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The Intelligence from The Economist

Baba Go Slow: Nigeria’s President gets another term

The Intelligence from The Economist

The Economist

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🗓️ 29 May 2019

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Muhammadu Buhari earned the nickname “Baba Go Slow” for a lackadaisical approach to reform as Nigeria’s president. He mismanaged the economy, failed to tackle corruption and has been unable to restrain the terrorist group Boko Haram. Will he be more effective in his second term? Also, why so many climbers are perishing on the slopes of Everest. And for the first time in football history, clubs from just one nation compete in Europe’s top tournaments. How England’s Premier League teams have outperformed expectations.

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to the Intelligence on Economist Radio. I'm Ann McElvoy in for Jason

0:10.2

Palmer. Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the event shaping your world.

0:17.8

A spate of deaths on Mount Everest has raised concern about overcrowding on the world's

0:23.0

most punishing slopes. Less experienced climbers trying to reach the peak face a queue for selfies

0:29.6

at the spot first conquered by Edmont Hillary and Tenzing Norge. One of our data journalists

0:35.1

has been looking at whether the recent tragedies are an exception or worrying trend.

0:42.0

Two English clubs, Liverpool and Tottenham, will battle it out in the final of the Champions

0:46.8

League. That's Europe's most prestigious tournament. Both rank as comeback kids at the

0:52.2

sport and England's Premier League has also seen a number of clubs emerge from the

0:56.9

goldrums to delight their fans and slay some giants.

1:07.9

But first. Today, Nigerian President Mohamedu Bahari begins his second term. The former

1:16.6

military ruler was first elected head of state in 2015.

1:28.9

The change was slow to arrive and at times for the worse. His economic policies turned

1:34.4

a drop in oil prices into a recession. Nigerians are poorer today than they were four years

1:41.5

ago. In spite of his tanking popularity, Mr Bahari beat businessmen at Siku Abu Bakr in

1:47.7

this year's presidential race.

1:49.2

I assure you that no Nigerian will regret voting us in full office and will continue to

1:58.8

improve the situation. Security, economy and fighting corruption. Thank you very much.

2:06.4

Turn out was low and the election was marred by violence and by vote buying. As Mr

2:13.2

Bahari embarks on a new term in office, will he manage to improve on the first and lose

2:18.2

the nickname it earned him?

2:20.9

After Mohamedu Bahari was sworn in in 2015, Nigerian started calling him Baba Go Slow and

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