By Hon Ishaq Sidi Ishaq
According to a notable figure in Nigerian Politics, Hon Shareef Mahmoud Danlarabawa, a nation does not move forward by changing direction at every difficult moment. Sometimes, progress demands patience, stability, and the courage to allow reforms to mature before passing final judgment. This is why many Nigerians believe that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu deserves the opportunity to complete his four-year mandate.
No honest observer will deny that the country is facing hardship. The cost of living is high, emotions are tense, and expectations are enormous. But it is also important to understand that many of the painful decisions being made today are deeply connected to years of accumulated economic distortions, weak structures, subsidy burdens, debt pressure, insecurity, and overdependence on oil revenue. These problems did not begin overnight, and they cannot disappear overnight.
History has shown that difficult reforms often appear unpopular in the beginning before their impact becomes visible. Countries that eventually achieved stability and growth usually passed through periods of sacrifice, adjustment, and uncertainty. What matters is whether there is a long-term direction, a willingness to confront hard truths, and the political courage to make decisions previous administrations avoided.
One of the greatest risks Nigeria faces today is emotional decision-making driven purely by frustration. Anger can produce leadership choices that later become national regret. The danger is not only removing a government people are dissatisfied with; the greater danger is replacing it with leadership that performs even worse.
Nigeria must carefully consider this possibility.
What happens if the next administration lacks the political experience, strategic network, or institutional understanding required to manage a fragile economy? What if the replacement government deepens division, weakens investor confidence further, or introduces policies that multiply inflation, unemployment, and insecurity? What if the nation exchanges temporary discomfort for a far more dangerous collapse in governance?
Leadership is not judged only by promises during campaigns. It is judged by the ability to withstand pressure, negotiate power structures, attract investment, manage crises, and maintain national balance under intense conditions. These are areas where President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s decades of political experience cannot simply be dismissed.
Even critics acknowledge that some reforms currently taking place are structural decisions previous leaders avoided because of the political consequences. The removal of subsidy dependence, attempts to increase state revenue, infrastructure continuity, and efforts toward economic restructuring are painful policies, but many economists argue they were inevitable sooner or later.
The real question Nigerians should ask is this: after enduring the pain of reforms, does it make sense to abruptly abandon the process before seeing its possible outcome?
There is also the issue of national stability. Constant political disruption discourages investors, weakens confidence, and slows development. Democracies grow stronger when institutions are allowed continuity and governments are assessed fairly over a complete cycle rather than permanent political turbulence.
Giving President Bola Ahmed Tinubu another chance to complete his four years does not mean blind loyalty or silence against hardship. It simply means allowing a government enough time to either fully succeed or fully fail based on the results of its complete mandate. Democracy works best when citizens remain vigilant, demand accountability, but also avoid decisions driven entirely by fear, anger, or desperation.
Nigeria’s future should not be gambled on uncertainty without carefully weighing the consequences. Sometimes, the safest path forward is not necessarily the loudest alternative, but the steady completion of a difficult journey already underway.
Ishaq Sidi Ishaq is a
Communication Consultant and former SSA Creative Industries To The Governor Of Kano State, Under Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, OFR (Khadimul Islam)
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