The Peoples Democratic Party is pleased to welcome to the 2015 presidential contest, the former Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari who declared his intention today, Wednesday, October 15, 2014.

While we congratulate and wish him well in his ambition, we have noted some distortions and misrepresentation of facts in his speech and consequently wish to put the record straight.

According to General Buhari, Nigeria was generating 4000 mws of electricity in 1999 but has today fallen short of that capacity under the PDP.

However, the fact remains that as at May 29th 1999 when PDP took office, Nigeria was generating 1600 mws. We urge Nigerians to fact-check on this. Corroboration of this figure can also be sought from the World Bank, the IMF and multiple other authoritative sources.

In contrast, it is common knowledge that under the transformative leadership of President Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria now generates 4568 mws of electricity; a triple of what was generated in 1999.

Again, General Muhammadu Buhari stated that a growing economy which the PDP inherited in 1999 has been destroyed within 15 years in office. This also does not represent the reality on the ground.

The fact which can be verified from the hand-over notes from the military as well as from the World Bank and IMF is that Nigeria was the third largest economy in Africa in 1999, behind South Africa and Egypt. The nation was also rated number 48 in the world, our Foreign Reserve at $3.6 Billion while our foreign debt stood at $36 billion.

However, it is incontrovertible that in the last 15 years of PDP leadership, especially the last three years of dynamic and purposeful administration provided by President Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria's economy has become the largest in Africa and the 26th largest in the world. Similarly, our Foreign Reserve is now over $39 billion dollars, and our foreign debts reduced to less than $7 billion from $36 billion.

Besides, General Buhari also told supporters that Nigeria’s agricultural sector has gone down under the PDP, a statement which also does not reflect the reality on the ground.

Verily, the fact remains that in the last 15 years under the PDP, indeed, the last three years of vigorous application of the Agricultural Transformation Agenda, there has been an unparalleled government input in agriculture, thereby pushing production to an all time high. Moreover, Nigeria food import has reduced from N1.1 trillion in 2010 to N684 billion.

While we understand that the APC is hell-bent on using every opportunity at its disposal to discredit the PDP in quest for political control, we urge their handlers to always cross-check their facts and stop making mockery of respected Nigerians in the mould of General Buhari.

Finally, the PDP again welcomes General Buhari into the presidential race and hopes that in the future, he will not allow himself to be further embarrassed in the course of his campaign.

Signed:

Olisa Metuh
National Publicity Secretary

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Looking forward to GEJ/Buhari's presidential debate.

welcome to the race...GEJ is like Usain Bolt while Buhari is like mikel SL0Wbi...Who do you think will win

They don't need to welcome the person that will take over from GEJ to the race.

Let the elephants battle it out

ok

as much as i want jona out, i no trust dis man kobo. He seems full of resentment and bitterness

olisa metuh has been the best publicity sec pdp has produced since inception, he's got the words and the message.

Buhari no dey shame ni? He wan turn Abraham Lincoln for Naija. Dis one na Wenger against Mourinho na, flogging is assured.

The General will weep again, no doubt

Buhari and lies,he's a bitter old man on a revenge mission,only clueless nigerians would vote him .

Facts and figures from Olisa Metuh, but trust the Janjaweedians, they would resort to insult instead of countering what Metuh said. It seems Buhari/APC won't have enough ''material'' to nail GEJ/PDP during their upcoming campaigns if Buhari could start at this early stage boldly lying to Nigerians.

