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  • Buhari, Buharism and Buharinomics

    Buhari, Buharism and Buharinomics

    The nation is gradually seeing the president in action and the generations who were either not born or matured enough in 1983 to 1985 during the first coming of Major General Muhammadu Buhari as a military ruler, must now be able to see that the story they heard about the man has not changed. What story? The story that a military ruler took over from a civilian administration; from one President Shehu Aliyu Shagari, due to corruption and incompetence.  The nation was made to undergo a rebirth from wastefulness and daylight political brigandry, the malady that almost suffocated life out of the nation.

    Buhari came, saw the nation bleeding to death, as an infantry officer, he shot his way to power, arrested the looters of the commonwealth and tried them under the military decree. Some politicians were jailed, while some were kept under house arrest, others fled. Those that fled the country were not spared. Buhari’s government declared them wanted at all cost. Ubah Ahmed, Adisa Akinloye and Umaru Dikko were declared wanted over treasury looting. Dikko was abducted by the State Security Service officials in the heart of London. The abduction failed at the Heathrow Airport in London and Nigerian officers behind the operation of repatriating Dikko to Nigeria were apprehended, tried and jailed in London for abduction. The Dikko’s loot remained in UK banks till today, but the conscience of the keepers kept troubling them till they cried out over why they are still keeping the loots.

    Buhari’s retroactive decree against drug traffickers was described as draconian. Some young Nigerians; Batholomie Owoh and others caught were summarily tried and executed, and the nation’s condemnation went far and near over Buhari’s government action. Those drug traffickers ran out of steam for the period Buhari called the shots, but returned and remain till date after his ousting. Buhari that we know will sooner or later chase the drug peddlers out again. This time not with retroactive decrees, but with the laws of the land. To Buhari, what is not good must not be spared. Drugs have ruined many lives all over the world. We must therefore waste the wasters before they waste our youths.

    Buhari’s War Against Indiscipline (WAI) battled indiscipline in almost all aspect of our lives. The war against indiscipline in schools curbed lateness among teachers and students. Soldiers were sent to schools to whip the students when necessary, but Fela Anikulapo would not tolerate that, so he withdrew his son, Femi, from school. The war worked against rushing and unruly behaviour at bus stops. Civility was restored in public places. No one dared to jump queues at post offices, supermarkets, airports and etcetera. The Buhari we know will not spare acts of indiscipline. Those concerned should get out of the way of indiscipline before PMB comes to that item on his agenda. No nation progresses in the midst of indiscipline; to Buhari, the change will not be completed without war against indiscipline.

    The Decree 4 of 1984 caused the press to clash with Buhari, two Guardian newspapers reporters were jailed. Buhari forgot the word of Chairman Mao of China who declared: “I fear the pen more than the sword.” Buhari took on the press, and it remains his albatross till date. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) took him up with the press and he almost lost out. It was the then opposition press that rescued him. The world almost believed that the APC’s candidate had no secondary school certificate. Ayodele Fayose compared his mother’s health at 72 with that of Buhari and swore the man’s brain was dead. Only those that were not in Nigeria will not remember how the president was humbled and embarrassed over the certificate issue. His health and mental capacity were queried before our very eyes. The State Security Services were always in the news over the political party that Buhari was flying its flag. The Raypower/AIT documentary was out to damage the dream of his presidency. They spared not even his backers.

    But Buhari’s vengeance against Raypower/AIT came sooner than they envisaged and Buhari’s men sent them out of Aso Rock before the people cried out that this is democracy and not a military regime. Buhari was not done yet, but he said “They call me baba go slow, let them call me, I will go slow and steady.”

    BUHARISM

    Buharism- is a political philosophy. It is the philosophy that guides Buhari in all his years past. It is going to guide him for as long as he remains in power. Buhari believes in spartan discipline. He lives by it, he walks it and eats it. Buhari may not be in the class of the late Aminu Kano, the father of the Northern Talakawas, who at death had only a transistor radio and less than N300 in his bank account. Buhari may not be in the same plane with former Tanzanian President Juluis Nyerere, who ruled Tanzania for twenty years without building or owning a house. The Uruguayan former President Jose Pepe Mujica is far away from our Buhari in terms of accumulation of wealth. Jose Pepe Mujica lived with his family in a two-room apartment as a president. He owns an old Volswagen car and has no money in his savings account.  All he does is to see to the welfare of the people. We can’t but commend Buhari, who was once a Petroleum Minister and Head of State at different times but cannot be grouped among the billionaires.

