Muhammadu Buhari

=== National issues ===
==== Ruga policy ====

{{Main|Ruga policy}}

The Buhari administration introduced the controversial [[Ruga policy]] (human settlement policy), aimed at [[Conflict resolution|resolving]] the conflict between nomadic [[Fulani herdsmen]] and sedentary farmers. The policy, which is currently suspended, would "create reserved communities where herders will live, grow and tend their cattle, produce milk and undertake other activities associated with the cattle business without having to move around in search of grazing land for their cows."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/rethinking-the-ruga-policy/|title=Rethinking the Ruga policy|date=5 July 2019|website=Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics|language=en-US|access-date=7 April 2020|archive-date=12 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612205447/https://thenationonlineng.net/rethinking-the-ruga-policy/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== Alleged militarization ====

Buhari has faced a lot of criticism in office. In 2019 his government came under widespread criticism over the unfair treatment<ref>{{Cite web|date=11 March 2020|title=End Unfair Trial Of Sowore, Amnesty International Tells Nigerian Government|url=http://saharareporters.com/2020/03/11/end-unfair-trial-sowore-amnesty-international-tells-nigerian-government|access-date=11 April 2020|website=Sahara Reporters|archive-date=11 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411024103/http://saharareporters.com/2020/03/11/end-unfair-trial-sowore-amnesty-international-tells-nigerian-government|url-status=live}}</ref> of US-based Social Activist [[Omoyele Sowore|Sowore]] during his trial, despite the court granting him bail.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Court grants Sowore N100m bail, requests N50m security deposit|url=https://punchng.com/breaking-court-grants-sowore-n100m-bail-requests-n50m-security-deposit-2/|access-date=11 April 2020|website=Punch Newspapers|date=4 October 2019|language=en-US|archive-date=11 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411024057/https://punchng.com/breaking-court-grants-sowore-n100m-bail-requests-n50m-security-deposit-2/|url-status=live}}</ref> This move was largely condemned, with [[Omoyele Sowore|Sowore]] himself stating that Buhari had violated his civic space.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ogundipe|first=Samuel|date=14 November 2019|title=Sowore speaks from custody, says Buhari out to destroy civic space - Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/363012-sowore-speaks-from-custody-says-buhari-out-to-destroy-civic-space.html|access-date=11 April 2020|language=en-GB|archive-date=11 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411024055/https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/363012-sowore-speaks-from-custody-says-buhari-out-to-destroy-civic-space.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2019, Nigeria's Newspaper Giants: [[The Punch|PUNCH]] stated that henceforth they would addressed Buhari's administration as a "regime"<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Buhari: The general and the democracy|url=https://punchng.com/buhari-the-general-and-the-democracy/|access-date=11 April 2020|website=Punch Newspapers|date=17 December 2019|language=en-US|archive-date=11 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411024052/https://punchng.com/buhari-the-general-and-the-democracy/|url-status=live}}</ref> and subsequently address him as "General Buhari"<ref name=":3" /> as his military-like administration was a far cry from [[democracy]]. They insisted that he was a 'military dictator',<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nigerian newspaper says it will now call President Buhari a 'military dictator'|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/11/africa/nigeria-newspaper-calls-president-military-dictator/index.html|access-date=11 April 2020|website=CNN|date=11 December 2019|language=en|archive-date=11 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411024057/https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/11/africa/nigeria-newspaper-calls-president-military-dictator/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> a move that was greeted with mixed receptions on [[social media]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Opejobi|first=Seun|title=Nigerians react as Punch changes Buhari's title to 'Major General'|date=11 December 2019|url=https://dailypost.ng/2019/12/11/nigerians-react-as-punch-changes-buharis-title-to-major-general/|access-date=11 April 2020|language=en-US|archive-date=11 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411024054/https://dailypost.ng/2019/12/11/nigerians-react-as-punch-changes-buharis-title-to-major-general/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== COVID-19 pandemic ====
[[File:Secretary Blinken Meets With Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari (51700506018).jpg|thumb|Buhari meets with US Secretary of State [[Antony Blinken]] in 2021]]
{{main|COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria}}
{{See also|Nigerian government response to the COVID-19 pandemic}}

