President Muhammadu Buhari has
disclosed that he once considered running away from Nigeria in the early days
of his administration.
Buhari said he considered running
away from Nigeria due to the parlous state of the economy that he inherited
from the immediate past administration.
Speaking in Cote d’Ivoire, Buhari
said the situation was so bad that he considered abdicating not just the office
but thought of fleeing the country.
He said, “When I came, what I
found out is terrible. It is absolutely terribly.
“We are lucky in Nigeria that we
have been able to survive 2016. Honestly, I told some people close to me that I
was thinking of which country to run to if things got out of hand.
“Between 1999 and 2014, I have
said it several times in Nigeria, Nigeria had never got so much revenue like it
did at that time. But then, when we came, the price of oil went down to $28 per
barrel from an average of $100 per barrel at the production rate of 2.1 million
barrel per day. So, multiply 2.1 million by $100, that is what Nigeria was
getting from 1999 to 2014.
“But when we came, the price came
down to $28. I went to Central Bank (of Nigeria) to look for money and they
said there was no money, only debts.
“And the infrastructure – roads,
rail, power- that you have been talking about, nothing was absolutely done. So,
really, God hears the prayers of His servants and the last three raining
seasons were good. We were very lucky I would have absconded.
“I mean how could we have faced
Nigerians and tell them this is what you have been earning from 2.1 million
barrels per day from 1999-2014 multiplied by $100. In fact, it even went up to
$143; and then came down to about $70-$80.
“But when we came, it fell to
$28, then to $37 and then oscillating between $30 and $50. So it was amazing
but God came with His help.”
Story for the gods, what are you waiting to run away? mr excusses
ReplyDeleteGod keep u our beloved president...the worst is already over..Nigeria is rising.. It would have been ruins had we continued with Jonathan... Thank God for u and for listening to our cries..
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