     Our Buhari, from immemorial, has been accused of caring for the Hausa- Fulanis. He was accused in his first coming of double standard; Shagari and other northerners outsted by him were given house arrest, while hundreds of southern politicians were jailed.

    Unfortunately, he has started in the same step by appointing 90 percent from the north as his personal aides, only for him to say: “If I appointed people I know quite well in my political party all the way right from the APP, CPC and APC, and have remained together in good or bad situation, the people I have confidence in and can trust them with any post, will that amount to anything wrong?” Mr. President, something is wrong, you have violated Section 14 sub section 3 of the1999 Constitution of Nigeria.

    Buharism is going to shape the ministerial appointments. But will that work for long? It may, given the fact that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is a merger of many political parties. Will Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, APC National Leader, fold his arms while Buharism continues to prosper? Dr. Ogbonaya Onu, Rochas Okorocha and Dr. Christ Ngige may soon explode, as well as other members from the eastern part of Nigeria are not going to spare the president from his manner of lopsided appointments. Even some minority voices in the north are against this approach. How are we going to appease the Igbos that the president’s action, even without a slot among the top seven political offices in Nigeria is normal? How  are we going to interpret Section 14 sub 3 of the 1999 Constitution that states: “The composition of the Government of the Federation or any of its agencies and the conduct of its affairs shall be carried out in such a manner as to reflect the federal character of Nigeria and the need to promote national unity, and also to command national loyalty,  and thereby ensuring that there shall be no predominance of persons from a few states or from a few ethnic or other sectional groups in that Government or its agencies.” Can we collectively agree that Mr. President has complied with this section of the Constitution? If not, can someone tell Buhari that this philosophy will not work.

    BUHARINOMICS

    The challenge before the nation today is that of economy.  The oil we all depend on is no longer sustainable, as its price in the world market is falling fast. There is the problem of corruption that has made billionaires out of the indolent and boot-lickers They became billionaires, not because they were contractors or businessmen or women, but because they looted the commonwealth. So, Buharinomics is working and must work against them. The experts have suggested that Nigeria should look beyond oil economy. PMB himself has warned that except we divert from oil to agriculture, the economy will continue to be in trouble. It is hoped that Buharinomics will be on agriculture.  But will it be fertiliser-induced agriculture or commercial farming? Until we face the reality that agriculture was the first source of our revenue through which the nation was built from the colonial era till post-civil war years, we will continue to be at the mercy of western nations.

      The Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) is another direction that PMB would likely fall back to, as well as the revenue acquired from duties. The appointment of Mr. Fowler as the new Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) boss may enhance government drive towards high returns in this area. The ongoing reorganisation in Custom Services and Nigerian Ports Authority may assist the federal government to shore up its revenue base.

  • President Buhari must read this

    IN the last few weeks, I’ve received desperate reports of more rape cases in some Nigerian tertiary institutions. How can a rapist who walks freely around campus lord himself over female students who have to sit in class and take his lectures? Thousands of girls are going through hell and are too afraid to even tell their parents because they can’t stand being further victimised by school authorities. In fact, I’ve gotten reports from different quarters about a Dean of a Law faculty in one of the federal universities who has not only been notorious for sexual harassment for several years but recently raped a female student who was hospitalised while the university authority is doing all it can to bury the case. This is just so horrifying and would never have degenerated to this extent but for the entire society’s lackadaisical attitude towards sexual harassment. However, we want a change which must take effect as soon as possible. Thankfully, President Buhari administration has promised us change and we are assured we won’t be disappointed.

    To start with, government cannot trust the universities and other tertiary institutions to police themselves. When a university claims to have committees set up to investigate allegations of sexual harassment/assault committed by faculty members, because the committee members are usually members of the university faculty they would rather protect the reputation of their colleague, the faculty and the university name than objective fact findings even when the committee is headed by a female faculty member. Never should these allegations be left alone to the universities and other tertiary institutions to investigate because they have proven to make investigations complicated and unrresolvable.

    Imagine Dr. Baruwa, the University of Lagos lecturer who recently raped a teenager being disowned by the university even when another lady who was a former student of the university boldly exposed how he sexually assaulted her years ago and with proven documentary evidence too. I’ll be shocked if the National Universities Commission and the federal ministry of education are not currently conducting their independent investigations on this rape allegation and how rampant sexual harassment and assaults are in University of Lagos.

