president Muhammadu Buhari has said the Peoples Democratic Party, which ruled Nigeria for 16 years, did not do anything all through its rule.

Buhari said this while addressing journalists in Daura, his hometown in Katsina State, on Monday after attending Eid prayers, according to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr. Garba Shehu.

“I want Nigerians to realise that what this government inherited after 16 years of the PDP government was no savings, no infrastructure, no power, no rail, no road and no security,” Buhari stated.

The President, however, argued that within a year, his government was able to crush the then rampaging Boko Haram militants.

He said he had intensified the war against corruption as those who diverted public funds had started returning the money, stressing that his war against corruption was not one-sided.

Buhari added, “Before the elections, we identified three major problems confronting our country.

“We first secured the country, for security is key to development. We first dealt with the Boko Haram menace and now, we are dealing with the militants.

“Through the Central Bank of Nigeria and an inter-ministerial committee under the Vice-President, we are working out jobs for graduates.

“We are equally tackling corruption which is a continuous. We are trying our best and we want Nigerians to do their best too.”

The President thanked Nigerians for supporting the Federal Government’s policies, programmes and actions aimed at improving security, revamping the economy and combating corruption.

‘‘We should thank God this year, the reports I’m getting, which are very pleasing, is that we will have a bumper harvest this year,” the President added.

Buhari will return to Abuja after the two-day public holiday

But the PDP has described the claim by the President that the party did nothing for 16 years as a lazy man’s talk.

It said Nigerians should realise that they had mistakenly elected a wrong person as the nation’s President.

A member of the PDP National Caretaker Committee, Mr. Dayo Adeyeye, stated this in an interview with one of our correspondents on Monday.

Adeyeye wondered whether the President knew the implications of what he said or not.

Adeyeye stated, “We have asked the President to sit up and work instead of lamenting every day. His lamentation won’t solve the problem he ought to solve.

“By the way, the Nigerian government under a PDP government tarred 36,000 kilometres of road under six years.

“The President said there was no railway and he went to inaugurate one of those a PDP President almost completed a few days ago.

“Does he know the salary of workers in 1999 and how much they earn now? He should ask how much university lecturers were earning before a PDP President increased their wages.

“The PDP government was also paying salaries as and when due; we were not owing.”

The former ruling party spokesman added, “Under the Presidency of Goodluck Jonathan, the PDP government created 13 universities, yet the President said we did nothing?

“He should be reminded also that we built power stations and also revolutionalised the industrial sector. When the PDP government was leaving, we had the best growing economy in Africa.”

Adeyeye asked the President to tell Nigerians if his government had bought new equipment for the Army to fight the Boko Haram war.

“All the equipment this government is using to prosecute the war was bought by the PDP government,” he added.

Adeyeye insisted that the alleged transformation of airports in Nigeria was handled by the PDP government.

He also denied the allegation that the PDP government did not save money for the 16 years that it was in power.

He said, “We created the Sovereign Wealth Fund, where money was kept. We also had the Excess Crude Account, where money was being kept.

“But the rebellion against the account came from those who are the doyen of the President and his party, the All Progressives Congress, today.

“The PDP government was able to cancel foreign debts under former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Is that not an achievement?”

Adeyeye asked Nigerians to beg the President to save them from unnecessary diversion and face the job he was elected to do based on his campaign promises.

APC not cause of Nigeria’s economic recession –Minister

Meanwhile, the Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Aisha Alhassan, has said the APC is not responsible for the country’s economic recession.

Alhassan also stated that the Buhari-led government was determined to address the myriad of challenges facing the country including the economy.

The minister said this on Saturday in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State when she met with the APC women drawn from the 25 local government areas of the state.

Alhassan, who was represented on the occasion by the Coordinator for Women Empowerment, Chief Akukalia Angela, assured the people that the present administration was passionate about developing women and reducing hunger in the country.

“The present process of economic recession is not caused by the APC-led government; rather, it was caused by the immediate past government, who looted the nation’s treasury and threw the people into hardship.

“The APC will do everything humanly possible to put Nigeria back on the right positive track,” she said.

She added that the ministry had begun the distribution of forms to women organisations and groups through the National Empowerment Fund to various states to assist them in their chosen professions.

The APC Woman Leader in the state, Dr. Janeth Oyubu, while pledging the support of the APC women in the state for the government, alleged that the PDP government had hijacked all the palliatives initiated by the Buhari government.

Oyubu added, “Don’t be carried away with peanuts from the ailing PDP. I can assure you that APC has all it takes to transform your well-being by empowering you so that you can be helpful to your family and the society.”


Source: http://www.reporterslab.com/pdp-nothing-throughout-16-years-power-buhari/

And the blame game continues.. Shameless president

OK o

Forget about the past and help us move this country forward. God bless Nigeria!

Na you dey do something abi? Everybody can now attest to your good work as our economy is now booming and our living conditions don pass UK own in just less than 2yrs of your reign.
Amadioha should just plaster this man mouth permanently make person hear word.

Same story..

He is not far from the truth.

If PDP had given us just Power
or just an enviable transport system
or just security of lives and property
or strong institutions that could function on their own without executive or legislative or judicial interference
or a world class educational system
or ............................................ or even a United Nigeria

but No
instead They gave us exact opposites of the above with a very robust imaginary largest economy in Africa that was evident only on NOI papers.

I guess what the president was trying to say was that pdp failed to solve a single problem in Nigeria despite the many things they did.

They failed to give Nigerians a single thing they asked for.

