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Buhari’s PTF Days: The Untold Story by Omooba77: 8:16am On Dec 24, 2014 |
The mantra doing the rounds now in the opposition circles is: Buhari is the change we need. One wonders how much of this Buhari the orchestrators know. Or are just blinded by the propaganda of the All Progressives Congress (the APC), a political party, which wants everybody to believe its government will come with it a magic wand to drive away all the nation’s problems in one fell-swoop? What is even more worrisome is that they believe the magician is Muhammadu Buhari. This puritan image being painted of the man is simply not true, and Nigerians need to be told the truth about the real Buhari, who he is and what he actually represents; and why his returning to power has become such an obscene obsession for him. Perhaps how Buhari carried out his PTF assignment provides the best vista into his person and the psychoanalytic contents of his character. Three things stand out irrepressibly in the Buahri’s harrowing PTF days, namely: 1) his concentration of over 70% (in some cases, 100%) of all the PFT projects in the north regardless of the fact that the regions in the south might have greater needs for the PTF intervention; 2) the massive frauds that went unsupervised under his watch, which he publicly acknowledged but claimed ignorance and no benefit When, in 1994, the late General Sani Abacha, invited the former Head of State to serve as head of the newly created Petroleum (Special) Trust Fund (PTF), he gave one condition for this acceptance: He must be given the title of Executive Chairman, and he must have a free hand to run the Fund as he deemed fit, without any interference from anyone, including the head of state. The idea of the PTF was to create a Trust Fund into which all excess income from the price increase would be paid, and from which the Fund would intervene in critical areas of the economy in such a manner as to directly benefit ordinary Nigerians. It is reminiscent of the SURE-P of the Goodluck Jonathan administration. Buhari’s main qualification was that he was considered to be both a strict disciplinarian and an incorruptible man. And he was for this reason expected to ensure that the fund was properly and justly utilised. But the reality, in the end, was a story of favouritism and nepotism. According to the report of the Interim Management Committee, which was set up in that year to investigate the affairs of the Fund, the total income accruing to the Fund from mid-1994 to July 1999 was in excess of N181 billion. There were six major areas in which the PTF intervened directly during the period. They were: roads and waterways; supply of educational materials and rehabilitation of educational infrastructure; food supply; health; water supply; and what was curiously termed other projects. Shockingly, Buhari ensured that over 70% of the projects in the 6 categories were done in the north. What a fair-minded officer and gentleman. A nationalist indeed who shall bring the change we all desire! The management structure of the Fund reflected how Buhari ran the affairs of the country as head of state, when he abdicated all responsibilities to Tunde Idiagbon. He was just satisfied with being the executive chairman, as he was with being called Head of State and C-in-C. And, without being accountable to anybody, at the PFT, Buhari exuded the impression he was an alternate head of state. The same way he kowtowed to Idiagbon was the same way he handed over PTF to a single consultant, Afri-Projects Consortium (APC), as the sole adviser to the Fund. This agency- Afri-Projects Consortium – was given the exclusive power to initiate projects, assess their probable cost, approve the costs, execute the projects, and assess the quality of execution, all alone by Buhari. Nobody questioned their actions and legality of the powers they exercised. After all, puritan Buhari was watching. Since Buhari was not accountable to even Abacha who appointed him and the board set up to supervise the PTF was supplanted by APC at the behest of Buhari, it meant the PTF functioned like a parallel government. Figures from PTF Situation Reports (Vol. 2 Dec. 98) show that the PTF carried on as if there was no Southern Nigeria, as well over 70% of projects were shamelessly taken to the north by Buhari. For the avoidance of doubt, let us attempt sector by sector analysis here. Of all the roads rehabilitated by the PTF, only 1984.5 kms of roads representing 24% were carried out in the entire South, from where the bulk of the PTF revenue came since the South consumes over 70% of refined petroleum products. Out of this paltry figure, South West got 10.5% while South East and South South combined, got only 13.5% of all the roads, despite being ravaged by erosion and swamps. What this means is that