The Peoples Democratic Party is pleased to welcome to the 2015 presidential contest, a 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 megawatts 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 4,568 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.
Olisa Metuh
National Publicity Secretary, PDP https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/169579-pdp-tackles-buhari-over-claims-on-electricity-economy.html?utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter

I thought OBJ cleared our foreign debts ,how come we now have 7bn dollars as foreign debts again?

However, the fact remains that as at May 29th 1999
when PDP took office, Nigeria was generating 1600
MWs. In
contrast, it is common knowledge that under the
transformative leadership of President Goodluck
Jonathan, Nigeria now generates 4,568 MWs of
electricity; a triple of what was generated in 1999.

ok does it mean nothing was generated during 8years of Obasanjo's rule? Meaning Jonathan should take all the credit pushing Obasanjo aside?

Olisa. Metuh,please do your mathematics well and stop making a fool of yourself.

God has already choosen whom to lead nigeria. Man can only play along.

Aggrieved Peoples Congress, telling lies since 1816

berem:
ok does it mean nothing was generated during 8years of Obasanjo's rule? Meaning Jonathan should take all the credit pushing Obasanjo aside?

Olisa. Metuh,please do your mathematics well and stop making a fool of yourself.

Most of the Power Projects being celebrated by daft Jonathanians were all started by OBJ....Fact!

There is no legacy project you can ascribe to GEJ.......FACT

All have been ongoing

When i saw that lie 4rm buhari i turn off my tv,4000mw b4 1999,haba buhari dont change ur name 2 lai lai

berem:
ok does it mean nothing was generated during 8years of Obasanjo's rule? Meaning Jonathan should take all the credit pushing Obasanjo aside?

Olisa. Metuh,please do your mathematics well and stop making a fool of yourself.

Get your facts right and present for everybody to see than to rain insult.

berem:
ok does it mean nothing was generated during 8years of Obasanjo's rule? Meaning Jonathan should take all the credit pushing Obasanjo aside?

Olisa. Metuh,please do your mathematics well and stop making a fool of yourself.

I think he was refereing to pdp administration,not neccessarly jon or obj

macnwaobi2:
I think he was refereing to pdp administration,not neccessarly jon or obj

no he wasn't. Kindly read the part I quoted.

Buhari about to get floored again by GEJ

PDP. Lying to Nigerians since 1999
NO lyt since 03:00 hrs in de mrning

Buhari is correct. For over 3 months now we have not seen a flash of light where I stay in Phc.

Dmano:
When i saw that lie 4rm buhari i turn off my tv,4000mw b4 1999,haba buhari dont change ur name 2 lai lai

i will rather stick to d less than 2000mw b4 1999 than this PDP 4000mw on media.
In my whole life as a nigerian i ve not suffered blackout of dis proportion that i ve suffered this year alone. And you are telling me that there is increase.

size38:
Buhari is correct. For over 3 months now we have not seen a flash of light where I stay in Phc.

this year has been the worst.
We no longer paying for light bill. Rather we are now paying for darkness bill.

Goddex:
Buhari is a very dull and uninteligent man. He can never be my President. NEVER!!!

If you're wiser your comment would ve said so. But you're not. Open you eyes and free your mind.
1 Buhari is better than 10 of what you have in mind

Buhari should stop lying

Dmano:
When i saw that lie 4rm buhari i turn off my tv,4000mw b4 1999,haba buhari dont change ur name 2 lai lai

btw u and metuh who is now lying.check record,even when obj,yardua and gej were campaigning,they always say,they wil increase it from 4,0
00 to 10,000mw.d only time we have less than 1600,was during niger delta militant era.they always bust gas pipeline.even abacha time,it was more than 2,000mw,before adulsalam increase it to 4,000mw.i enjoy light more than pdp era.food was cheap.d only thing we enjoy now than before is this telecomunication

We all know PDP can lie for Africa. All their achievements are on paper and not felt by the common man, if you are working and working well, you do not need any "list" to show this. The people will speak for you

Is this the reason why the audio got badly messed up during broadcast whenever the name Jonathan/PDP was mentioned

This is coming frm stuupid people from the stuupid party.

Nigeria politicians are magicians,they can make us live in illusion. Don't know whom to believe again.

berem:
ok does it mean nothing was generated during 8years of Obasanjo's rule? Meaning Jonathan should take all the credit pushing Obasanjo aside?

Olisa. Metuh,please do your mathematics well and stop making a fool of yourself.

metuh is speaking for pdp here because ur messiah accused pdp's govt frm '99 wit unverified facts(dat's d man u wnt to rule u, tho' not surprised) and not jst gej. Or madam, is metuh no more pdp spokesman?

This thread was created first before the one on FP but because of the comments here by Buhari supporters,S.eun decided to ignore this thread which was created first and push the other one to FP.
The dude is so insecure. Smh