PRESIDENT BUHARI, PLEASE USE THE BULLETS IN YOUR GUN.

It is irreconcilable that a country like ours with over 180 million people, blessed with great natural resources will almost be this economically helpless. It is laziness and foolishness if we put all the blame on corruption cause corruption is everywhere in the world, corruption has become part of our human existence, though corruption share most of the blame we are going through as a country. But as a coach, Trained General and father of this country, President Buhari has got all the men it takes to deliver this nation economically. Just like a typical commander in the war front, President Buhari has got a lot of bullets in his gun who can manage, give better advise and manifest their potentials irrespective of political party affiliation.

One great asset in the hands of Mr. President is Professor Yemi Osinbajo. During his period of medical vacation, this bullet in the gun of Mr.President demonstrated beyond reasonable doubts that he has the spirit of excellence in him and he can be trusted not to turn the table against his boss. What makes this scenario even more interesting is that if the president can trust this bullet well enough, there are so many other bullets (corporate and individuals) in Nigeria he can recruit to fix things in the country.
It is obvious that in asking anybody to take charge of anything, President Buhari must look for a person with track record of performance, regardless of academic qualifications. There was no record that person like the biblical Joseph was a professor of economics or administration. To make it interesting, the biblical Joseph was not even an Egyptian. But in all the two places he had worked including the prison, Joseph demonstrated beyond reasonable doubts that he was a solution-oriented individual. His previous bosses simply handed over the affairs of their enterprises to him to take over.
There are many bullets like the biblical Joseph in the country, many individuals and corporate organisations with results, that the president can recruit to work with.  Aliko Dangote is a great bullet in the gun of Mr President and Aliko is making Nigeria proud  through his projects, the Dangote group is in a position to lend forex to the Nigerian government. The Dangote group is everywhere. Who says the group cannot become another Samsung which according to recent data was responsible for over 20 per cent of South Korean’s GDP. Dangote is a great bullet in the gun of Mr President.
For more than two decades, Tony Elumelu, has proved his mettle as a turn-around manager having successfully resurrected Crystal Bank , turning it into a vibrant bank (STB) that eventually acquired UBA. And now through the Elemelu Foundation, Tony is providing succours for budding entrepreneurs across Africa. He is another great bullet in the gun of Mr President.
Prof Charles Soludo is one bullet I think is just rusting in the gun of Mr President, it does not matter if this bullet is in another political party, the bullet will be proud to serve in any capacity if Mr President gives the leverage. He has done well both as an adviser to former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Governor of the Central bank of Nigeria.
Another wonderful bullet in the gun of Mr President  is Aigboje Aig-Imokhuede. Aig and his partner Herbert Wigwe could be described as turn-around specialists. They took the banking industry by surprise when they created a complex transaction which made their bank, Access Bank, acquire a far bigger bank-Intercontinental Bank Plc. But Aig is into something much bigger. Last year he launched his new baby The Africa Initiative for Governance (AIG) which is designed to bridge the knowledge gap in the civil service.
Another bullet, in corporate mould, is the Nigerian Breweries Plc, the pioneer and largest brewing company in Nigeria, which in recent time has taken the backward integration route and not a few experts have lauded the initiative which they agree will take Nigeria out of the current economic wood. NB Plc has specifically reaffirmed its commitment and in the process, created a total of 250,000 new jobs which has also led to the successful introduction of two innovative hybrid sorghum seeds to Nigerian farmers.
Speaking to Financial Journalists recently, Managing Director of the company, Mr. Nicolaas Vervelde explained that the initiative is part of the company’s “winning with Nigeria” project and in line with the current economic diversification process.
Earlier in his welcome address, Chairman of the company, Chief Kola Jamodu, stated that, “These investments, totalling over N11 billion stand out as a testimony to our corporate philosophy of Winning with Nigeria and they reflect our company’s bold confidence in Nigeria as an investment destination.”
With these mighty bullets at work, the president could conveniently step into the balcony as a coach where he can watch and motivate his team into performance. I was not really a fan president Buhari, until I saw his no nonsense approach towards corruption. I was won over by his simplicity, humility and see- through honesty. He can stand on this brand while he allows the bullets in his gun to interpret and execute his plans. It is not a weakness that the president is low on the economy. The key point is that he has men who can make things happen, and the glory goes to him as the president.
Secondly, the president needs to properly empower his ministers and create rooms for them to express themselves. I am close to friends of some of the ministers and the feelers I get all the time is that they feel frustrated and do not feel released to make significant contribution in their areas of passions. To quote Stephen Covey, the president needs to understand that his main job as the coach and leader of the team is to find his voice and also inspire his ministers to find theirs.
Nigeria is at the threshold of history. Whatever the president decides to do or not to in the next two years would significantly shape the direction of things and that explains why I had to write this piece in a war-like manner.