The presidency has dismissed
claims by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that President Muhammadu Buhari is
embarking on a 10-day leave to open the stage for unconstitutional actions by
his administration.
Garba Shehu, senior special
assistant to the president on media and publicity, described the claims as a
“hollow narrative to garner sympathy”.
He said: “That the President,
himself a sworn democrat, had handed power to his deputy without compulsion is
itself exemplary and innovative, something that the PDP failed to produce in
their sixteen years of monumental mismanagement and sadistic plunder.
“For the benefit of the doubters,
Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, the Vice-President who acts in the absence of the
President is a lawyer of the highest rank and a social rights crusader who had
received local and international acclaim before he took the president office.
“It is inconceivable that this is
the team to copy the bad manners cast in stone in the PDP.
“We welcome objective criticism
and take them seriously and humbly, but Nigerians must by now be tired of a
party, the stock in trade of which is to cry wolf where there is none,
ostensibly to spread negativity and distract the President’s attention from the
cleansing operations he has been mandated carry out.”
According to him, the president
is carrying out difficult reforms for the future growth of the country, such as
the implementation of the ease of doing business, the treasury single account
and the whistleblower policy.
Shehu added that other reforms
embarked upon by the president included the massive investment in rail, roads
and power.
“If such reforms had happened in
16 years of the PDP, it would have made things much better for the country,” he
said.
“Instead, they seem to be fixated
with a desperate quest for power, nothing but power for its own sake because
they have nothing to offer.
“They draw a sadistic pleasure
when things appear to be going wrongly, yet they offer nothing by way of remedy
or solutions.
“The whole country is fighting
corruption and the ordinary citizen is happy about all that is happening.”
The presidential spokesman added
that the economic parameters had changed for the better, a clear indication
that the administration’s political and economic strategies were working but
the opposition was not interested.
Bitter truth. I hope those brain wash supporters they will love to hear it. Roads construction they will say is a lie bcos the whole country is not covered with roads, second Niger bridge they will say we never see it, power they say it is politics not even one transformer in a community,ajakuta steel company (500,000 Jobs) almost in full capacity they will say they are not stupid, 51 oil well collected from individuals back to public they will say the president will still give to others, Jobs creation by the govt. they will say many youth are on the street and N-Power they will say it is politics also. But always talking about the killings while they know how it started and where we are today but lies will never allow them to speak the truth. Pls brain wash what exactly do u want for ur country.
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