Hi,

It's been a long time.

Boko Haram has come to stay, so the Nigerian State have to find a way to adjust to that reality.

The Nigerian State with an incompetent police, no biometric ID system, 10 million out of school kids and porous borders cannot solve this problem without fundamental changes & these changes will be very risky politically.

In addition to Boko Haram, there's a silent crisis in the Middle Belt (farmers vs herdsmen), separatist rumblings in the South East & of course, the Niger Delta.

Oil prices have dropped - & Iran looms over the horizon.

There is consumer inflation, purchasing power is steadily dropping. No economic policy direction.

There will be very difficult years ahead - and let nobody make you believe Boko Haram will be the only challenge or even the major challenge.