Following the outbreak of the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria]], Buhari established a Presidential Task Force for the control of the virus in the country.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://guardian.ng/news/buhari-names-task-force-on-coronavirus/|title=Buhari names task force on coronavirus|last=Daka|first=FTerhemba|date=10 March 2020|website=The Guardian|access-date=7 April 2020|archive-date=13 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613173313/https://guardian.ng/news/buhari-names-task-force-on-coronavirus/|url-status=live}}</ref> On 23 March, Buhari's chief of staff [[Abba Kyari (politician)|Abba Kyari]] tested positive for COVID-19 sparking fears that Buhari may have been infected, it was later revealed that Buhari tested negative.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cfr.org/blog/president-buharis-top-aide-tests-positive-coronavirus-nigeria|title=President Buhari's Top Aide Tests Positive for Coronavirus in Nigeria|website=Council on Foreign Relations|language=en|access-date=7 April 2020|archive-date=9 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200409073726/https://www.cfr.org/blog/president-buharis-top-aide-tests-positive-coronavirus-nigeria|url-status=live}}</ref> On 30 March, Buhari announced a two-week lockdown on major cities Abuja, Lagos and Ogun.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/03/nigeria-announces-lockdown-major-cities-curb-coronavirus-200330095100706.html|title=Nigeria announces lockdown of major cities to curb coronavirus|website=www.aljazeera.com|access-date=7 April 2020|archive-date=19 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200619155511/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/03/nigeria-announces-lockdown-major-cities-curb-coronavirus-200330095100706.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 14 October, the presidential task force on COVID-19 warned about a potential second wave "if the guidelines and protocols are not adhered to strictly".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ajimotokan|first=Olawale|date=13 October 2020|title=Nigeria May Witness Second Wave of Covid-19, Says PTF|url=https://allafrica.com/stories/202010130031.html|access-date=15 October 2020|website=allAfrica.com|language=en|archive-date=8 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108224733/https://allafrica.com/stories/202010130031.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== End SARS protests ====
{{main|End SARS}}
In October 2020, protests against alleged police brutality of a special police unit of the [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian Police Force]] the [[Special Anti-Robbery Squad]] (SARS) erupted in Lagos and other major cities. The [[End SARS|End SARS movement]] with no centralised leadership beyond the small assembly that organized the initial protests, share similarities with the [[Occupy Nigeria|2012]] [[Occupy movement]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Attiah|first=Karen|title=Opinion: For the sake of democracy, Nigeria's #EndSars campaign against police brutality must prevail|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/10/13/sake-democracy-nigerias-endsars-campaign-against-police-brutality-must-prevail/|access-date=15 October 2020|issn=0190-8286|archive-date=14 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201014210805/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/10/13/sake-democracy-nigerias-endsars-campaign-against-police-brutality-must-prevail/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 12 October, a day after demonstrators declared their demands Buhari announced the disbandment of SARS and promised "extensive police reforms".<ref>{{Cite news|date=12 October 2020|title=Sars ban: Two dead in Nigeria police brutality protests|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-54506567|access-date=15 October 2020|archive-date=14 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201014182855/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-54506567|url-status=live}}</ref> Since independence in 1960, the Nigerian Police Force has been at the forefront of tackling organised crime in Nigeria with the recent spate of banditry, cultism, drug trafficking, fraud and kidnapping drastically affecting its personnel capacity,<ref>{{Cite web|date=3 August 2020|title=The price of underpolicing|url=https://www.thecable.ng/the-price-of-underpolicing|access-date=15 October 2020|website=TheCable|language=en-US|archive-date=4 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204194324/https://www.thecable.ng/the-price-of-underpolicing|url-status=live}}</ref> leaving a vacuum for SARS members to exploit and commit extrajudicial killings.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ukomadu|first=Felix Onuah, Angela|date=13 October 2020|title=Nigeria's Buhari promises police reform; one protester killed|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nigeria-protests-police-idUSKBN26X1RE|access-date=15 October 2020|archive-date=13 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201013211014/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nigeria-protests-police-idUSKBN26X1RE|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 13 October [[Mohammed Adamu]] the [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General of Police]] announced the creation of a new unit the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) to take over the duties of SARS.<ref>{{Cite web|date=13 October 2020|title=IGP announces new squad "SWAT" to replace SARS|url=https://guardian.ng/news/igp-announces-new-squad-swat-to-replace-sars/|website=The Guardian|access-date=15 October 2020|archive-date=16 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201016182919/https://guardian.ng/news/igp-announces-new-squad-swat-to-replace-sars/|url-status=live}}</ref> This move did not satisfy most demonstrators, who expected a substantial overhaul of the police structure.<ref>{{Cite web|date=14 October 2020|title=Nigeria's youth finds voice in police brutality protests|url=https://www.france24.com/en/20201014-nigeria-s-youth-finds-voice-in-police-brutality-protests|access-date=15 October 2020|website=France 24|language=en|archive-date=20 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020162558/https://www.france24.com/en/20201014-nigeria-s-youth-finds-voice-in-police-brutality-protests|url-status=live}}</ref> On 14 October, the demonstrations continued with at least ten protestors being killed, and violent clashes occurring between pro-SARS and anti-SARS protesters with the elite [[Presidential Guard Brigade (Nigeria)|Presidential Guard Brigade]] intervening in the federal capital.<ref>{{Cite web|date=13 October 2020|title=#ENDSARS: Soldiers attack Protesters, Journalists in Abuja|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/10/endsars-soldiers-attack-protesters-journalists-in-abuja/|access-date=15 October 2020|website=Vanguard News|language=en-US|archive-date=14 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201014182201/https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/10/endsars-soldiers-attack-protesters-journalists-in-abuja/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 12 June 2021, there was a deployment of the Nigerian Police Force and the Nigerian Army to the streets, Nationwide to curb the planned protest by the Youths, The demonstration of this was to prevent the incidents from the End Sars Protest that happened October 2020<ref>{{cite web |title=End Sars |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/467285-june-12-protest-live-updates-from-nigerian-streets.html |website=Premuim Times |date=12 June 2021 |publisher=AZAGBA |access-date=12 June 2021 |archive-date=12 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612120734/https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/467285-june-12-protest-live-updates-from-nigerian-streets.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
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