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Abuja (WorldStage Newsonline)-- A Presidency source on Monday in Abuja faulted the claims of the former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar on this year's budget, saying his desperation has beclouded his knowledge of the workings of the economy.
The top Presidential aide who spoke on the condition of anonymity said Atiku missed it all in his bid to discredit the government's economic policies.

Former Vice President and presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party had on Sunday warned that the nation’s economy was going broke.

In an 11-page letter to the President, the former Vice President said a budget predicated on consumption without corresponding investments in critical infrastructure was a recipe for economic disaster.

But the presidential aide said: “This is a desperate bid for him to win the sympathy of Nigerians to run as flag bearer of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). For a man of Atiku's position, been a former VP and one who presently aspires to the top position in the country, talking down on the economy without offering credible alternatives is unforgivable.

“Some of the issues Atiku talked about are those which have been identified by the government and which are currently been addressed by the President Jonathan's government.

“Atiku is once again deliberately distorting the facts and misrepresenting the books. His talking down on the economy is a slap on his party and a clear demonstration of his lack of patriotism. By his actions, he is casting aspersion on the country and putting the nation in very bad light both locally and internationally.

“Such a man is only desperate to get what he wants without putting the interests of the nation at heart. In the letter he wrote, what credible alternatives did he suggest to the government if he were sincere? This clearly shows that Atiku is a man who thinks about himself and his immediate family alone.”

The source maintained that “Atiku's desperation speaks volume about his credibility and values," stressing that “sadly, we have addressed all the issues he talked about in the letter he wrote to Mr. President."

Contrary to Atiku,s claims, the source further said Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, managing director of the World Bank never criticized the economy, saying “in fact the World Bank she works for commended Nigeria's steady economic growth and for Atiku to begin to use that as reference point shows clearly his gross lack of understanding of the workings of the Nigerian economy.”

The source also said contrary to Atiku's claims, the international credit rating agencies never downgraded Nigeria instead it “reaffirmed the credit rating of Nigeria and commended the government for its robust macroeconomic policies."

The source explained that “it was the outlook that they expressed reservations because of the forthcoming general election.”

Story by Victor Iluyemi (info@worldstagegroup.com)

Should we be surprised?
Nigeria is finished!

Okay, Atiku is wrong.
Is Sanusi wrong too?

If the Presidency is claiming the errors Atiku pointed out they have already spotted and dealt with it, why do we have the same budget and not a new one? Why were the errors there in the first place?

If they are saying that Atiku should keep mute in the face of an impending economic National crisis, just to demonstrate his loyalty to PDP. Then this presidency should tell us which is more important? Loyalty to PDP or Loyalty to country?

The only thing this response achieved was to call Atiku a desperate man, nothing else. No economics, no new ideas, no solution, nothing new just abuses.

Mr President is clearly out of his depth. Good at crafting a suffisticated rigging manual but poor on economic manifesto crafting!!!

If the Presidency source is honestly sure of their records as a Government, why does a Presidency official defending his own administration have to speak as an anonymous?

BTW did he actually say our credit rating was not downgraded? This people are so out of touch with reality.

I am starting to think Yar Dua was better than Jonathan

U are confused

@Mikeansy:
They are beef, worthy of serving to the crocodiles.

Xavier.:

I am starting to think Yar Dua was better than Jonathan

Mu he he he he he

Xavier.:

I am starting to think Yar Dua was better than Jonathan

You are just starting to think what I have concluded in my mind.

Imagine the shallow response. No point addresed other than you are stupid, you are mad, you are desperate you are crazy?

Is this the type of ruler we want that cant address issues rather he focuses on personalties? No wonder GEJ supporter on NL ar e not any different.

[size=14pt]Imagine they are criticizing/abusing Atiku - instead of them to contradict him, they were abusing / criticizing him, imagine [/size]

How can any sensible person take the arguments of a faceless and nameless person to be that of the Presidency? Where and when did the Presidency responded and who responded on behalf of the Presidency? Not one faceless man by one newspaper seeking for relevance.

They haven't addressed any of the points raised.

And they should stop telling lies about Okonjo Iweala.

Okonjo Iweala criticised the budget as did Sanusi I both claiming that the budget was too high because the oil price benchmark and production estimates were too high. This was the 2010 budget which is exactly the same amount as 2011.

Atiku is [size=13pt] desperate, ignorant of economy [/size]- Presidency source
OR
Presidency Response To Atiku Budget Critic - [size=13pt] High On Abuses, Short On Economics [/size]

Seems the man has probably been reading posts by some of Nairaland's ECONOMISTS And self-proclaimed political experts  . . .  roflmao!!

Kobo! Happy New Year!!

