ABUJA—President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed not to shy away from telling Nigerians how the immediate past administration allegedly plundered the economy, irrespective of anyone’s feelings.

Responding to allegations by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, that he was demarketing the country and dissuading foreign investments, the President vowed that the relentless tackles of the opposition party would not in any way dissuade him from his obligations to the citizenry and the international community.

The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh had, yesterday, attacked the President’s claim in India that Nigeria was broke, saying that such claims at international fora tended to worsen the country’s investment climate.


President Muhammadu Buhari
Metuh had, in his statement, alleged that such claims by the President were essentially because of his lack of a viable economic plan.

Responding to PDP yesterday, presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, said that Metuh’s attempts to distract the President from focusing on his job would fail, maintaining that he was a broken record.

The statement read in part: “Our attention has been drawn to the latest statement by the PDP spokesman, Olisa Metuh, alleging that President Muhammadu Buhari is ‘demarketing Nigeria’.

“We restate for the umpteenth time to Mr. Metuh and his ilk that their attempts to distract President Buhari from the job he has been elected to do will fail.

“President Buhari will remain true to the virtues of honesty, integrity, sincerity, incorruptibility and plain-speaking, which endeared him to Nigerians and made them prefer his leadership to that of a lying and deceptive PDP administration.

“The President will not, in the guise of ‘marketing’ the country, refrain from telling Nigerians and the world, the emerging truths about the abject state in which years of plundering by a PDP leadership has left the Nigerian treasury and economy.

“President Buhari will not in the name of ‘marketing’ or ‘attracting’ investors, follow in the footsteps of the ousted PDP administration and its discredited officials, who shamelessly lied to Nigerians and the world about the buoyancy and vibrancy of an economy they had bled dry for personal gain, when it was very obvious to the discerning, that the Nigerian economy was headed for serious trouble.”

PDP’s reaction

Earlier in his statement, Metuh had said: “Mr. President’s recent announcement to the world that the nation, with its abundant human and natural resources, is broke and cannot pay cabinet ministers, not only sends a discouraging signal to the domestic and international business community, but also exposes the ineptitude of the present administration to meaningfully and sincerely exert itself and work with industrious and innovative investors to create and manage wealth.

“We ask how can any reasonable investor still have the confidence to invest in a country where the President himself continues to alert that his country reeks of corrupt people and that the government is broke to the extent it cannot pay cabinet ministers?

“Is the President not directly advising investors against having confidence in Nigeria and the system, and that they risk not being paid for jobs awarded by government at any level?

“More worrisome is the fact that Mr. President makes his damaging comments in international fora with potential investors in attendance. It reminds one of the proverbial father who, in the presence of potential suitors, often portrays his daughters as wayward and yet constantly complain of their inability to find husbands

likila:
common sense, this buhari no get

menix:
Buhari has spent 1/8 of his tenure, instead of forging a way for our economy he is still crying over his predecessor.

Maybe when Nigeria ask for Loan from Gabon he will know say water don pass Garri..

Ayoemrys:
see your mouth

Soneh:
talk oo!
but don't forget that , a primary school boy somewhere is still waiting for your free meals,bokoharam is still undefeated ,exchange rate of naira to dollar is still above 200, the economy is bleeding and in need of urgent attention,corrupt men are still roaming freely some are even dining with you ,a poor man somewhere is awaiting your #5000 ,there are still lots of unemployed youths roaming the streets. please don't forget you promised these and many more,for godsake it's six months already

menix:

Like ur appearance bah??

Ayoemrys:
no,like a bull shit

menix:


Don't tell me that u work as a Bull dumb packer cous ur dress sense is that of a bar tender..

menix:


Don't tell me that u work as a Bull dumb packer cous ur dress sense is that of a bar tender..

Ayoemrys:
lick my ass bro lick my ass bro

menix:


Inherited Poverty is ur only problem in Life..

Ayoemrys:
change dnt come over night,as a good citizen why dnt you help him fulfill one of his promises,

Ayoemrys:
change dnt come over night,as a good citizen why dnt you help him fulfill one of his promises,

ODUBEZE:
For once the PDP is right! If investors will not invest in your country, don't you think the country will be getting poorer?
Companies are laying off workers and PMB still insist on talking no action!
The earlier the masses speak in one voice the better it will be because the country is poor no affect PMB ooooooo.
Him children no lack anything, there is money at their disposal, na the masses go still dey suffer!
A word is enough for the wise!

biafranqueen:
But we are not dealing with wise people, that's the whole dilemma.

vfactor:



Are u really serious with all what you re saying or you just feel like talking.

Ayoemrys:
you that have comon sense why dnt you try and be your ward councilor and lets see how brave you are

SirJeffry:
Stupid old man surrounded and advised by 1diots.