The Presidency on Sunday warned that the defeat of President Muhammadu Buhari and the return of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to government in 2019 will reverse the gains the present administration has made since coming into office in 2015.

Senior Special Assistant to the president on Media and publicity, Garba Shehu, observed in an article made available to the media in Abuja on Sunday that PDP politicians were busy going around the country with “Change the Change” campaign, canvassing for the removal of the All Progressive Congress (APC) led by the president whose campaign slogan was “Change.”

While conceding that the PDP government established the present anti-corruption institutions, [/b]he said the removal of the Buhari will mean a return to the old order where, according to him, corruption had a free rein while seized looted assets will be returned to corrupt individuals.

[b]He said: “The real meaning and cost of the “Changing the Change,” is that if they win the next election, they will not take us back to where we were in 2015, they will mostly reverse the progress the APC has brought to the nation.

“The main reason for the defeat of the PDP in 2015 was corruption. The present administration at the centre led by President Muhammadu Buhari has so far presented a corrupt-free image of itself. It has also succeeded in abolishing grand corruption at the top and as attested to by the American President, Donald Trump.

“The government has significantly brought down the level of corruption in the whole country. It has, however, warned over and again that corruption was fighting back.

“Many who are discerning would have read this from President Buhari’s speech when he inaugurated the impressive new headquarters building of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) a week ago. He narrated how and why he was overthrown as a military Head of State in the 80s.

“In that speech, he said not only was he kicked out because he fought corruption, the ones who took power freed all those that he had jailed, and whatever they stole was returned to them. He took their place in prison and stayed there without trial for 36 months, until that day when a journalist in Benin, now in Edo, broke the story that he had lost his mother. That was when he was allowed to go home.

“The real difference between the PDP and the current APC administration is that although they mouthed a flood of rhetoric against corruption, in fact rightfully lay the claim of founding the institutions now in the forefront of fighting corruption as a government, the EFCC and the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission, ICPC, they had intended to keep them as toys, or bulldogs which teeth had been removed. No, they never intended that the war against corruption would be taken this far.

“To change the change would mean that the teeth of the bulldog will be removed. It would then only bark but not bite.”

The presidential aide continued: “In this country, politics is often considered as a synonym of corruption. The previous government came under huge criticism for scandals like that discovered in arms procurements in the office of the National Security Adviser, NSA which transformed itself into a major source of funding of the PDP; NNPC crude oil thefts, broadband spectrum licensing scandal, oil subsidy scam and so many others but the present government has not faced any such corruption allegations.

“Although he said he was unafraid and would not bend, the President’s concern, and fear on the part of many is that if a corrupt leader takes over, it will be happy days all over again for former Oil Minister Diezani Allison-Maduekwe who has so far forfeited USD 153 million, N23.4 billion, and USD 4m and USD 5m in separate accounts. “Change the Change” would mean she will get the money back. So would the former Managing Director of the maritime agency, NIMASA get back GBP 578,080 seized from him and the Ikoyi apartment owners have back their USD43.4m; N23m and GBP 27,800.

“The hidden owner of the Lagos cash shop may then step forward to reclaim their N449.6 million; the ex-Naval Chiefs will have returned to them the already forfeited N1.8 billion; the Governors Forum paid back their N1.4 billion and the major oil marketers, from whom the EFCC has so far seized N328.9 billion will smile their ways to the bank.

“The banks themselves will equally join the party, happily getting back N27.7 billion they “ate” from taxes they failed to remit; the scion of the Akinjides, Jumoke will have N650 million awarded to her while those scammers in INEC who coughed out N1 billion will equally get money back and charges standing against them in court may be dropped.

“But the happiest of them all will be Mrs. Jonathan, who will get the first priority when the refunds start coming for obvious reasons. The former First Lady would not anymore need lawyers to keep her mountain of gifts, counted in huge millions of dollars, billions of Naira, hotels and buildings.

“The list of people who oppose the Buhari government and yearning to ‘‘change the change’’ include a number of parliamentarians, policemen, customs officials, immigration officials, civil servants now rooting for other political parties, not leaving out those various businesses and platforms owned by these political parties directly or indirectly.

“The Buhari win in 2015, and the possibility of four more years have crumbled their dreams of endlessly looting the state and the growing list of achievements of the administration is not doing any good for them.”

The Presidency also spoke of some other programmes being implemented by the current administration which it said could be jeopardized if Buhari does not return to office in 2019 including Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS) and the Whistle Blower policy.

Shehu further argued: “Another formidable group unhappy with the change and wish it reversed are the importers of diesel and generators. Nigeria ranks as the second biggest importer of generators all over the world,” adding that the present administration has raised power availability to 7,000mw.

He said the government has continued to improve infrastructure through massive spending leading to the revival of railways services among others in the country.



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“The government has significantly brought down the level of corruption in the whole country. It has, however, warned over and again that corruption was fighting back.

He said: “The real meaning and cost of the “Changing the Change,” is that if they win the next election, they will not take us back to where we were in 2015, they will mostly reverse the progress the APC has brought to the nation.


See desperation @ its peak.Which progress is the APC government talking about Buhari is corruption. Corruption is Buhari.The anti-corruption slogan of 2015 is not gonna save your ass.
Meanwhile abeg take us back to where you met us.Bring back our corruption.Stupid government!

What have we gained from the so-called recovered loots?
If you're afraid that recovered loots might be returned, why don't you do something about it now that you have the power to...?

Voting out Buhari is a risk we're willing to take!