Happy new year ooo!

xterra2:

[size=14pt]Imagine they are criticizing/abusing Atiku - instead of them to contradict him, they were abusing / criticizing him, imagine [/size]

Who are the "they" Is this report official or the random thoughts of a journalist who says the source will prefer to remain anonymous?

Xavier.:

I am starting to think Yar Dua was better than Jonathan

You dare not say! Only that Nigerian has the shortest memory of any people I know. How many time has I said it? One thing you will always guarantee about Nigerian rulers or leader is- They will be worse than the person they succeeded.

This is a piss poor response. Jonathan needs to respond to Atiku's criticisms line for line instead of spewing nonsensical generalities

“Such a man is only desperate to get what he wants without putting the interests of the nation at heart. In the letter he wrote, what credible alternatives did he suggest to the government if he were sincere? This clearly shows that Atiku is a man who thinks about himself and his immediate family alone.”

Word.

What more can be expected from an immoral man, THIEF and a purveyor of violent, bloody politics like Atiku?

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xterra2:

[size=14pt]Imagine they are criticizing/abusing Atiku - instead of them to contradict him, they were abusing / criticizing him, imagine [/size]

You now knew why, Jonathan and his supporters earlier thought that a political debate between internal candidates of a party is an abromination in the democrazy of Nigeria.

The usual useless response from those amateurs in office. Side-stepping all the issues and resorting to petty mudslinging. Anyway, their time is soon up.

These are some of the things in GEJ's BUDGET

[size=16pt]THE State House plans to spend over N500 million on food stuff and catering supplies, according to an estimate in the 2011 budget before the National Assembly.[/size]



The State House (residences and offices of the President and Vice-President) is allocated N21,159,867,112.

About N1,570,107,112 is for salaries and wages. Allowances and social contributions will be serviced with N640,386,203.

The proposed recurrent expenditure for the office of the Vice-President is N8,395,543,797. This is broken down into travel and transport (N2,014,658,355); utilities (N263,514,587); materials and supplies (N1,614, 315,741); maintenance services (N2,847,709,086); training (N338,045,242); consult-ancy and professional services (N85,747,680); fuel and lubricants (N197,700,000); miscellaneous (N1,033,853, 106) and loans and advances (N53,830,000).

[size=16pt]About N54 million is voted for fuelling of plant/generator.[/size]

About N574, 074,750 is to be spent on food stuff and catering materials are to cost N374,074,750; N312,400,000 is for refreshments and meals; N86,422,720 for honorarium and sitting allowances and N383,408,436 is proposed to be spent on welfare packages.




Under the proposed capital vote of the vice president, over N3 billion is set aside for buying fixed assets; N30 million is to be spent on office furniture and fittings; over N428 million is voted for computers; N553,594,442 for canteen/kitchen equipment, N403,594,442 for kitchen and household equipment and N150,000,000 for household equipment and materials (for the Vice-President’s residence).

There are, also, N1,128,640,000 for residential furniture and N21,875,000 for recreational facilities.

More than N4billion is provided for the construction and provision of fixed assets in the State House. Out of this, N1,170,000,000 will be spent on construction/provision of residential buildings; N861,000,000 for electricity (in the State House) N545,000,000 for the construction/provision of infrastructure and N184,000,000 for the construction/provision of recreational facilities
N24 million is proposed for one library scanner for the library.

The purchase of utility and operational vehicles for the office of the VP is to cost N300 million. The furnishing of the VP’s Guest House at Asokoro is proposed to cost N100 million.



About N400 million is proposed to be spent on the acquisition, upgrading and furnishing of the VP’s Guest House at Aguda House.

For the rehabilitation of 10 houses on Ibrahim Taiwo Street for Principal Officers of the President, N101 million is likely to be spent and N48 million is voted for the rehabilitation of presidential/ ministerial chalets at Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja.

[size=16pt]The rehabilitation of the Banquet Hall dome roof is estimated to cost N81 million and N302,291,157 may be spent on the rehabilitation of the Aso Villa administration building.[/size]



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This na real owanmbe president o!

This Jonathan na real:


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[size=20pt]Thieffffffffffuuuuu!!!![/size]


See all the terms used to bribe Sambo like OBJ did to Atiku in the 8 years of 'locusts' regime?
Tomorrow some retaaards will come out and call Sambo a thieeeeeeeeeefuuuu!!!!

All these political bu ha ha will stop IF GEJ wins.
What does Atiku know about the Economy. After running down ADAMAWA economy through Boni Haruna, now he wants to Advice.

Atiku should just shut up. He cant achieve half of what GEJ has achieved in this challenging time.  All those critiziing GEJ are just shallow minded.

They keep talking as if Nigeria is one hamlet with no complexities and sentiments attached to every issue.  Any move GEJ makes they attach it to failure. Atiku is going no where. We know his game plan. GEJ is on the right track period!

