LRNZH:
The best thing is that an internet search won't show you a lot on PTF projects because that era in the 90s was before the GSM and internet revolution on Nigeria.

Newspaper archives give us glimpse of the good things that GMB did under Buhari. The other clues are first hand experience from Nigerians. I witnessed PTF buses in schools and hospitals, subsidized drugs in hospitals, classroom and lecture hall blocks in Universiries, lab equipments, roads etc.

No one can erase this from people's memories.

Abagworo:


The most important to me is the road connecting Port Harcourt vua Emolga to Buguma and Degema. PTF was legendary.

LRNZH:


This is exactly what I mean. A lot of fond memories of PTF's achievement by people from various walks of life / ethnicity can't be erased just because of elections

Ngwakwe:


Nobody is talking about what money can do or did rather the flaws in its management as it relates to equitable distribution across regions and the exaggerated estimates without details for further verification for most listed items which I know are lies.

PTF was synonymous with corruption against what the article portrayed and the distribution was engraved in ethnocentric policies hence my criticism of the whole write-up.

mikolo80:
for your mind Jonathan is that leader abi. AntiCorruption is the presidents no. 1 job.he needs to make sure ministers don't steal so they can implement budgets connect the dots
has Jona delivered power,food,
jobs or security?

Mopolchi:
Between the two, I am yet to decide. But I think Jona has started some meaningful projects in power, food and job. May be the impact of these is small, at least, there is an impact. The sector heavily hampered under Jona is security. For Buhari, I am not sure that he can take this nation to the next level. He has ruled and fought corruption, which took much of his time as our leader and many people suffered. Take this instance into perspective, around 1983-85, Gen Buhari closed down most canteens in our universities just because of corruption which marred the management of these canteens. The result of this act was that many suffered to buy things they would need. In fact, oga Jona doing his Ph.D. then, had to stand in line throughout the night to buy just 2 tins of milk. Hope this is not the kind of government you want from Buhari?

LRNZH:


NLs are aware that any stories of PTF corruption never indicted GMB and no one was prosecuted even by a hostile OBJ Gov't and EFCC.

OBJ recently said that GMB's PTF was given a clean bill of health from a corruption perspective under his administration

LRNZH:


GEJ stood in line in 1983. He said so himself. The coup that brought Buhari power occured on Dec 31, 1983.
So blame Shagari not Buhari for GEJ's woes if true.

I believe you have not heard of austerity measures and what they prevent. I you have, you would be appreciating Buhari and chastising GEJ.

Ngwakwe:


It's a pity this same mumbo-jumbo by OBJ will be quoted by some gullible researchers in the future.

It is important to remember Buhari's categorical assertion that Abacha's regime wasn't corrupt and what we now know.

LRNZH:

1. List SURE-Ps achievements.
It was a similar project that Chris Kolade ran under GEJ before resigning due to missing monies ~N500Billion.
2. Explain why NOI has refused to release the PwC audit report on NNPC after two promised deadlines of Nov. 2014 and Jan. 2015. You were defending her blatantly

Mopolchi:
Enlighten me more of the austerity measures so I can decide for Buhari.

rozayx5:
any projects from.his days as head of state
or is ptf all he can cling to

Asiwaju9ja:


Just 18months in office o!

LRNZH:


A man's true character does not wait for positions of leadership to manifest. Just read the following pockets facts about GMB. Mind you we have no records of GEJ's achievements as Bayelsa's Governor or Dep. Governor.

GMB Pocket Facts

Remember Buhari's regime only lasted from December 31, 1983 – August 27, 1985. Barely two years. Even at that, he stabilized the inflation rate and stamped out misappropriation of funds from the Shagari era.

Apart from being a military president, He was
1. Governor of the then Northeastern State (August 1975 – March 1976), under Gen. Murtala Mohammed;

2.Federal Commisioner (Minister) of Petroleum (March 1976 – July 1978) when the Warri and Kaduna Refineries were built; and

3. PTF Chairman (1993 - 1998). A 1998 report in New African praised the PTF under Buhari for its transparency, calling it a rare "success story".

No portfolio that GEJ had held in history has had a success history close to GMB's performance.

GEJ promised Stable Power in 2011 and Refineries in 2012. Where are they?

oyb:


we still have at least two legacies from GMB that persist to this day

environmental sanitation
WAI [be it kai or some other pseudonym]

dcaliph:
Can we compare GMB PTDF to GEJ SURE-P?


SAI BUHARI

atlwireles:
I expect this thread to die the natural death, most APC lying threads die.

Ngwakwe:



For posterity sake remove this paid publication and concocted lies out from Nairaland.

You think we weren't alive then. What sort of journalistic and political fraud of article is this?

For a valid news article, the names of the roads with their corresponding distances and types of work done should be listed and not this junk.

How does it sound to list the names of cities as project sites without further details?

Can't you differentiate between political talk and reality.

Can you imagine that corruption laden PTF was described as transparent and corruption free.

With what we now know about corruption and mismanagement of PTF funds and the recoverables, can this paid publication of a political fraud stand scrutiny?

atlwireles:
I expect this thread to die the natural death, most APC lying threads die.

Maser:


You're a disgusting politically-hired internet warrior bent on turning the truth on its head. Buhari is an upright man and it is only those of you on the side of darkness that would attack his sterling qualities.

TippyTop:

Did you read those articles posted by atlwireles? Or your brain is too small to decipher the article?

rozayx5:


we have busted the refinery lie. find something else. the head of state signs and appropriates funds fir such. buhari did nothing as head of state
i challenge you to show me any reasonable project buhari completed of started as head of state


PTF was scrapped and probed only to find inflated contracts
governor of north eastern states. no legacy





this thread made fp today
nairaland officially belongs to APC

Meanwhile buhari defends decree 4
https://www.nairaland.com/2123778/ban-press-Isembarrass-public-officer#30320603

otigbagba:
..is obvious how Tanoids try so hard to pull out corruption stories against Gmb..yet they find none....Jonathan dines and sleeps with corruption. ..A president shameless enof to use FFk in his campaign team..a man with fraudulent charges hanging over his head ...Gej pardoned Aleimes...d man oozes corruption. D TWO Candidates not really d best but for now Gmb will do...next pls

LRNZH:


If OBJ can come out to say GMB was not corrupt in his handling of PTF who is atlwireless?

Remember how Ribadu's EFCC was so ruthless under OBJ. Yet not a single charge was brought against GMB even when GMB contested against OBJ in 2003.
Knowing OBJ, EFCC would have torn GMB to shreds if GMB was culpable in anyway.

rozayx5:


yea he will do in the North, GMB will never smell Aso rock

otigbagba:
...guess u will run to Sudan when he wins