    This is why the federal government must set up a committee immediately in every university which should comprise the National Universities Commission, professional bodies like The Nigerian Bar Association etc., the police, the judiciary and a member of the student union to carry out an independent investigation on cases of sexual harassment and assault in our tertiary institutions. And if the allegations are proven, the following steps should be taken:

    1. The National Universities Commission must blacklist the lecturer involved and sanction him from being employed by any tertiary institution in Nigeria.
    2. The police must charge him to court.
    3. The judiciary must prosecute the offender and make him and the institution where he lectures pay financial restitution to the victim.
    4. The offender must serve a jail term.
    5. The professional body he belongs to must withdraw his license and make him unable to practice their profession.
    6. This person must not be allowed to work with females from age 6-40 and barred from being around schools and school children regardless of gender.
    7. An appropriate protocols and procedures of protection should be set for students.
    8. All universities and higher education institutions must set protocols for lecturers on how they should conduct themselves with students. For instance, during office hours when a student has to see a lecturer in his office, there must be a secretary around just like nurses chaperone doctors when examining patients.
    9. The National Universities Commission must have an independent standing committee in every university and higher education institutions to investigate every allegation of sexual harassment and assault.
    10. As American universities are currently doing, the National Universities Commission must start ranking Nigerian universities and other higher education institutions on the risk of female students being raped by faculty members and fellow students on their campuses. This will force universities and higher education institutions to be proactive in the prevention of rape and sexual harassment and every other form of sexual assault by faculty members and fellow students on their campuses.
    11. There must be a strong advocate with legal knowledge to champion this cause and I volunteer myself to fight and protect our female gender from being sexually, morally and emotionally abused by people who have supervisory functions over them. I am poised to ensure every tertiary institution in Nigeria has a standing incorruptible protocol for preventing and dealing with cases of sexual harassment and assault.
    12. I am young, energetic and courageous, passionately committed to the well-being of the female folk and possess the right mental capacity and capability.

     The Girls Club of Nigeria is aimed at influencing a positive change in the female folk and re-orientating the Nigerian girl. Amongst other things, to promote and enhance the development of girls by instilling a sense of self-worth, competence, usefulness, belonging and influence while of course restoring traditional moral values and encouraging the girls to toe the paths of righteousness. If this generation can make amends, the next generation will come out clean.

    Dear fans of Girls Club,

    The lecture series on “The amazing power of the spirit-filled girl” continues next week.

  • Buhari hails Obasanjo over Guinea-Bissau crisis resolution

    Buhari hails Obasanjo over Guinea-Bissau crisis resolution

    President Muhammadu Buhari has commended President Jose Mario Vaz and the people of Guinea-Bissau for the peaceful resolution of the recent political crisis that left the country without a government for 37 days.

    Buhari equally applauded the laudable role played in the resolution of the crisis by his Special Envoy, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo who was also adopted by ECOWAS as the regional body’s Special Envoy on the political dispute in Guinea-Bissau.

    The President, in a statement by Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, thanked Chief Obasanjo for a job well done and commended the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government for its steadfast commitment to peace, security and progress in Guinea-Bissau and the entire West African region.

    He welcomed President Jose Mario Vaz’s acceptance of the solution to the recent political crisis proffered by Chief Obasanjo and congratulated Mr. Carlos Correia on his emergence as the new Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau.

    He urged President Vaz and Prime Minister Correia to work together harmoniously to move their country forward as envisaged by authors of the Guinea-Bissau constitution which splits the executive arm of government into the Presidency and the Premiership.

    President Buhari implored all stakeholders in the development and progress of Guinea-Bissau to desist from any further actions that can jeopardize the stability of the country and its democratic future.

  • Buhari, Osinbajo, others pay tributes as Adefuye is laid to rest

    Buhari, Osinbajo, others pay tributes as Adefuye is laid to rest

    President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, families, friends and associates on Friday eulogised the virtues of the late Nigerian Ambassador to the United States, Prof. Adebowale Ibidapo Adefuye, who was laid to rest in Lagos.

    The President was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bolos Lulu. Expressing the President’s condolence to the family, he said: “Two days ago in Paris, I sought permission from the President to be here. He granted me leave, saying I should come and represent the Federal Government.

    “The closest I got to Prof. was during preparation for the most successful trip of President Buhari to the US and I can say that he was a gentle man who worked very hard.”

    Osinbajo in a brief remark described the late ambassador as one of the best brains Nigeria ever produced.