Is Ota not run down?
What did OBJ do for Ogun State in 8 years?
What part of Nigeria is not run down?
Please, Bayelsa is not better either. . . .

At least Atiku did not sleep with ALL his female relatives.

At least the roads in the North are better than those in the South. PCHN does not strike there like you have in the South either. . . if ONLY Yaradua had lived. . . .

God please bring him back. . .please God.


[size=16pt]Gooooooooooooooooooooooo Tikkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkku!!![/size]

“Such a man is only desperate to get what he wants without putting the interests of the nation at heart. In the letter he wrote, what credible alternatives did he suggest to the government if he were sincere? This clearly shows that Atiku is a man who thinks about himself and his immediate family alone.”

Word.

No credible alternatives can come from a dunce.

Ibro Yaya:

All these political bu ha ha will stop IF GEJ wins.
What does Atiku know about the Economy. After running down ADAMAWA economy through Boni Haruna, now he wants to Advice.

Atiku should just shut up. He cant achieve half of what GEJ has achieved in this challenging time.  All those critiziing GEJ are just shallow minded.

They keep talking as if Nigeria is one hamlet with no complexities and sentiments attached to every issue.  Any move GEJ makes they attach it to failure. Atiku is going no where. We know his game plan. GEJ is on the right track period!

If Jonathan thinks that Nigeria is too complex for him, why not run for his local government chairmanship instead? If maths is too complex for you why apply to teach Physics?
I don't get some of you, The only way you and your leader will shut up your opponent is to come up with a better idea and programmes, not name calling whenever you are asked why you want to be president and how corrupt he is as if we don't already knew.
He called for a debate, you guys spent days calling him names when the so called debate should have had you singing hallelujah because it offers you the platform to shut him up with all these allegation of stealing by him, only to come back a week later, when the name calling wasn't working to accept the same debate, just to save face.

Like leader, like messenger!
No defense for Jonathan the. . .

[size=20pt]Thiefffffffffffffffffffu!!!![/size]

See thiefu dey call fellow thiefuu thiefffuuuu oooooh!

Nigerian politics sweeeeeeeeeeeeeetu I tellya!


Defend the thiefuu-thiefuu budget or shattttttttttttttap!

Thank God o for internet.

Only God knows how much OBJ stole. . .only Atiku can tell us.


[size=20pt]Goooooooooooooooooo Tikkkkkkkkkkkkkkku!!![/size]

[size=20pt]500million Naira to chop kpomo and ofada rice in the year of 2011 of una lord AD(advanced dunces)?[/size]

Mu he he he he
O ga o!

Shameless things!

Eziachi:

If Jonathan thinks that Nigeria is too complex for him, why not run for his local government chairmanship instead? If maths is too complex for you why apply to teach Physics?
I don't get some of you, The only way you and your leader will shut up your opponent is to come up with a better idea and programmes, not name calling whenever you are asked why you want to be president and how corrupt he is as if we don't already knew.

You mean the same way advised your beloved Dora Akunyili stepped down to run for LOCAL GOVERNMENT CHAIRMANSHIP (NOT NATIONAL SENATE) instead when you realized the seat of Information Minister too complex for her? ROFLMAO!!!

Kobojunkie:

Seems the man has probably been reading posts by some of Nairaland's ECONOMISTS And self-proclaimed political experts  . . .  roflmao!!

LMAO, Presidetial aide: Check Nairaland for further details please

Blazay:

500million Naira to chop kpomo and ofada rice in the year of 2011  
Mu he he he he

it's actually presidential kpomo, good enough for presidential guests

Omolulu:

LMAO, Presidetial aide: Check Nairaland for further details please

it's actually presidential kpomo, good enough for presidential guests

I guess so.
Check out his bio!
Exemplary! A "food" prefect!


http://www.xomba.com/biography_goodluck_ebele_jonathan

Young Goodluck Jonathan began his primary education at St Stephen’s Primary School (now State School, Otuoke) and later moved to St Michael’s Primary School, Oloibiri, where he completed his elementary education in 1969, at the age of 12. His leadership traits began to come up for reckoning in the course of his secondary school days. In 1973, while in form three, [size=20pt]he was appointed class prefect and Secretary of the Food Committee, an administrative body of hostel masters and senior students.[/size] He occupied that position up to form five. As the prime prefect of Masterson House, he soon assumed the exalted office of Chairman, Committee of Prefects. In 1975, he obtained his West African School Certificate from the famous Mater Dei High School, Imiringi, passing out with [size=20pt]a distinction.[/size]

Sure! A dunce with distinction too!

The man get 'talent' o!

Jesus wept

Poor Atiku!! Haunted by his lack of morality! Confounded by economics! Out of the presidential race before the 13th!
[size=14pt] Sacked from the Customs Service for corruption!!!

A disgrace to Nigeria.

All hail the concensus DIMWIT!!![/size]

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