A bunch of failures they were

And he assembled same PDP " rogues" to help him run his govt?

Oga u r not campaigning na, what is wrong with this stuupid pig sef?

is that why you release kabiru sokoto?

Dumb president.

He should shut the hell up and work. With the path he is taking right now,in 16yrs,he is gonna be worst than the pdp he talking about now. Mr.Traveler aka Ajala....

Shame on obj out of his greed he destroyed nig brot dis dullard useles tyrant upon us did obj not rule 8yrs under pdp nw d same dog he helped says his done nothin

poor work man always blame his tools. buari dullard is just too incompetent to lead nigeria.

Dis man should do his job and stop blaming pdp... Ish, can't wait for 2019..

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And he assembled same PDP " rogues" to help him run his govt?

dont mind him. even if d dullard was given $100 billion to run his govt, he will still squander it. a dullard with no economic idea will never make any meaningfull developement.

dafuturis:
He is not far from the truth.

If PDP had given us just Power
or just an enviable transport system
or just security of lives and property
or strong institutions that could function on their own without executive or legislative or judicial interference
or a world class educational system
or ............................................ or even a United Nigeria

but No
instead They gave us exact opposites of the above with a very robust imaginary largest economy in Africa that was evident only on NOI papers.

Delusional !!! I guess the recession too is on paper while 4.58m jobs loss is imaginary. The problem is not 100% buhari but, actually 70% people like u!

tuniski:

Delusional !!! I guess the recession too is on paper while 4.58m jobs loss is imaginary. The problem is not 100% buhari but, actually 70% people like u!

Dont mind Him..People like him and omolola15 are suffering from selective dymestia..They only remember what they want to remember.The same thing he said in 83..Claiming the govt of shagari did nothing and that they are very very corrupt..I guess you can compare the corruption of 83 to the one we have now in 2016..The Man is simply bereft of idea..When he was campaigning we asked them to just give me just one of he's economic achievements..Not one,Not one single one could mention any..Everybody should go and watch the video the PDP did against him on AIT then.Leave away the part that talked about he's family cos that part isnt too good as politics should not be taken that far..And watch the rest,and then you will wonder if exactly what was said then isnt what is happening now..For those that never knew..Oil sold for 30$ Per barrel when he was Military President,and the same thing that happened then happened now..Inflation and Job loss..He is the worst president Nigeria ever had after Abacha..I forgot he once said Abacha isnt corrupt..Bunch of Hypocrites..Awon weereee.

Buhari lead Nigeria into recession in just one year. Which is better?

dafuturis:
He is not far from the truth.

If PDP had given us just Power
or just an enviable transport system
or just security of lives and property
or strong institutions that could function on their own without executive or legislative or judicial interference
or a world class educational system
or ............................................ or even a United Nigeria

but No
instead They gave us exact opposites of the above with a very robust imaginary largest economy in Africa that was evident only on NOI papers.

Buhari is in power. Instead of the blame game, let him give us any of the above rather he choose to lead us into recession. You know what? Bible should be your standard in anything. When the wicked is in power, the people suffer. Buhari is wicked and Nigerians are suffering.

And the lower price foodstuff and forex under gej were imaginary too

dafuturis:
He is not far from the truth.

If PDP had given us just Power
or just an enviable transport system
or just security of lives and property
or strong institutions that could function on their own without executive or legislative or judicial interference
or a world class educational system
or ............................................ or even a United Nigeria

but No
instead They gave us exact opposites of the above with a very robust imaginary largest economy in Africa that was evident only on NOI papers.

deji68:
And the lower price foodstuff and forex under gej were imaginary too

xelly:

Buhari is in power. Instead of the blame game, let him give us any of the above rather he choose to lead us into recession. You know what? Bible should be your standard in anything. When the wicked is in power, the people suffer. Buhari is wicked and Nigerians are suffering.

tuniski:

Delusional !!! I guess the recession too is on paper while 4.58m jobs loss is imaginary. The problem is not 100% buhari but, actually 70% people like u!

Sorry toddlers, no free lessons today, more so to individuals who can't reason without been ethno-religiously controlled.

dafuturis:







Sorry toddlers, no free lessons today, more so to individuals who can't reason without been ethno-religiously controlled.

When lost! Wacked!

PDP may not have taken Nigeria to the promise land but atleast they started the journey to about 40%. Instead of taking Nigeria further, PMB has reduce Nigeria to -13% I assume and instead of making efforts to start the journey....... he is still busy accepting decamped PDP members and still blaming PDP for poor performance.

How on earth would you hire workers from a terrible school where you claim have poor performance

Mr President you are not voted to complain about the past we have heard enough of PDP escuses you are given us, we know that is why they were voted out. So please stop the complain after 16 months you are yet to do nothing, With obasanjo we had paris club debt settled,Excess crude account increased,democracy which you truncated as a military man, we also had GSM. PMB wake up

dafuturis:







Sorry toddlers, no free lessons today, more so to individuals who can't reason without been ethno-religiously controlled.

Kingdag

Enough of this blame game. If Buhari does not know what to do with the Nigerian economy,he should quit. If a corrupt PDP era can make Dollar-Naira = #199, I don't bloody care about APC anti-corruption junks. Stop blaming PDP. A year is gone in the useless 4 years you are ruling.

This has become stale. Keep trying to justify your legendary incompetent administration

He using EFCC and court rebuilt by democratic govts of the past 16 yrs. GMB destroyed all democratic institutions when he took over power. My greatest mistake was having an ounce of support for his man. All his detractors have been proven right!!