all the Southern States had 4,440.43 kms or 24 per cent of road rehabilitation as against 13,870.47 kms or 76 per cent in the Northern states. The North-West states of Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto and Zamfara had a lion share of 5,020 kms or 27.42% because the Fund’s Chairman, puritan Buhari and the military dictator Sani Abacha were from there; The North-East states of Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe picked 23.48 per cent. This is the zone where Salihijo Ahmed, the late Chief Executive of Afri-Project Consortium (APC), the sole consultants that supervised all PTF projects came from. Afenifere’s submission showed further the figures in other sectors were even more callous. For instance, under the National Health and Educational Rehabilitation Programme (NHERP), the entire South had zero allocation in the tertiary programme, while the North picked 100 per cent. In the vocational programme, the entire South had 3% while the North had 97%. In the primary area, the South recorded 12% as against 88% for the North and in the secondary area, it was 14% for the entire South and 86% for the North, again courtesy of the fair-minded General who the APC says will bring the change we need. On the massive fraud discovered when PTF was disbanded in 1999, the prudent, puritan General’s only defence was that he was not aware that such massive frauds went on under his watch, but that in any event, he could not have benefited personally. What manner of defence? And of course he has remained poor ever after and had to take a loan from banks to purchase nomination forms. Buhari must believe Nigerians are a bunch of idiots to tell such a story, despite driving a fleet of armored jeeps. Is the quintessential principle of separation of powers, which govern democracy possible in a Buhari Presidency? Aside torpedoing democracy in 1983 for no just cause, Buhari is, by nature and training, anti-democratic. He abhors the press and press freedom. He just cannot bear the fact that all human beings are born equal. To him, there are blue-bloods and talakawas whose place in life is hewing wood and drawing water. The world has moved on from such atavism and Nigeria should not be dragged back to it in fulfillment of Buhari’s inordinate ambition. http://www.tribune.com.ng/quicklinkss/opinion/item/24957-buhari-s-ptf-days-the-untold-story 6 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: Buhari’s PTF Days: The Untold Story by temitemi1(m): 8:19am On Dec 24, 2014 |
GEJ till 2019!!! 12 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Buhari’s PTF Days: The Untold Story by TreQuartista: 8:20am On Dec 24, 2014 |
When will these people face the fact that looking for dirt on Buhari is akin to looking for a Jew donning Nazi attire? It is an effort in futility! The populace is too knowledgeable for this sort of relentless campaign of calumny this time around. These people were begging Buhari/APC to run an issue based campaign when the General emerged as the flagbearer, but since then they have done nothing to tow that like themselves. Hypocrites! They have labelled the General an illiterate, a religious fanatic, a tribalist, a bigot, a geriatric amongst others in their futile and desperate bid to soil the General. Interestingly, this has done nothing but to expose the pettiness, childishness, crassness, tactlessness and the perpetual cluelessness of the PDP and also show the folly in their campaign strategy. They are now even fanning the embers of tribalism. Shame. Come 2015, Nigerians shall throng out en masse to vote out the infinitely clueless and immeasurably corrupt government of GEJ/PDP. #SaiBuhari! #SaiAPC! #Change! 1 Like |
Re: Buhari’s PTF Days: The Untold Story by Sylvarresta(m): 8:36am On Dec 24, 2014 |
Sai Buhari 2 Likes
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Re: Buhari’s PTF Days: The Untold Story by theM16: 8:47am On Dec 24, 2014 |
U neva notice say pple no too dey reply al dez jokes anymore. Its bcomin boring. Say smtin else. Vote ur own mke I vote my own 6 Likes |
Re: Buhari’s PTF Days: The Untold Story by major466(m): 9:14am On Dec 24, 2014 |
temitemi1:Totally endorsed. 6 Likes |
Re: Buhari’s PTF Days: The Untold Story by MudRaker: 9:27am On Dec 24, 2014 |