    Lamenting the demise of the late ambassador, the Vice Chancellor, University of Lagos, Prof. Rahman Bello, said the deceased was “a great Nigerian, a friend, colleague, mentor and research leader.”

    Speaking at the burial, his daughter, Bunmi Adefuye, said: “I thought this would happen when I’m in my 50s or 60s. But even if it had happened at that age,  it would still be this painful. Daddy taught us to love God and serve Him with all our heart. He told us to be the best we could be academically and professionally. He also advised us to be charitable. He was a very generous and kind man. We will miss him.”

    Frontline businessman,  Oba Otudeko, noted that the deceased  was his cousin “and we both grew up in Ijebu-Igbo, Ogun State. Ade was my friend even though I am older. His death still remains a rude shock. But God permitted his demise because He knows all. He died when the hospital said he was fit to go home. That he passed on afterwards only means that his time was up.”

  • Buhari’s refineries measures in tandem with OPEC’s, says PENGASSAN

    Buhari’s refineries measures in tandem with OPEC’s, says PENGASSAN

    The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) yesterday extolled President Muhammadu Buhari’s measures on petroleum refineries, saying that they are in line with the stipulations of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).

    Reacting to The Nation’s request from the association to comment on the measures that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) was adopting to address fuel supply in the country, the association said it was impressed with government’s decision to revive the refineries.

    PENGASSAN said: “This is one of the conditions we gave before the downstream of the oil and gas industry can be deregulated, and we really appreciate President Buhari’s resolve to ensure that the refineries are back on stream.

    Retaining the refineries under government ownership is in tandem with OPEC’s mandate that every member country should be at the commanding height of its economy.”

    According to the Public Relations Officer, Comrade Emmanuel Ojugbana, who responded to The Nation’s questions, former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s government issued licences to private investors for green field refineries, but they refused to construct the plants for fear of government’s commitment.

    He noted that there is now a cause to believe that the President’s commitment will guarantee private investment in new refineries.

    Describing the President as an experienced regulator of the oil and gas sector, the association recalled that the President built the Port Harcourt refinery while he was the Federal Commissioner of Petroleum and Natural Resources and the first Chairman of the Board of the NNPC.

    “So, he knows the onus and we believe his decisions are right,” said the oil workers.

    PENGASSAN added: “This is a welcome development to us as a union. In fact, we had been clamouring for the establishment of more refineries before now.

    “During the former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration, licences were given to some investors, but unfortunately, they did not go ahead.

    “Now with the commitment of President Buhari, there is tendency that the government will guarantee enabling environment to make the investment a reality.”

    The association said that it is not opposed to deregulation of but it has always insisted that there should be a reasonable level of domestic refining capacity.

    It said: “We are not averse to deregulation, but our argument is that it must be import-driven. There should be some level of local refining of petroleum products in the country.

    “This is why we have been clamouring for encouraging investments in the establishment of refineries, especially modular refineries. This will not only increase local refining of petroleum products and stem down scarcity but also enhance job creation in the sector.

    “We also argued that it is not safe for Nigeria to sell its national assets. That is why we are against the outright sale of the refineries.

    “We therefore propose a model just like the Nigeria LNG model whereby the government will own 51% and the private investors will own 49 per cent.

    “With this model, the managements of the refineries will have some levels of administrative and financial autonomy to ensure adequate running of the refineries.”

  • ‘Buhari’s 100 days promising’

    A lecturer at the department of Political Science in Bayero University, Kano (BUK), Dr Sa’idu Ahmad Dukawa has observed that significant milestones reached in the first 100 days of the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari indicate a brighter future for the country.

    Delivering a paper at the 4th Annual Symposium of the Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria (MSN), B-Zone held at the auditorium of Osun State University, Osogbo, Dukawa noted that Buhari is on the right path with the steps he has taken so far.

    He explained that the president’s track record and his dogged fight against corruption are promising signs of progress, especially in retrieving stolen wealth and putting the mechanism in place to check stealing.

    He said: “Within the first one hundred days of Buhari in office, significant progress is noticeable. The security situation and power supply have improved. Petroleum products are found in filling stations and at regulated prices.”

    In another paper delivered during the MSSN symposium, a lecturer from the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, (FUNAB), Professor Abdul-Lateef Oladimeji Sanni said a new Nigeria dream cannot be realised unless there is a shift in the way things were done in the past, urging the citizenry to support Buhari’s anti-corruption efforts.

