I Will Always Blame Ex-President Jonathan For Wrecking The Economy - Buhari

Date: 02-11-2015 5:42 am (8 years ago) | Author: Mister Jay Wonder
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President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday stated that he will always say the truth about the nation’ s economy while blaming the immediate past President Goodluck Jonathan-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) administration for wrecking the economy for “personal gain”.

He also faulted statements credited to the PDP that he is “demarketing” Nigeria with his public speeches on corruption by former public officials.

“Nigerians will hear only the truth on the economy and the state of the nation from President Muhammadu Buhari”, the Presidency said last night.

It alleged that the Jonathan-led PDP government lied to Nigerians on the state of the economy which was found to be in dire straits contrary to that government’s claims.

“President Buhari will remain true to the virtues of honesty, integrity, sincerity, incorruptibility and plain-speaking which endeared him to Nigerians and made them prefer his leadership to that of a lying and deceptive PDP administration.

“The President will not, in the guise of ‘marketing’ the country, refrain from telling Nigerians and the world, the emerging truths about the abject state in which years of plundering by a PDP leadership has left the Nigerian treasury and economy.

“President Buhari will not in the name of ‘marketing’ or ‘attracting’ investors, follow in the footsteps of the ousted PDP Administration and its discredited officials who shamelessly lied to Nigerians and the world about the buoyancy and vibrancy of an economy they had bled dry for personal gain, when it was very obvious to the discerning, that the Nigerian economy was headed for serious trouble,” Presidential Spokesman Femi Adesina, said in a statement.

The Presidency condemned PDP spokesman Olisa Metuh’s statement that the President has been “demarketing Nigeria “with his public stance on corruption.

“We restate for the umpteenth time to Mr. Metuh and his ilk that their attempts to distract President Buhari from the job he has been elected to do will fail,” the Presidency said, adding: “It is most unfortunate that instead of showing some remorsefulness for the harm done to the nation by his party, and giving genuine support for President Buhari’s efforts to salvage and revamp the national economy, Mr. Metuh persisted in a vain attempt to remain relevant on the national stage by unjustly denigrating the President who continued to strive with all his might to alleviate and reverse the harm done to the nation by PDP misrule and corruption.”

Mr. Metuh’s antics, the statement said, were futile.

“President Buhari cannot be distracted by a broken record. If the PDP spokesman ever has serious matters to bring to our attention, we will be prepared to listen,” it stated

In his party’s statement Metuh claimed that recent statements on the state of the economy credited to President Buhari were capable of harming Nigeria’s image.

PDP observed that instead of making efforts to harness resources and grow the economy, Buhari has continued to scare away investors.

According to the opposition, the President has continued to apply himself perhaps unwittingly, to demarketing the nation through negative labelling of Nigerians and unwarranted unhealthy portrayal of the economy.

The party added that the President’s “unwary statements” have become very serious clogs in the wheel of progress, eroding the confidence of both domestic and international investors in Nigeria’s socio-economic system.

The statement reads: “It is worrisome that in the last six months, the President, instead of making efforts to harness resources and grow the economy, has rather continued to apply himself, perhaps unwittingly, to demarketing the nation and scaring away investors through negative labeling of Nigerians and unwarranted unhealthy portrayal of the nation’s economy.

“In the last six months, our President has only succeeded in discouraging foreign investors with his continued misrepresentation of our country as a business unfriendly environment, where most of the citizens are basically corrupt, dishonest, and cannot be trusted.

“Whereas we have restated our total support for the war against corruption, we insist that Mr. President’s unceasing blanket negative labelling of citizens, in a country where millions of honest and hardworking individuals/firms are genuinely contributing daily to the development effort, is indeed a disservice and injurious to the nation and the people.

“Furthermore, Mr. President’s recent announcement to the world that the nation, with its abundant human and natural resources, is broke and cannot pay cabinet ministers not only sends a discouraging signal to the domestic and international business community, but also exposes the ineptitude of the present administration to meaningfully and sincerely exert itself and work with industrious and innovative investors to create and manage wealth.

“We ask; how can any reasonable investor still have the confidence to invest in a country where the President himself continues to alert that his country reeks of corrupt people and that the government is broke to the extent it cannot pay cabinet ministers?

“Is the President not directly advising investors against having confidence in Nigeria and the system, and that they risk not being paid for jobs awarded by government at any level?”



