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By Levinus Nwabughiogu
ABUJA -

In a manner that depicted worry and anger consequent upon the present poor state of the Nigerian economy, President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja lashed out at the 16 years rule of the People's Democratic Party, PDP, regretting that the previous governments did not save for the "rainy day".

Buhari spoke while receiving the President of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), Dr. Bernard O. Aliyu at the State House, Abuja.

Making a comparison of PDP governments to the first republic which he said achieved a lot with meager resources of that time, the president regretted that the PDP governments failed to help the economy grow even with the all-time rise of crude oil sales of $100 dollars per barrel then.

President Buhari who also declared that Nigeria needed to grow beyond mere emphasis on its potentials, however assured that his administration would do its best to develop the economy beyond rethorics.
He said "Nigeria needs to work on her potentials, so that we don't remain permanently at the level of potentials.

“If Ethiopia is sustained largely by her airline industry, we have greater potentials here. But we must move out, engage with the rest of the world, as we need to re-establish the integrity of this country. We need to rebuild this country again."

The President recounted that for the greater part of the last 16 years, oil sold above $100 per barrel but expressed regret that the nation did not have much to show for it.
“In the First Republic, more enduring infrastructure was built with meager resources.

But in the past 16 years, we made a lot of money without planning for the rainy day.
“We showed a lot of indiscipline in managing our economy, and that is why we are where we are today. But this time round, we'll do our best."

Speaking earlier, Dr Aliyu, the Nigerian-born ICAO president commended President Buhari for strides on anti- corruption, and urged Nigeria to pay more attention to development of civil aviation.
“Civil aviation is a catalyst for economic development. The level of aviation development in any country mirrors the economic development of that country," he said.

The ICAO president also pledged to support the development of the aviation industry in Nigeria, urging the country to improve on training and capacity development, aviation security, aerodromes and air navigation, runways, control towers, terminal buildings, among others.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/04/state-of-economy-pdps-wasteful-16-years-reason-nigeria-is-poor-buhari/


Read Some comments from Vanguard below

Lalasticlala

Pls is this man still campaigning?

APC/Buhari is finished... See how people are lambasting them on the comment section of Vanguard


NgeneUkwenu, omenka, PassingShot et al, you guys need to extend ur work to Vanguard comment section ASAP

Smh_
This Man should start Working Asap_
And stop Blaming PDP for anything_
PDP era na History_


Buhari matter sef tire me_
Na xoxo PDP dz PDP dat_
Then Tinubu go enter with_
Tomorrow na Lai Mohammad
Both Blaming Fuel scarcity on PDP_
Omo, we don taya oh_
Start to work and Save us Cheap talks biko_
We want to stop Wailing_
We know say Una Like to talk bout Past tense_
Dz is 21st Century, Move to Present and Future Tense biko_

Sai Baba FYI $1 = #340

Yeye man still blaming PDP, almost 1 year already. Can't wait for 2019

PMB of all those elected in the 2015 elections you were thought to be the best but even Ambo and Okowa have impressed me.
Continue blaming Sir. If GEJ had won I wonder if he would be granting interviews blaming Yaradua or OBJ or Abacha or IBB or even you.
If things were so bad I wonder why he so desperately wanted to be re-elected.?
PMB Sir. Nigerians are suffering not all but many of those who voted for you.
Tell Nigerians how much each of your trip cost.
Tell Nigerians those who were recently recruited into CBN and FIRS.
Tell Nigerian how you have called your security chiefs to bring to an end marauders killing n destroying in the name of cattle rearing.
Dont tell Nigerians what you want to do but what you are doing. You seem to be waiting for a magic for everything to be okay.
We love you n respect you Sir but there is a thin line BTW love n hate. GEJ saw it in 2015 . 2019 is round the corner Sir

This man needs a serious factory reset, how can a right thinking man say this after 11months? How will u think of what to do? When d only thing u know is tour d world ? I feel for this old man, he doesn't even know we know all his lying tricks n tactics,
Oga, abeg get to work, oga minister of petroleum, na PDP misrule follow cause this scarcity n electricity black out so?
Don't think of what is right to do o, dey blab wetin no b ur own.

Buhari is a fool

ellechrystal:
This man needs a serious factory reset, how can a right thinking man say this after 11months? How will u think of what to do? When d only thing u know is tour d world ? I feel for this old man, he doesn't even know we know all his lying tricks n tactics,
Oga, abeg get to work, oga minister of petroleum, na PDP misrule follow cause this scarcity n electricity black out so?
Don't think of what is right to do o, dey blab wetin no b ur own.

Am sure it is PDP that made him not to be bleep*ng Aisha wela

Buhari, your father!!!!

But theres more PDP in APC than PDP itself. Out of those 16years OBJ and Atiku now in APC have their fair share. Buhari is clueless, he is seeing his failure staring boldly at him thus resorting to blame games to cover face.....SHAME on Buhari.... Shame on Nigeria... Who else can revive this country?

BossWike:
Am sure it is PDP that made him not to be bleep*ng Aisha wela

Gbam

Buhari please we didn't vote for you to be given excuse we vote for you for better development

But for What Reasons are you now The Acclaimed Saviour of Nigeria?......

SouthernBreeze:
Yeye man still blaming PDP, almost 1 year already. Can't wait for 2019

what will happen in 2019?

ayzTIGER:
what will happen in 2019?

The dullard of Daura will be sent packing

BossWike:
The dullard of Daura will be sent packing

And another set will come and lie for you, play with your mind, promise you heaven and earth.... same poo, same politicians and like this the cycle goes on... REVOLUTION IS KNOCKING

Buhari achieved nothing as dictator in chief in 83/85 and unfortunately he has already failed by constantly blaming past administration for his inability to fulfil his campaign promises.

Oh shut the fawk up old fool! We're tired of dis old line... Let's hear something else

Can bubu just keep quiet and start working?

No light, no petro and this man still got gut to talk.

If the country is too much for him to manage, why can't he drop the mantle of leadership for someone else? Sir leave Nigeria for us PMB