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Below is a statement from PDP Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, made available to PoliticsNGR;

"My attention has been drawn to a statement by President Muhammadu Buhari on the occasion of a Christmas homage paid on him by members of the Federal Capital Territory Community in which he blamed his inability to fight corruption on the Nigerian system.

According to the President, his administration is slow in fighting corruption because the system is slow.

My immediate response to this is to commend President Buhari for admitting that he has failed in fighting corruption. The President has just corroborated Transparency International, whose latest Corruption Perception Index shows that Nigeria is more corrupt today than it was under the previous administration, having moved 12 places backwards in the CPI, from 136 in 2014 to 148 this year.

But my point of departure from the President is in blaming his failure on the system. I disagree. The system has challenges, yes, but where there is political will, the system can make progress.

I was Vice President of Nigeria from 1999 to 2007 and we used that same system to speedily convict no less a personality than an Inspector General of Police, and several others including cabinet ministers and other high officials.

Mr. President, the problem with your anti-corruption war is not the system. You are the problem!

The system allows you to arrest, try and convict your former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, who was fingered in a major corruption case, but you chose to let him go Scot free and you demonstrated your tolerance for his corruption by giving him a prominent role in your re-election campaign and recently welcoming him to the Presidential Villa with open arms.

The system allowed you to arrest, try and convict Abdulrasheed Maina, the biggest ever alleged thief in our civil service history, who is suspected of looting the pensions of millions of aged Nigerians. Yet you chose not to go that route, preferring instead to recall him, reinstate and double promote him while giving him armed guards to move about.

The system allows you to probe the $25 billion NNPC contracts awarded without due process, but you chose to bury the matter under the carpet, hoping the Nigerian people will forget about that grand scale alleged looting exposed by a leaked memo from a member of your cabinet.

Finally, nothing in the system stops you from telling Nigerians who owns the billions found in an Ikoyi apartment.

Based on the above statement of facts, I will not allow you to to make Nigeria the scapegoat for your failure. Your failure is personal, and not national.

If you could go abroad to insult Nigerian youths as lazy, why did you go to Paris to praise a governor who was caught red-handed receiving bribes on camera?

The system did not stop the EFCC from charging the opposition Governor of Akwa-Ibom, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, as a co-accused in the case involving the NBA Chairman, Mr Paul Usoro (SAN). Contrast this with the treatment meted out to Governor Umar Ganduje of the ruling All Progressive Congress.

Besides, your excuse is deceptive, because you have staunchly resisted restructuring. If you really believed that the system is the problem, you would have embraced restructuring.

Unfortunate as your admitted failure in the war on corruption is, it is your economic policy that is the greater failure. Your lack of ideas and your politicisation of the corruption war has made your administration fight legitimate businesses and the opposition.

I might add that it is actions such as this that have led to an unprecedented capital flight which has caused joblessness and made Nigeria the world headquarters for extreme poverty under your watch."

https://politicsngr.com/dont-blame-nigerian-system-failure-else-atiku-attacks-buhari/

OK we have hear...during jona time na so buhari dey do..!!

buhari no get sense at all
..imagine a president spewing rubbish, d system is slow and u r d head...

shey u no sabi change gear ni?

Buhari failed as a military head of state . As if that's not enough, He has admitted to failure as a democratically elected president .

The most painful of it all is that everytime he fails, Nigerians suffers .

His failure as President cost over 20million Nigerians their job and yet, some fools want buhari to continue ..
god forbid .

Never Reinforce failure because once a failure, always a failure .

"Based on the above statement of facts, I will not allow you to to make Nigeria the scapegoat for your failure. Your failure is personal, and not national.

If you could go abroad to insult Nigerian youths as lazy, why did you go to Paris to praise a governor who was caught red-handed receiving bribes on camera?.."

Killer punch writeup.This is issue based challenge.Lets see how Buhari-"baba go-slow" respond to this.Always doing the blame game even for gross stupidity.

what reforms have you introduced into the system to make it fast except making excuses.
Mr integrity no result.

buhari is not ready for anything

Mr. President, the problem with your anti-corruption war is not the system. You are the problem!

