 በእርግጥ ኮከቡ በአገሩ ለፕሬዚዳንትነት የሚበቃ ተወዳጅነትና ተቀባይነት ባይጎድለውም ለመሪነት የሚበቃ የትምህርት ዝግጅት የሌለው መሆኑ በምርጫ ፉክክሩ ፈተና ሆኖበት ነበር።
The media were, of course, negative and hostile towards him during the election campaign, but his failure to make peace with them after his election has been a major failing.