My 2 cents on the first 50 days of Soludo’s solution -By Chima Christian

Even his fiercest critics admit that President Muhammadu Buhari, as at the time of his inauguration, carried a “powerfully persuasive, in fact almost religious weight.” That Buhari has lost nearly all of that in seven short years should occupy more than a shallow space in Prof Chukwuma Soludo’s mind.

If experience is anything to count on, Soludo’s most revolutionary programmes must be initiated now that his approval rating is high enough to withstand the public backlash usually associated with revolutionary ideas.

If this gun is truly loaded, the time to fire it is now.

Buhari, for instance, could have removed fuel subsidy in the first few months of his administration and there won’t be much public resistance. He would be literally attempting to overthrow his government if he tries to remove subsidy now the public goodwill Nigerians so generously gifted him has been mindlessly squandered.

Rubber has met the road in Anambra. Soludo’s persuasive presence is expectedly beginning to shed its weight. As at today, the only thing standing between Soludo and his proposed solution is time.

It’s 50 days already! Despite modest efforts, the sloganeering should be toned down a bit. Solution is NOT YET here. When solution comes, it won’t be the government telling us about it. It will be us telling them about it.

Until then, all sleeves should be kept rolled, and the nkwu enu from Awgbu should be kept in its keg.

May Anambra succeed.

Chima Christian