[size=18pt]Buhari's legacy as Minister of Petroluem[/size] Despite its relative autonomy in those early years, NNPC was hopelessly inept. In the wake of allegations of massive fraud, including an improper withdrawal of more than $4b from the corporations accounts in the late 1970s, the newly elected President Shehu Shagari (1979-83) in March 1980 instituted a tribunal to probe allegations. NNPCs oversight and regulatory role over the industry was virtually non-existent, due to a combination of low capacity, sheer inaction, and simply a proclivity of the corporation to break the law. Agreements with IOCs lay around for years without ratification, and the IOCs often acted as if the corporation never existed. [size=18pt]NNPCs accounting system was an unmitigated shambles; the corporation had never prepared and submitted audited accounts. [/size] The industry under NNPC up to 1980 was so dismal that the tribunal even with its full judicial powers to subpoena witnesses and information could not reconcile crude oil production and sales figures from the various arms of government. The panel recommended the pruning of the power of NNPC and the streamlining of its operation for increased efficiency. [size=18pt]The limitation of the panel is underlined by the tribunals failure to summon Generals Obasanjo and Muhammadu Buhari, who as national ruler, and oil minister NNPC chairman respectively supervised the NNPC and controlled oil sales during the period in question.[/size] http://bakerinstitute.org/media/files/page/9b067dc6/noc_nnpc_ugo.pdf https://www.nairaland.com/2048585/buharis-legacy-minister-petroleum 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Buhari’s PTF Days: The Untold Story by Nobody: 9:34am On Dec 24, 2014 |
The senseless writer claim to analyze sector by Sector projects of the ptf, but i see here is roads, roads and roads. Oga writer can we compare with gej/pdp over the last 16yrs, they are yet to match ptf's record on roads. Funniest part is most of the road projects done by the pdp and gej is also concentrated in the north. So what are we talking about. Imagine a national daily publishing tribal bullshit. 3 Likes
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Re: Buhari’s PTF Days: The Untold Story by MudRaker: 9:35am On Dec 24, 2014 |
Obiagelli: Your fanatism for this man is turning you mad. This man's past shows that he is hopelessly incompetent and corrupt! 7 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Buhari’s PTF Days: The Untold Story by MudRaker: 9:37am On Dec 24, 2014 |
Obiagelli: GBTYO: 4 Likes |
Re: Buhari’s PTF Days: The Untold Story by MudRaker: 9:41am On Dec 24, 2014 |
theM16: Pleb. Tomorrow nah your type go complain say lecturer wicked nah im make you graduate with pass. When you no fit get work una go talk say nah govt fault. 1 Like |
Re: Buhari’s PTF Days: The Untold Story by Nobody: 9:47am On Dec 24, 2014 |
MudRaker: Can gej and the pdp march ptf's record? No Gej/pdp has built more roads in the north than south? Yes Case closed 1 Like |
Re: Buhari’s PTF Days: The Untold Story by Iykopee(m): 9:52am On Dec 24, 2014 |
Special thanks to the white people who worked doggedly to produce the internet system where the world is now seen as a Global Village.. Really, i neva knew buhari had such a repugnant past. Oh, he concentrated 90% of the PTF projects in the north not minding the fact the same money he was spending massively in the north came from the south south.. Little wonder the damned mallams are screaming Sai Buhari to entrench lost favouritism and nepotism. And for those seeking to access presidential power through the back door, assuming buhari finally becomes the president, are criminally dubious indeed. Do they even realised that their brother just left the throne of power some few years ago? Their cries for change has some ulterior motive and their plans wont work 4 Likes |
Re: Buhari’s PTF Days: The Untold Story by MudRaker: 9:53am On Dec 24, 2014 |
Obiagelli: Read the article. Jonathan's record is there for every rationale unbiased person to see and appreciate. So now the PTF under Abacha govt is the best ever? Una no get sense. |
Re: Buhari’s PTF Days: The Untold Story by biafranqueen: 9:58am On Dec 24, 2014 |
MudRaker:The man is bad to the bone Chai! Now I really beleve this man is working with Boko Harem and other plots to destroy Nigeria's progress.He is a big time snitch that did not even have the heart to do the time for his crime. The man is the scum of the earth! 3 Likes |
Re: Buhari’s PTF Days: The Untold Story by biafranqueen: 9:59am On Dec 24, 2014 |
Iykopee:That is what I always say if we can not make informed choices we deserve the worst leaders the world has to offer. Nothing is hidden again! 3 Likes |
Re: Buhari’s PTF Days: The Untold Story by MudRaker: 10:03am On Dec 24, 2014 |
biafranqueen: You have heard of economic hit men , Bola Tinubu is a political hitman and their mission is to instill bad puppet leadership. Obasanjo, MKO, IBB are all in the same club. Soyinka is an intellectual hitman. 1 Like |
Re: Buhari’s PTF Days: The Untold Story by biafranqueen: 10:08am On Dec 24, 2014 |
MudRaker:Your right I never saw them as such http://www.democracynow.org/2004/11/9/confessions_of_an_economic_hit_man Hugo Chavez made the United States pissed off just like GEJ. So all that is happening is the same thing they did in Venezuela, rebels kidnapping etc; 1 Like |
Re: Buhari’s PTF Days: The Untold Story by MudRaker: 10:17am On Dec 24, 2014 |