The Presidency also spoke of some other programmes being implemented by the current administration which it said could be jeopardized if Buhari does not return to office in 2019 including Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS) and the Whistle Blower policy.

Shehu Sanni is a confused drunk mad man, even his children will disown him

What's this transmitted and confused lizard as a human being saying ,,,,better start arranging your things because you are going with your failure in 2019.....
Apc as a party and its supporters has failed....

Can anyone show me the tangible gains of this administration.

Buhari is going back to Daura



That's a guarantee

Islamist govt dey fear.... .

Tell us what you have done with evidences, and stop beating around the bush...

Clowns...

What the presidency is trying to say is that if Nigerians vote out Buhari, then dogs and baboons will definitely be soaked in blood just like it happened in 2011 but on a larger scale

What about the killings, the sudden deaths and the suicides?

Money and possessions can be returned, but how many lost lives can be returned back now?

Too bad.

Insha Allah buari willremain in power till 2023. Anybody who says he or she have not seen what pmb he's doing that person is blind.

Buharis days as Nigeria's president are numbered ..i have commenced a 200 day fast and I assure y'all that this is Buharis last tenure

Why are they scared?
I thought they have been going round saying Buhari is "undefeatable" and would win by a landslide?Now they are getting scared.
Lying,misery producing,incompetent bigots of a presidency.

my PVC is for PMB by God's grace

Who is the presidency?

The fallouts of the state congresses in APC have put the fear of God in loudmouths like Shehu Garba and Femi Adesina.

They are apparently cottoning on to the fact that Buhari is staring defeat in the face.

The mediation assignment by Tinubu has proved a complete failure...

If there were cracks in the party before the misadventure, it has now grown to a gaping chasm.

The reality of their disastrous state Congresses is now staring them in the face.

omokab:
Insha Allah buari willremain in power till 2023. Anybody who says he or she have not seen what pmb he's doing that person is blind.

List some of them please. Your Buhari will definitely need the blind's vote. Help him convince them.

doctokwus:
Why are they scared?
I thought they have been going round saying Buhari is "undefeatable" and would win by a landslide?Now they are getting scared.
Lying,misery producing,incompetent bigots of a presidency.

Looks like they've read the handwriting on the wall! All of a sudden, they're not as cocky as they used to be!

maestroferddi:
The fallouts of the state congresses in APC have put the fear of God in loudmouths like Shehu Garbage and Femi Adesina.

They are apparently cotton on to the fact that Buhari is staring defeat in the face.

The mediation assignment by Tinubu has proved a complete failure...

If there were cracks in the party before the misadventure, it has now grown to a gaping chasm.

Well articulated.

#buhariToDaura2019 irreversible!

Funny enough this same ''corruption free'' Government/party have returned the seized assets of Timipre sylva, wiped the slate of late Prince Abubakar Audu before his governorship election, refused to prosecute Babachir Lawal, stopped all media trial of Obanikoro, recently dropped some of the charges against Orji Uzor Kalu, Gave Maina a 'red carpet reception' in the form of double promotion, kept mute over wale oke (#$43 million dollar) and so many others too numerous to mention. All this issues i have mentioned all share something in common, they are covered 'with the broom of Apc'.
As long as i am concerned this anti corruption fight is only self serving and meant to achieve selfish perpetuation of this government in power.

Xander85:


Looks like they've read the handwriting on the wall! All of a sudden, they're not as cocky as they used to be!

Indeed.
But they still still left that nauseating cocky nature of theirs to glorify a phantom anticorruption success.
An anti corruption fight successful only in the amount of noise it makes and the cover it provides for present government members,appointees,APC members or decampees to the APC.

and so.. wat goin to hppn if we vote him out... Nttn go hppn

Analysers will come and analyse the statement as if it would prevent bubu's victory.

Let us just give him a straight answer.


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Lightening:


List some of them please. Your Buhari will definitely need the blind's vote. Help him convince them.

am not here to start unnecessary argument. But the one I know is good for me now. Roads across the country especially Lagos ibadan that has been a death trap for many years will soon be completed. Rail system across the country especially Lagos-calabar is going on. Power has improved from 3000kv to 7000 kv. Food importation have decrease especially rice that rice farmers were happy everyday. If you don't know all the rice in market presently are naija made rice, you can confirm from rice sellers in the market. Other farm product have also improved. International recognition is another gOod example. Security equipment due to cordial relationship that exist between present govt and USA make us to spent heavily on purchase of security equipment. Prices of goods are ack to normal due to stability in exchange rate. Price of imported goods like cars are normal now compare to last year to February. For example the price of Honda 2005known as EOD is now betwen 1,550,000 to 1.6 which is the same price my friend bought his own 4 year ago. A frind of mine bought Honda 2004 last month for 1,350,000in osogbo. N-poer is another achievement for pmb as he has employed the highest labour of almost 500 thousand. Police has employed the first set of 10 thousand and just embark on additional 6000 the highest in the history of federal government at a go. Just to mention a

I wonder who we ever offended to have such leadership. I wonder who we as a country offended

CoolFreeday:
my PVC is for PMB by God's grace

I know you support Buhari because of the numerous deaths he recorded in the north Central..
Well like they say... Zombies live to suck blood


Enjoy it while it lasts

ZombiePUNISHER:


I know you support Buhari because of the numerous deaths he recorded in the north Central..
Well like they say... Zombies live to suck blood


Enjoy it while it lasts

you're entitled to your opinion.