PDP Did Nothing For 16 Years, Says Buhari

Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja

President Muhammadu Buhari says the
Peoples Democratic Party which ruled Nigeria
for 16 years, accomplished nothing.

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

He said, “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.”

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

He said he had intensified the war against
corruption as those who diverted public funds
had started returning the money.

The President further maintained that his war
against corruption was not one-sided.
Buhari said, “Nigerians can see what we have
done on Boko Haram and what we are doing
to resolve the problem in the Niger Delta.
Before the elections, we identified three
major problems confronting our country.

“The first is security; we need to sufficiently
secure our country to manage it well. The
second is economy, especially job for the
youths and fighting corruption which is
continuous.
‘‘For the youths, graduates and non-graduates
who are interested in agriculture, the Federal
Ministry of Agriculture in collaboration with
the CBN are doing something to provide
employment for them.”

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 is very pleasing, is that we
will have a bumper harvest this year.
President Buhari is observing this year’s Eid
holiday in his native home in Daura, Katsina
State and will return to Abuja after the two-
day public holiday.


Source: punchng.com