Nigeria: the results of Muhammadu Buhari’s first presidential term and the 2019 general election

Muhammadu Buhari’s first term as president ended in early 2019. On February 23, the general election took place, as a result of which the current head of state retained his position. Buhari did not receive unanimous support of the citizens of the country, because in his capacity he did not fulfill the main promises he had made to the Nigerians during the 2015 election campaign. He had not achieved notable successes in the economic sphere, although certain progress in this area had been registered; he had not established an acceptable level of security for Nigerians and had not reduced the level of corruption. However, despite the regime’s failure to fulfill its election promises in part or in full, it was the absence of a decent and at the same time fairly well-known alternative figure that led most Nigerians to vote for a candidate who may not have yet managed to implement all his plans and programs.

The main problem of the Buhari administration remains security. Although the regular army has managed to drive Boko Haram militants to the far northeast of the country, where they are mainly occupied with cross-border smuggling of weapons, drugs, oil products, food, etc., the Buhari government has failed to completely destroy the extremists. The question of the Niger Delta, where militants from anti-government groups keep on attacking oil infrastructure facilities, is still acute. The problem of separatism in Biafra has re-emerged, and against the background of these «long-standing» conflicts, a new conflict - between farmers and herders - broke out in the central regions of Nigeria.

Meanwhile, the fact that Muhammadu Buhari stayed in power in Nigeria may be viewed as a factor contributing to the expansion of contacts between Russia and the largest West African country.

Keywords

Nigeria, General elections, Muhammadu Buhari, political parties, economic reforms

Publication date

10.08.2019

Number of characters

22750

Cite

GOST	Denisova T. Nigeria: the results of Muhammadu Buhari’s first presidential term and the 2019 general election // Asia and Africa Today – 2019. – Issue 8 C. 37-42 [Electronic resource]. URL: https://asaf-today.ru/S032150750005775-4-1 (circulation date: 19.04.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S032150750005775-4
MLA	Denisova, Tatyana "Nigeria: the results of Muhammadu Buhari’s first presidential term and the 2019 general election." Asia and Africa Today 8 (2019):37-42. DOI: 10.31857/S032150750005775-4
APA	Denisova T. (2019). Nigeria: the results of Muhammadu Buhari’s first presidential term and the 2019 general election. Asia and Africa Today (8), pp.37-42 DOI: 10.31857/S032150750005775-4

100 rub.

When subscribing to an article or issue, the user can download PDF, evaluate the publication or contact the author. Need to register.

Number of purchasers: 2, views: 1456

Readers community rating: votes 0

1. 2019 Nigeria election: What you need to know - https://www.dw.com/en/2019-nigeria-election-what-you-need-toknow/a-47090615 (accessed 04.04.2019)

2. 2019 Nigerian general election - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Nigerian_general_election (accessed 04.04.2019)

3. Denisova T.S. 2015. Nigeria-2015: Leadership Change // Asia and Africa today. № 8 (In Russ.)

4. Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria’s embattled leader. 6 February 2019 - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa12890807?intlink_from_url=https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/crx60q1k8ldt/nigerian-general-election2019&link_location=live-reporting-story (accessed 01.04.2019)

5. Nigeria - Gross domestic product (In Russ.) - https://knoema.ru/atlas/%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F/%D0%92%D0%92%D0%9F (accessed 01.04.2019)

6. Nigeria GDP, 2019 - https://tradingeconomics.com/nigeria/gdp (accessed 04.05.2019)

7. Nigeria’s central bank sees 3% GDP growth in 2019. 22 March 2019 - https://www.iol.co.za/businessreport/international/nigerias-central-bank-sees-3-gdp-growth-in-2019-20030520 (accessed 04.05.2019)

8. National Bureau of Statistics of Nigeria. 2017 - http://www.nigerianstat.gov.ng/ (accessed 19.03.2018)

9. Presidency lists 64 achievements of Buhari. October 11, 2018 - http://dailypost.ng/2018/10/11/presidency-lists-64- achievements-buhari/ (accessed 19.03.2019)

10. 2019 Nigeria election: What you need to know - https://www.dw.com/en/2019-nigeria-election-what-you-need-toknow/a-47090615 (accessed 19.03.2019)

11. Denisova T.S. 2017. Investment Climate in Nigeria // Journal of the Institute for African Studies. № 4 (In Russ.)

12. What Buhari has achieved in three years. 2018 - https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/269803-whatbuhari-has-achieved-in-three-years-presidency.html (accessed 23.03.2019)

13. Denisova T.S. 2014. Nigeria: from Maitatsine to Boko Haram // Vostok (ORIENS). № 4 (In Russ.)

14. Buhari victory at polls not a sure bet as his support base dries up. 06 August 2018 - https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/ world/africa/2018-08-06-buhari-victory-at-polls-not-a-sure-bet-as-his-support-base-dries-up/ (accessed 25.03.2019)

15. Elections in Nigeria: Buhari fights double rumors and economic failures. 2018 (In Russ.) - https://www.theguardian.com/world/ 2018/dec/04/nigeria-election-buhari-battles-body-double-rumours-and-economic-woe (accessed 25.04.2019)

16. Mumbere D.A quick look at what’s at stake in Nigeria’s 2019 General Elections - http://www.africanews.com/2019/ 01/28/a-quick-look-at-what-s-at-stake-in-nigeria-s-2019-general-elections/) (accessed 25.04.2019)

17. Spisok stran po indeksu vospriyatiya korruptsii. 2019. (List of countries by corruption perception index. 2019) (In Russ.) - https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/ (accessed 25.04.2019)

18. Russia - Nigeria. 2017 (In Russ.) - https://nigeria.mid.ru/obsaa-informacia (accessed 25.04.2019)

19. Nigeria and Russia have all conditions for the development of bilateral cooperation (In Russ.) - https://interaffairs.ru/news/ printable/20073 (accessed 25.04.2019)

20. Secretary of the Russian Security Council met in Moscow with the Adviser to the President of Nigeria on National Security (In Russ.) - http://www.scrf.gov.ru/news/allnews/2510/ (accessed 25.04.2019)

21. 2018. The Federation Council holds the 437th meeting) (In Russ.) - http://council.gov.ru/events/news/93573/ (accessed 19.03.2018)

22. Trade between Russia and Nigeria in 2018 (In Russ.) - http://russian-trade.com/reports-and-reviews/2019-02/torgovlya-mezhdu-rossiey-i-nigeriey-v-2018-g/ (accessed 19.03.2018)

23. Expanding the presence of Russian business in the heart of Africa is the main task of the Russia - Nigeria Business Council (In Russ.) - https://tpprf.ru/ru/news/rasshirenie-prisutstviya-v-serdtse-afriki-rossiyskogobiznesa-glavnaya-zadacha-delovogo-soveta-rossi-i282241/) (accessed 19.03.2018)

24. Russia to build a nuclear research center in Nigeria (In Russ.) - https://www.novayagazeta.ru/news/2016/05/30/122107-rossiya-postroit-v-nigerii-tsentr-yadernyhissledovaniy (accessed 19.03.2019)