National Publicity Secretary of
the All Progressives Congress, APC, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, has told the
opposition Peoples Democratic Party to shut up and allow the ruling party fix
the economy it (the PDP) destroyed.
Abdullahi said PDP has inflicted
the current hardship on Nigerians.
Abdullahi spoke with journalists
in Ilorin, Kwara state capital shortly after hosting Sallah Get-together
luncheon with Kwarans.
He said, “I think if you create a
problem and other people are trying to solve it, I think the least you could do
is to at least keep quiet, not continue to lay claim to any superiority. The
economy of Nigeria did not collapse.
“If you recall even before the
last administration of President Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria has started
borrowing money to pay salaries. And so many people including former CBN
Governor, Professor Charles Soludo, our own Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, warned at a
time that whoever takes over from Jonathan is going to face a very tough time
running the economy. It wasn’t the APC that created the situation.
“So, APC inherited a situation
and tried to make the best of what we have found. Then, you also have to ask
yourself, the kind of revelation that is coming forward. EFCC has reported how
much money it has recovered in loots.
“Then, you ask yourself how did
it happen?. How did it happen that so much money can be stolen from the system?
Those must have implication for the economy. If an individual is said to
forfeit permanently amount to the tune to £17millon, the kind of figures we are
hearing is even difficult to wrap your mind around it.
“So, if you take those kinds of
money out of an economy, it must have an impact. How did it happen that those
monies were stolen under a PDP government and they created a situation and you
are now saying that people destroyed the economy.
“If APC destroyed the economy by
doing what we are doing, what did PDP do by allowing the kind of mind boggling
stealing that happened in the last two years, repair the economy?
“I think it is ridiculous some of
these arguments we are hearing. But I don’t think it is one of the
conversations I want to indulge in, saying that PDP did this and that, because
that is what they want to happen. I think they should focus on what the job of
opposition is. My worry is that I listen to a lot of PDP statements and I read
them, I have this disturbing feeling that it is driven largely by vengeance.
“On true level, these people took
us out of power and then we want to go back as quickly as possible. Or these
people were very good in propaganda, let us use the same weapon and let us
throw the same propaganda. I see vengeance in most of their communications. But
I think they should remember that we have a country.
“Last week or so, when Mr
President hosted our both parties, APC and PDP, he said that much. That we need
a country first before we can even claim to belong to a political party. To
everyone’s commendation, PDP Caretaker Chairman, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, said
the same thing, that opposition is not a license to madness.
“Even though we are in
opposition, we have a duty to support our government and our country. I think
that is a spirit. So, if he is saying that, I think his party men need to
listen and see the need for us to support the government.
Speaking on the worry that the
economic situation is worst now and that the ruling party has not been able to
fulfil its electoral promises to Nigerians, Bolaji said, “The mandate the APC
has is not two years, it is four years; we are just midway. So, they should
wait until after the four years. So, if we don’t perform, Nigerians know what
to do.”
You should keep quiet if all you can do is point accusing fingers after two years in office.
ReplyDeleteMR Bolaji I saluted you. Past administration destroys many things but they don't want person to said it.
ReplyDeleteHe was the sports minister during the last administration....so what is he talking about???....some Nigerians dont forget easily oga.
ReplyDeleteWas this man not a former minister under PDP?
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