President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he will continue to blame his predecessors for the persisting woes in Nigeria since he emerged President in 2015.

He said despite the criticism of passing the buck, it was necessary for him to continue to blame former presidents Goodluck Jonathan, Olusegun Obasanjo and others before him as the reason for the supposedly unprecedented economic crisis the country has found itself in.

Buhari stated this at an event tagged, “The Conversation: An evening with creative youths,” which took place inside the old Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, with the theme, ‘Creative youth as drivers of the change agenda’

He said, “I am going to bore you with what we met. I know that I am being accused in the papers of passing the buck, but passing the buck is sometimes absolutely necessary to remind people who take things for granted.

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“When we came in, I screamed to high heavens because I had promised a lot while seeking votes. I said where is the saving? There was no saving. There was no infrastructure, power, rails, roads, there was none. What did we spend the money on? I was told buying food and petrol.

“Where were the billions going? We conducted a study and found out that the oil marketers were committing fraud on at least one third ‎of what they were importing, which is about 25 per cent of our foreign exchange.

“The youth must watch our elite, especially with the condition we found ourselves. It is unpatriotic for anybody to pretend that economically we have no problem. I have bored you with this long explanation because there are things that could be hidden from you by those that have mismanaged the country in the last 16, 17 years,” Buhari said.

The President’s wife, Aisha; Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and his wife, Dolapo; as well as governors and other top government officials, were reportedly at the event.

Source: http://grovbase.com/2016/09/30/ill-never-stop-blaming-gej-obj-for-nigerias-woe-buhari-says-2/