7 main issues President Buhari should address on his arrival

President Muhammadu Buhari is due back to the country on Saturday, February 11 after a medical vacation in the United Kingdom according to a presidential source quoted in several media reports.

President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to return to the country on Saturday, February 11

The rumour mill had been activated about the president's health status while the president was receiving treatment in the UK.

It became worse when rumours of the president's death were falsely circulated on some social media platforms.

The presidency had to release several photos of the president to dispel the rumours.

As Nigerians await the arrival of their leader, there are urgent issues the president to address as soon as he steps into the presidential villa.

FLAVOURWAY.com lists 7 of the issues below:

1. Rejig his cabinet

There is no doubt that President Buhari is surrounded by some incompetent men and women in government circles. It is time for the president to wield the stick no matter whose ox is gored.

Time is no more on the president's side and the blame game should stop immediately, while efforts should be made to deliver the dividends of democracy as promised during the electioneering period.

2. Ensure the 2017 Budget is passed quickly

Unfortunately, the scenario that played out in 2016 is about to rear its ugly head again. The current administration seems to be struggling to have a healthy relationship with the legislature.

There is a need for the president to get to work immediately and ensure that the 2017 Budget is passed on time so money can circulate quickly as Nigeria battles recession. There is no time to waste!

3. Visit crisis-ridden areas

The current administration has been insensitive to the plight of Nigerians that have been victims of terror. President Buhari needs to show leadership by example and quickly embark on a tour of areas that have witnessed attacks by criminal elements.

This will not only dispel notions that the president is a sectional leader, it will also give the victims' the assurance that they have a caring leader who share in their pain.

4. Tame his overzealous media aides

President Buhari needs to have a meeting with some of his spokespersons. Characters like Garba Shehu, Femi Adesina and Lauretta Onochie are doing the president more harm than good with their pedestrain and petty statements.

These trio, have abandoned their core duties and instead resort to name-calling, petty utterances and twisting facts. The president is losing public appeal partly because of these overzealous aides. They need to be cautioned!

5. Meet with religious, traditional and opinion leaders

Nigeria has never been divided along ethnic and religious lines like it has been now. The coming of President Buhari should have united Nigeria more given the way he came into power, but the reverse has been the case. The president himself has not helped matters with his polarising statements, actions, inactions and skewed appointments.

It is time for President Buhari to prove that he is indeed for everybody and for nobody. The first step is to call on all those that matter and start afresh all over again.

6. Implement the 2014 CONFAB report

It is becoming clearer by the day that the present structure of Nigeria is not sustainable and the only way to address this issue is to restructure the country. President Buhari needs to dust the recommendations of the 2014 CONFAB and implement them, especially those areas that have answers to our current economic quagmire.

The feeding bottle arrangement of states running to Abuja monthly for allocations is doomed to fail. The CONFAB report is key to solving many of the challenges this current administration is grappling with.

7. Stop the blame game

The era of Goodluck Jonathan is gone. President Buhari needs to move on and address the current challenges facing Nigeria. While it is imperative that the government punish those who looted the country blind in the past, it is important to focus on the present and the future and leave behind the mistakes of our past leaders.

There is too much referral to the past by current government officials and it has to stop. President Buhari should take the lead by accepting responsibility for our current failures and take up the challenge to lead us to the promised land.