    Earlier in his address, the National President of MSSN, Malam Muhammad Jameel Muhammad urged the government at the centre to cut cost of governance, diversify the economy, tackle unemployment and encourage local industrialisation so that Nigeria can achieve its dream of being one of the 20 leading economies of the world.

  • Buhari’s govt progressive, says cleric

    Buhari’s govt progressive, says cleric

    Frontline social critic and reformer, Pastor (Dr.) Moses Iloh, has commended the nation’s ruler, President Muhammadu Buhari, on the progressive trend of his administration, since his assumption of office.

    He described the foregoing as a positive development which justifies the confidence of the electorate who had massively voted for him.

    “I particularly commend his ongoing drive at ethico-moral revolution, accountability, equity and social justice, as epitomized in the ongoing investigation of the activities of suspected public office holders and the seizing of their diplomatic passports, aimed at stifling any possible attempt to evade justice,” said the General overseer, Soul Winning Chapel, Ebute-Metta, Lagos.

    He noted that barely hundred days in office, the supply of electricity has witnessed a commendable sign of improvement.

    “This indeed is unprecedented in the annals of governance of this country and for this, the president deserves every applause,” Iloh said.

    He urged the president to pursue the task of uninterrupted power supply to the logical conclusion in view of the fact that effective and efficient electricity holds the ace for industrial revolution, foreign investment and full employment.

    The frontline cleric and founder of the Eclectic Network, a socio-political pressure group, also enjoined the president to bring every effort to bear in ensuring that the local governments across the country work according to the constitution.

    The local government as it is today, is marred in abysmal decay, due to the exploitation by the state, compounded by the brazen high level corruption by local government chairmen and officials.

    He advised the president to put in place an institutional structure to monitor the affairs of the local governments, adding that if the local governments function as they ought to, less pressure would be on the states and the federal government.

  • ‘Buhari’s reforms ’ll make money available for capital projects’

    ‘Buhari’s reforms ’ll make money available for capital projects’

    The Federal Government said yesterday that ongoing institutional reforms are aimed at make additional resources available for the implementation of capital projects for improved service delivery and transformation of the Nigerian economy.

    The government also said it remained committed to the economic development of the country and was determined to hold people accountable and ensure that business activities in both the public and private sectors are carried out effectively and transparently in line with global best practices.

    The Secretary to the National Planning Commission, Bassey Akpanyung, who disclosed this at a news conference to announce activities lined up for the 21st Nigeria Economic Summit, said some of the reforms include the adoption of a zero-based budgetary system with effect from the 2016 financial year.

    Other reforms, according to him, include the introduction of the Treasury Single Account system, the restructuring of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation and blocking of financial leakages in the Federal MDAs, among others

    He said this year’s economic summit had been designed to elicit deeper dialogue on how best to make tough choices, considering the present global economic realities which the government needs to deal with.

    He said the continuous decline in oil prices, resulting in reduction in government revenues, insurgency in some parts of the country and rising unemployment rate, especially among the youth, has made it imperative for government to start thinking outside the box on a post-oil economy.

    While announcing the 21st Nigerian Economic Summit will hold between October 13 and 15 in Abuja, Akpanyung said  the summit had become “an  annual dialogue event which is jointly organized by the National Planning Commission representing the public sector and the Nigerian Economic Summit Group representing the private sector.”

    He said further: “It is the most enduring public private dialogue process that has been sustained over the past 21 years since it started in 1993. The NES has provided a credible and widely recognised platform for forging understanding and consensus on our national economic policy direction and economic growth strategies.

    “Over the years, stakeholders in Nigeria and abroad have come to acknowledge the NES as the premier platform for policy dialogue in Nigeria. The NES has indeed become the largest and most prestigious annual economic forum for policy makers and the private sector, the academic and development partners and civil society organisations

    “The summit has over the years contributed immensely to strengthening the relationship between the public and private sectors and the transformation of the Nigerian economy. It is also reassuring to note that the key outcome of the summit has helped in influencing policies since the inception of the summit arrangement.

    “The theme of the summit this year is ‘Tough Choices: Achieving Competitiveness, Inclusive Growth and Sustainability’. This is consistent with the aspiration of the present administration’s change agenda and the medium term successor strategic plan 2016 to 2020 which focuses on fighting corruption, addressing unemployment, insecurity, institutional reforms, economic growth and development.

    “Experience worldwide has shown that issues of unemployment, insecurity, corruption and inclusive growth cannot be tackled effectively without addressing the competitiveness of the economy.

