MEDIEVAL? PRESIDENT BUHARI EXHUMES ''WAI'' AS ECONOMY NOSE-DIVE

Faced with an economy in freefall and mounting criticism, Nigeria's president, Muhammadu Buhari has turned to a contentious scheme he first implemented more than 30 years ago to revive his flagging fortunes called “War Against Indiscipline” Buhari originally introduced the programme in 1984 when he was the military ruler of Africa’s top oil-producer, and under the initiative Nigerians faced physical punishment even imprisonment for such misdemeanors as queuing improperly or being late for work.Government officials insist that under the new “war,” announced last week, such punitive measures will not be meted out. But for many, the 73-year-old’s decision to revert to an old and largely unpopular tactic exacerbated the sense of a leader out of touch and faltering as he attempts to turn round a nation enduring its worst  economic crisis in decades.