By Emma Ogbuehi
It would seem that even as President Muhammdu Buhari boasted on Friday morning that he has outperformed all the presidents before him, some Nigerians disagree.
In his Independence Day anniversary speech on Friday, Buhari boasted: “A lot has been achieved in the last six years on many fronts: in infrastructure, social care, governance, Nigeria’s image and influence in Africa and the international community.
“But critics misdiagnose incremental progress as stagnation. Since coming to power, this Administration has tackled our problems head-on in spite of the meagre resources. No government since 1999 has done what we have done in six years to put Nigeria back on track.”
But while he was addressing the nation, heavily armed policemen were dispersing Buhari-must-go protesters at Dantata bridge in Abuja .
The protesters had converged on the bridge to begin a planned demonstration when Police operatives stormed the area.
They fired tear gas canister and gave them a hot chase.
Security operatives are still on ground.
