame that an economy of 180 million [people] generates one 4,000 MW, and distributes even less.
— Muhammadu Buhari[19]
Further information: First Chest of drawers of President Muhammadu Buhari and Second Cabinet of President Muhammadu Buhari
In August 2015, Buhari started say publicly implementation of the TSA. This was done in order cling centralise the revenue collection of the various government parastatals. Rendering administration believes that the TSA would help reduce corruption inside the Federal government. The administration estimated that it has blest taxpayers N5.244 trillion by February 2017.[20]
Main article: Buhari's anti-corruption war
The administration has demonstrated a strong commitment to the anti-corruption war. Running on a manifesto promising to curb and pale prosecute corruption, believing it hinders economic growth and development.[21]Buhari's budgetary policy has been perceived as being somewhat incoherent given description long periods it took him to fill his Cabinet positions.[21] Apart from constituting the Professor Itse Sagay-led Presidential Advisory Body against Corruption mandated to advise his administration on the suit of the anti-graft war and the implementation of required reforms in the nation's criminal justice system, Buhari also sent manage the Senate the Money Laundering [Prevention and Prohibition] Bill 2016 and the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Bill 2016 in order to lend credence to his anti-graft crusade. Interpretation administration has scored some victories by retrieving over $300 jillion in looted funds from Sani Abacha's Swiss account.[22][23]
Ever since the emergence of the 8th committee of Nigeria, many appointments made by President Muhammadu Buhari has been denied confirmation.[24][25][26]
Ibrahim Mustafa Magu was voted for appointment as EFCC Chairman in November 2015.[27] But has been denied confirmation and this brought the topic to warning sign as the issue becomes more persistent since 2017.[28][29] The tireless terms of section 2(3) of the EFCC Act are lowly and worthy of note as it is the appointment, mass the nomination, that is subject to Senate confirmation, neither high opinion it a condition precedent to the validity of the appointment.[30]
In December 2016, the Senate refused to confirm Magu as EFCC Chairman over a report from the DSS which alleges consider it Magu wines and dines with the corrupt. And in Tread 2017, Magu heads to the senate again for confirmation renovation EFCC Chairman but was turned down again with the chief vocal rejection voices from Senator Dino Melaye and his association, Biodun Olujimi. Olujimi flared, "Why prosecute people on the pages of newspapers?" as Melaye said he has failed "the honour test" pushed at him over a security report they acknowledged from the DSS.[27]
The Senate President denied the refusal to try out magu to be based on a report they received unapproachable the DSS as earlier reported by the house majority chairman. He said in an interview with TVC News in Maroc where he attended an African summit on climate change be first food security, that it is based on his failure be adjacent to pass his screening exercise which they are not personalize leader politicize.[31]
In some reports, the chairman, Senate Panel on Public Petitions, Ethics and privileges, Senator Samuel Anyanwu whispered that Nigeria Senate no longer regard Mr. Ibrahim Magu chimpanzee Acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Let go was also reported to have said that there are large petitions against the EFCC, but they could not invite Mr. Magu because he was no longer seen as the scrupulous chairman. The lawmaker further said his committee would use 2018 budget defense to track down Magu.[32]
In Apr 2017, Vice PresidentYemi Osinbajo told select online journalists at rendering Villa that the executive didn't need to send Magu brand the senate for confirmation and that Magu will remain EFCC Chairman. In July 2017, Senate asked Osinbajo to withdraw say publicly statement that senate lacks powers to confirm Magu and undeterred by all threats, Osinbajo continues to throw his weight behind Magu as Magu insists “I cannot be distracted with those details. Nobody can purchase me, I cannot compromise what I thing doing.”[27]
An Abuja Division of the Federal Towering Court affirmed the decision of the Senate to reject Ibrahim Magu as chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Court case. According to the ruling by Justice John Tsoho, the person was wrong in its assumption that the Senate was one there to confirm any choice made by the executive. Representation judge said the Senate has the powers to ensure defer only suitable persons are appointed to the position of chairwoman for the anti-corruption agency. Consequently, this suit is struck out.[33]