1. The system allows you to arrest, try and convict your former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, who was fingered in a major corruption case, but you chose to let him go Scot free and you demonstrated your tolerance for his corruption by giving him a prominent role in your re-election campaign and recently welcoming him to the Presidential Villa with open arms.


2. The system allowed you to arrest, try and convict Abdulrasheed Maina, the biggest ever alleged thief in our civil service history, who is suspected of looting the pensions of millions of aged Nigerians. Yet you chose not to go that route, preferring instead to recall him, reinstate and double promote him while giving him armed guards to move about.

3. The system allows you to probe the $25 billion NNPC contracts awarded without due process, but you chose to bury the matter under the carpet, hoping the Nigerian people will forget about that grand scale alleged looting exposed by a leaked memo from a member of your cabinet.

4. nothing in the system stops you from telling Nigerians who owns the billions found in an Ikoyi apartment.

5. The system did not stop the EFCC from charging the opposition Governor of Akwa-Ibom, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, as a co-accused in the case involving the NBA Chairman, Mr Paul Usoro (SAN). Contrast this with the treatment meted out to Governor Umar Ganduje of the ruling All Progressive Congress.

Only to name a few.




Blame game gone wrong.

I just pity buhari if he ever show up for the scheduled debate

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Pls I need advice, if girlfriend yours is cheated was you on but love was still him to there what go do that must be?

atiku looking for cheap goals....u b cr7

Tell the Goat

notoriousbabe:
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Pls I need advice, if girlfriend yours is cheated was you on but love was still him to there what go do that must be?

Next time just kukuma type your question in Yoruba

AllenSpencer:
Atiku should please STFU!

His deceit and lies are getting boring

Its boxing day please.

I think you wanted to say Buhari and Lai Mohammed deceit, lies and propaganda are some of the problems we are facing as a people. Ask your lord and savior Muhammadu Buhari why he has refused to reform the system he said is slow instead of turning around to blame the same system. Is it my responsibility to carry out reforms to make the system fast?


Majority of Nigerians understand that this is the time to run Nigeria like a business. Atiku is tested and trusted!

Think a better tomorrow!
Think Atiku!

Let's ATIKULATE for a prosperous tomorrow

1. Atiku is part of Nigeria's problems.
2. He is too cut and dried to be part of Nigeria's solution.

Buhari is truthful and says it as it is. If our leaders had been this frank especially during the 16 locust years, we would not have been where we are today.

Saying the truth even when it doesn't make you look good is a virtue that should be applauded.

Much respect to you Bubu!

Buhari wants a system that will allow him lock up his critics and hijack properties of his opponents without court order stopping him.

d moment u put on ur Xmas clothe to pix..
and someone carry ur rice..

I don't just know why my spirit is against this ATIKU. I see this man wrecking us if he's elected in....
How I wish all Nigerians could vote for neither Buhari or Atku....

Atiku

Buhari cannot effect any change... He is as useless to us as a used napkin

How did Nigeria end up with Bubu?

Racoon:

Killer punch writeup.This is issue based challenge.Lets see how Buhari-"baba go-slow" respond to this.Always doing the blame game even for gross stupidity.

Respond yu say.. Lol..
If buhari responds to this I'll donate one of my kidney to the Red Cross society

The dullard sabi blame others eh.. Mumu man

Buhari cannot effect any change... He is as use.less to us as a used napkin

NaijaRoyalty:
Buhari failed as a military head of state . As if that's not enough, He has admitted to failure as a democratically elected president .

The most painful of it all is that everytime he fails, Nigerians suffers .

His failure as President cost over 20million Nigerians their job and yet, some fools want buhari to continue ..
god forbid .

Never Reinforce failure because once a failure, always a failure .

Relax!

Save your enegy!

You need it more when His Excellence, President Mohammadu Buhari (GCFR) is declared winner.

PMB and the apc no longer blame GEJ and the pdp. It's now the system. Imbecilic fools

AllenSpencer:
Atiku should please STFU!
His deceit and lies are getting boring
Its boxing day please.

Please tell, where is the lies in what he has said?

Honestly, even a Yoruba Muslim should not be able to find any fault in this well Atikulated statement.
So on point!!