He ran the economy to ground, was bereft of ideas on how to run the country, he became violent, and ensured no one dared criticize him...people pls read and dont allow history repeat itself... In October, 1984, GeneralBuhari himself declared that the government wasto all intents and purposes bankrupt. However,apparently conceding to public opinion, Buhari steadfastly refused to obtain an IMF loan whichwould entail devaluation of the naira. The stringent economic measures applied by the government led to large-scale retrenchment of public servants; students unrest in tertiary institutions against the re-introduction of fees and withdrawal of food subsidy; and increased unemployment. Gradually, the Buhari Administration began to wear an inhuman and insensitive face.The last straw in the regimes worsening humanrights record was the passage of Decree No. 4.This sought to ensure that public officers were not maligned by the press., the decree was widely seen as governments attempt to muzzle thepress. The conviction and imprisonment of two journalists of The Guardian, Nduka Irabor andTunde Thompson, and the imposition of a N50,000fine on The Guardians publishers under this Decree, increased fears of governments intention to gag the Press. The activities of the NigeriaPolice and the Nigeria Security Organisation (NSO)in harassing radical intellectuals and other opponents or critics of the Government, side by side withthe numerous harsh decrees carrying severe penalties, doomed the Buhari regime. It was overthrown on August 27, 1985 in a military coup.
Posted on: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 15:55:51 +0000
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