biafranqueen: The Political hitman are there to ensure western interests and loot their country dry. The funds are trasnfered to designated offshore accounts tht are managed by covet agencies like te CIA who use these funds to finance shadow ops globally. When the foolish African leader dies the money is then transferred to another account. The siblings and heir of the mumu leader don't even get up to 5% of the sullen funds. MKO children are suffering. Kola Abiola is a landlord. 1 Like |
Re: Buhari’s PTF Days: The Untold Story by biafranqueen: 10:19am On Dec 24, 2014 |
Now I get it, now I see what the elite are up too. GEJ pissed off OBJ and all the old cabal including the corporate Oil Dons that rule American politics.They know Buhari is easy to manipulate with his Alzheimer disease. APC the Economic Hit squad. |
Re: Buhari’s PTF Days: The Untold Story by biafranqueen: 10:22am On Dec 24, 2014 |
MudRaker:They are not happy with NOI the way she is collecting Abacha's money they have held for years, no wonder the Western world is mad with this administration. The judgment includes about $303 million in two bank accounts in the British offshore center of Jersey and $144 million in two bank accounts in France. Three accounts in the United Kingdom and Ireland hold at least $27 million, the statement said.Claims to another $148 million in four investment portfolios in the United Kingdom are pending.Enrico Monfrini, a Swiss lawyer working with the Nigerian government, has traced $2.4bn of assets linked to Abacha, most of which were channelled through European banks.High quality global journalism requires investment. 1 Like |
Re: Buhari’s PTF Days: The Untold Story by sorom4: 10:22am On Dec 24, 2014 |
Moderators, this is a Front Page Material. 2 Likes |
Re: Buhari’s PTF Days: The Untold Story by sorom4: 10:35am On Dec 24, 2014 |
You who have ears, listen. Its only a deaf fly that will follow a corpse to the grave. Lets not vote for someone that keeps telling us that he has only one million naira in his account but choose to borrowed more than 20 million to purchase a form. How on earth is he gonna pay back that money? FACT: Buhari is a very rich man through CORRUPTION and LOOTING 3 Likes |
Re: Buhari’s PTF Days: The Untold Story by shortgun(m): 11:04am On Dec 24, 2014 |
Buhari will never be president. 1 Like |
Re: Buhari’s PTF Days: The Untold Story by bondingman: 12:03pm On Dec 24, 2014 |
shortgun: |
Re: Buhari’s PTF Days: The Untold Story by theM16: 12:53pm On Dec 24, 2014 |
MudRaker: Na so u mumu reach. Oya relate dis nonsense u write for hia...smh! Ow u wan tke get pass wt dis ur sense sef! 1 Like |
Re: Buhari’s PTF Days: The Untold Story by theM16: 12:58pm On Dec 24, 2014 |
biafranqueen: Cnt imagine if she no recover money, na slave trade u for dey... With all d money and savings frm subsidy Nigeria is gettin more broke! So u always bliv everytin u r told wtout reasoning, u need chisos. Mke dem polithiefcians dey dciv u mke u dey api. Since d inception of NDDC which dvlpment don dey ur state or village...al na on paper ba? Continue dey shout for here mke dem loot naija dry 1 Like |
Re: Buhari’s PTF Days: The Untold Story by MudRaker: 12:59pm On Dec 24, 2014 |
theM16: Waka |
Re: Buhari’s PTF Days: The Untold Story by 9jatriot(m): 1:55pm On Dec 24, 2014 |
The Achievement of General Muhammadu Buhari At PTF |
Re: Buhari’s PTF Days: The Untold Story by 9jatriot(m): 1:56pm On Dec 24, 2014 |
In October 1994, General Sani Abacha increased the pump price of petrol from N3.25k to N11.00 per litre. Nigerians assailed him with criticisms for this unpopular move and to assuage their feelings, he quickly established the Petroleum (Special) Trust Fund to use a portion of the proceeds of the increase to intervene in critical sectors of the economy. Nigerians never took Abacha seriously on this project until Gen Muhammadu Buhari was announced and inaugurated the chairman of the PTF in March 1995. That PTF awarded contracts worth billions of naira is not news. The news the PTF made within the four years it existed was and still is that contracts awarded were executed to their logical conclusion and for those not executed, the PTF got every kobo back. Before PTF, contractors were used to abandoning contracts and bolting away with their advance payments. It never happened in PTF. When Buhari visited the Onitsha end of the Enugu-Onitsha express way awarded to a local contractor and discovered the job was abandoned, he simply called on the bank that guaranteed the contractor to pay back. There and then, the contract was terminated and later awarded to another contractor. From that moment, banks and insurance companies that provided bonds to contractors learnt that the old order had changed and had to monitor projects it guaranteed. |
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