    “Indeed, the World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Report 2014-2015 indicated that Nigeria fell seven places to 127th out of 144 countries, largely on account of weakened public finances, as a result of lower oil export and prices, weak institution, corruption, dire security situation, weak infrastructure and high youth unemployment rate. We expect that the summit will come up with measureable outcomes on how best to achieve competitiveness and inclusive growth in a sustainable way”.

    He further said: “One has observed that we are talking about issues of inclusiveness, competitiveness and sustainability. There is no way you can discuss these issues without looking at the policies that relate to making our economy competitive. To this, I will say at the summit, we will discuss everything, including the TSA. The essence is to open up discussion and then see the pros and cons and when the public sector meets the private, we jointly look at the pros and cons and advise better on what is there.

    “We are also aware that there are various schools of thought. These issues need to be taken in the contest in which they are. We have to look at those policies and why they happened in the first place.”

  • Save our lives, Delta steel workers beg Buhari over 20 year entitlements

    Save our lives, Delta steel workers beg Buhari over 20 year entitlements

    Aggrieved employees of Delta Steel Company (DSC) have appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to come to their aid and prevail on the company to pay all entitlements owed them over the last 20 years.

    The workers’ appeal, which was contained in a statement issued by the spokesmen of the DSC Pressure Group; Amanyo David, Emmanuel Ikhalo and John Okari, demanded that the company be compelled to pay all dues and entitlements that should be paid to retrenched employees from 1995 to date.

    Narrating the ugly experiences that the employees of the company had been made to go through since the first retrenchment exercise in 1995, the group said those sacked had yet to be paid their entitlements, while the company has also failed to fulfil its contractual agreements with those whose appointments were terminated.

    The group particularly expressed sadness over the inhuman disposition of the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), which intervened in the crisis in 2012, expressing sadness that AMCON only intervened in the company’s indebtedness to banks, while shunning the plight of the staff of the company.

    “Since the 1995 reorganisation/retrenchment exercise by the then management of DSC, under the ownership of the then FGN, it is sad to note that all the victims of this exercise are yet to be paid their commensurate dues, benefits, emoluments and so on, many of those involved in this exercise have died, awaiting payment of their dues.

    “Precisely, on the 18th of May, 2012, the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), on the order of the Federal Government, intervened with the intention of paying workers’ dues and entitlements, salary arrears, offset the bank loans and contractors’ debts.

  • APC berates PDP for distracting Buhari

    APC berates PDP for distracting Buhari

    THE Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday berated the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ‘’irrational heckling and outlandish statements’’ on the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.

    Accusing the PDP of plotting to pit the millions of Nigerians, who voted for “change” against the Federal Government by distracting the Buhari administration, the ruling party urged the rival party to bury its head in shame.

    The APC said the rival party was dissipating energies on a wasteful venture as Nigerians have not forgotten how the PDP plundered the wealth of nation between 1999 and May 29.

    “For a PDP that totally destroyed the Nigerian economy and stole 16 years of the nation’s providential oil boom to now mount a daily credo of rootless criticism of a regime that is working so hard to recover the country from PDP’s wasteful hangover shows that it is insulting the intelligence of Nigerians, who roundly rejected it a few months ago,” the party said in a statement by Lagos State spokesman Joe Igbokwe.

    [ad id=”403656″]The party said the shocking revelations of looting, corruption and the plundering of the nation’s treasury by officials of the PDP were enough to lead to the proscription of the party, wondering  why the PDP should believe it would make a headway distracting the Buhari government from rescuing Nigeria.

    The statement reads: “We advise the PDP to bear the burden of its corrupt acts as its pranks will not deter President Buhari from rescuing Nigeria from the pits dug by the PDP.

    “We observe that rather than keep quiet as Nigerians brace themselves for the shocking details of its nefarious acts of public stealing and corruption, the PDP has inundated the Nigerian space with spurious wolf crying as a way of staving off prosecution for its many corrupt acts.

    “When it is not crying wolf, the PDP is making specious and ridiculous allegations of non-performance on an administration that has in three eventful months cleared much of the debris of rot and decay it studiously built to wreck Nigeria in 16 years of criminal leadership.

    “It said that what survived the regrettable PDP years are the litany of self-scripted spurious testimonials of superlative performance of the economy in the face of debilitating poverty, dead and crumbled infrastructure, relentless stealing of public funds and stupendous promotion of corrupt acts in every sector of governance.”