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Democracy Day: Fayose Blasts Buhari Over State Of The Nation by ScamChange(m): 8:37pm On May 29, 2016
– Fayose says the APC-led administration has only
recorded unprecedented hardship

– Argues that mismanagement of fund by the
administration has affected states

– Expresses disappointment over President Buhari’s
Democracy Day speech

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state has yet again,
delivered a scathing remark on President Muhammadu
Buhari, one year after taking the mantle of leadership,
Vanguard reports.


Speaking through Lere Olayinka, his special assistant
on public communications and new media, Fayose
stated that one year of the All Progressives Congress
(APC) government has recorded nothing but woes and
unprecedented hardship.


According to the outspoken governor, states can no
longer pay workers’ salaries, millions of jobs were lost,
prices of essential commodities skyrocketed as a result
of the mismanagement of resources.

“Despite President Buhari’s electoral promise to reduce
petrol pump price from the N87 per litre that he met it and
make life more bearable for Nigerians, he increased the
price of petrol to N145, increased electricity tariff in spite of
lack of power supply.


“Food scarcity last experienced when Buhari was military
Head of State between 1983 and 1985 has returned to the
country, with Nigerians being unable to feed,” the media
aide’s statement read in part.


The governor also reminded Nigerians that “Foreign
Reserve was $28.6 billion, Excess Crude Account (ECA)
was $2.07 billion, dollars was less than N200, petrol was
N87 per litre and most importantly, one bag of rice was
N8, 500 and power generation was over 5,000MW when
Buhari assumed office.


“Today, power generation is less than 1,400, Foreign
Reserve has reduced to $26.5 billion, dollar is now over
N350, petrol has increased to N145 per litre and one bag of
rice is now over N15, 000!”


“I read the president’s speech and all that I saw was a
president still sounding like he was campaigning for votes
more than one year after winning election. It is
disappointing that the President’s speech was once again
about promises, not about what has been done.

“Not even a mention of one kilometre of road tarred by this
administration, no single job was created except the ones
created in Central Bank of Nigeria for their cronnies and
children, not a single megawatt of electricity generated.
This is shameful.


“The reward Buhari gave to Nigerians for electing as
president was to increase petrol pump price by N58.50 and
get the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo to justify the
increment by saying Nigeria was broke!


“In other words, President Buhari increased petrol pump
price because the country was broke and it needed to shore up its revenue base. The N58.50 added to the previous pump price of N86.50 was an Indirect Tax imposed on each litre of petrol purchased by Nigerians.”


The governor also waded into the issue of Niger Delta
Avengers, as he urged the federal government to use
dialogue, not force, in order to solve the crisis in the
Niger Delta region.


Fayose expressed confidence that use of soft power will
lead to resolution of the problem. He further warned that damage suffered by the oil facilities in Delta and Bayelsa would hamper the flow of revenue for the Nigeria’s economy.

https://www.naij.com/844127-buharis-speech-sounded-still-campaigning-votes-fayose.html
Re: Democracy Day: Fayose Blasts Buhari Over State Of The Nation by ScamChange(m): 8:37pm On May 29, 2016
President. Buhari has failed his followers in his first year.. Democracy day speech was as though he was still campaigning... I hope the future holds better.
God bless Nigeria
Re: Democracy Day: Fayose Blasts Buhari Over State Of The Nation by Baawaa(m): 8:45pm On May 29, 2016
Fayose the one and only propagandist of Ekiti land,
Re: Democracy Day: Fayose Blasts Buhari Over State Of The Nation by Luckylife(m): 9:09pm On May 29, 2016
May God treat the president the way Nigerians are been treated .
Re: Democracy Day: Fayose Blasts Buhari Over State Of The Nation by seunny4lif(m): 9:18pm On May 29, 2016
Zombies will not agree ooooh grin grin grin
APC grin grin grin

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