BekeeBuAgbara:
Facts and figures from Olisa Metuh, but trust the Janjaweedians, they would resort to insult instead of countering what Metuh said. It seems Buhari/APC won't have enough ''material'' to nail GEJ/PDP during their upcoming campaigns if Buhari could start at this early stage boldly lying to Nigerians.

their manifesto is anchored on negativity so u wouldn't expect more or less from them.......the last thing a fan of them would do here is to constructively dispute the claims made by metuh.....if it were liar mohomed u wont see such a piece without abusive words

PDP is telling lies here. Where is 4000 plus MW? I live in PHC along NTA road Road Mgbouba, everybody living here can attest to the fact that for over 3 months now we have not seen a flash of light how much having a 2 hours light for over 3 months

size38:
PDP is telling lies here. Where is 4000 plus MW? I live in PHC along NTA road Road Mgbouba, everybody living here can attest to the fact that for over 3 months now we have not seen a flash of light how much having a 2 hours light for over 3 months

oh,jesus the truth teller we've noticed u

Sitting on the fence watching the game(ruling party vs opposition).

Sai Buhari

Make dem give am 27million naira to pick his nomination form. Den we go believe dem. Mtchewwwwwww

Buhari.
An old frail man.
Looking to reward his enemies with the position.
His personal ambition casting shadows over the stone that may fall him.
A selfish man whose purported love for the country should have made him a counsel and not a runner.
A man whose utterance depicts barbarism and retrogression.
He is a choice that I am certain we will reconsider after we must have voted for him and made him president.
A subtle snake looking to Islamize Nigeria, a conviction I have based on his resume.
He is a scary choice but a reasonable alternative.

Why are all these Old and Forgotten criminals still coming back, Dnt we have young and capable people to rule this nation anyone above 50yrs of age shouldnt be allowed to contest aftermath what is the retiremnt age of civil servants in Nigeria

And Buhari promised to fix all this if voted in?
APC and destructive criticism!
Thou PDP is not good enough, I've not seen a better alternative for now.

Politicians should tell their followers what they plan to do and how they will do it, there is no point trying to earn points by discrediting others.

This is our problem in this country...

Buhari is A boko haram sponsor,,,,,only those ISIS will vote for him...............in fact,,for the success of Nigeria..we don't need Anything Like Hausa again,,,,,Only Rochas can vote for Buhari or the foolish Nigerians like Rochas and Amaechi

Now i don change ma mind on voting for any apc candidate since wat i heard yesterday

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These stats pdp are explaining doesn't reflect to the average Nigerians economy tho. We Nigerians know better sha

Oshi nse Oshi! Lubbish!

kasiem:
Finally, the PDP again welcomes General Buhari into the presidential race and hopes that in the future, he will not allow himself to be further embarrassed in the course of his campaign

This į̸̸̨§ †ђε part I love so much

More bloodshed 2015

martins0:
Looking forward to GEJ/Buhari's presidential debate.

To this i say dream on, we don't get to see something like this in this part of the world...Hoping GEJ and Buhari will dissappoint me this time around...

cliffm43:
Buhari is A boko haram sponsor,,,,,only those ISIS will vote for him...............in fact,,for the success of Nigeria..we don't need Anything Like Hausa again,,,,,Only Rochas can vote for Buhari or the foolish Nigerians like Rochas and Amaechi

This is the most bigoted/clueless post have come across today...Do you have proof for the above claim/s

Analysis As Buhari Joins Presidential Race: On December 9, 2010, while formally
declaring his intention to run for president
in the 2011 election, former Head of State,
Muhammadu Buhari had said he would not
contest the result of the election in court if
he lost.
Mr. Buhari’s decision was premised on the
fact that on two previous occasions, he had
approached the court to adjudicate on his
petitions challenging his loss in the
elections, but was denied justice. He said it
would be a waste of time to return there
again.
“The common feeling was that the judiciary
was not acting independently,” Mr. Buhari,
who was then running on the platform of
the defunct Congress for Progressive
Change, CPC, lamented at a news conference
in Abuja.
“Even though we disagreed with the rulings,
we accepted them as a decision of the
highest court of the land so that people do
not lose faith in the overall democratic
system. This time we are not going to court.
Once bitten…..but in our own case twice
bitten.”
A few months later, at the grand finale of his
campaign in Abuja Mr. Buhari promised that
the 2011 presidential contest would be his
last as he would not contest for the position
again. See more at: http://njuwo..com