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Posted: at 2-11-2015 05:42 AM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero
- OOSSYY at 2-11-2015 06:19 AM (8 years ago)
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TALK TALK PRESIDENT, ABEG GO SIDON FOR DOTY
Posted: at 2-11-2015 06:19 AM (8 years ago) | Upcoming
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- frank1234 at 2-11-2015 06:27 AM (8 years ago)
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This old man should stop blaming and try to figure out on how to put the economy on the right shape. Jonathan this Jonathan that.i know you are not fit just resign ok
Posted: at 2-11-2015 06:27 AM (8 years ago) | Newbie
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- sandra78 at 2-11-2015 06:29 AM (8 years ago)
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That is the result of having an uneducated person as a President.....You go to Asia and see how the Government try to convince foreign investors to come in,  help them develop the country and reduce unemployment at all level.....
Posted: at 2-11-2015 06:29 AM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- ezebube1 at 2-11-2015 06:31 AM (8 years ago)
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This man is doing more talking than working you promised Nigerians heaven and earth but all you do after elected is talking well shame on you Buhari
Posted: at 2-11-2015 06:31 AM (8 years ago) | Newbie
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- musleh247 at 2-11-2015 06:49 AM (8 years ago)
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Rubbish talk
Posted: at 2-11-2015 06:49 AM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- donfanny at 2-11-2015 06:53 AM (8 years ago)
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No plans to create employment rather they are FG is causing companies to sack their staff because no contract to pay salaries,  Buhari is confuse and there is no remedy for it

Posted: at 2-11-2015 06:53 AM (8 years ago) | Newbie
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- oloche1984 at 2-11-2015 07:00 AM (8 years ago)
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continue to blame until the whole economy crumbles to the ground, Mr shift blame President!!!
Posted: at 2-11-2015 07:00 AM (8 years ago) | Upcoming
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- kelemann at 2-11-2015 07:03 AM (8 years ago)
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Even OBJ that took over from a long rule by the millitary did not blame his  predicesor this much. This confused baba go slow is making OBJ look like a better head of state.  
Posted: at 2-11-2015 07:03 AM (8 years ago) | Upcoming
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- factfinding at 2-11-2015 07:14 AM (8 years ago)
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The blame is the strategy they use to steal, Roots..and embezzle our fund, Jonathan did the same blame to Obasanjo, while Obasanjo did the same too, so is not a surprise and is not a new trend among those thief's who claim to be a messiah that God has send to rescue Nigeria.
Posted: at 2-11-2015 07:14 AM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- PaskyWosky at 2-11-2015 07:26 AM (8 years ago)
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I only sense an excuse
Posted: at 2-11-2015 07:26 AM (8 years ago) | Upcoming
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- PaskyWosky at 2-11-2015 07:28 AM (8 years ago)
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Quote from: donfanny on  2-11-2015 06:53 AM
No plans to create employment rather they are FG is causing companies to sack their staff because no contract to pay salaries,  Buhari is confuse and there is no remedy for it
don't make him blame you o
Posted: at 2-11-2015 07:28 AM (8 years ago) | Upcoming
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- kudoson at 2-11-2015 07:39 AM (8 years ago)
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We are all waiting for. So called change ooo,  stop all dis dis talking talking nd start doing something, if u dnt kw where to start cum let me tell u where. To start
Posted: at 2-11-2015 07:39 AM (8 years ago) | Upcoming
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- kudoson at 2-11-2015 07:41 AM (8 years ago)
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We are all waiting for. So called change ooo,  stop all dis dis talking talking nd start doing something, if u dnt kw where to start cum let me tell u where. To start
Posted: at 2-11-2015 07:41 AM (8 years ago) | Upcoming
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- nametalkam at 2-11-2015 07:49 AM (8 years ago)
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Buhari knows Nigerians like the blame game and just knowing whos fault it is and so on - he is taking full advantage of this ignorance and exploiting it to the fullest. Nigerians and Africans need to get rid of the blame and excuse culture that has always set us back for many years

Posted: at 2-11-2015 07:49 AM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- morgrawl231 at 2-11-2015 08:06 AM (8 years ago)
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True tALK..
Posted: at 2-11-2015 08:06 AM (8 years ago) | Hero
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- bright1love at 2-11-2015 09:10 AM (8 years ago)
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THIS MAN IS SUPPOSE TO BE IN THE BUSH TAKING CARE OF HUS CATTLE MR EXCUSE
Posted: at 2-11-2015 09:10 AM (8 years ago) | Upcoming
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- Oways at 2-11-2015 10:27 AM (8 years ago)
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Buhari is killing the economy of the Country
Posted: at 2-11-2015 10:27 AM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- virgineve at 2-11-2015 10:30 AM (8 years ago)
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Mr. Corruption fighter, What have we seen for the past six months? Hardship everywhere, Naira dwindling everyday, investors moving away from Naija, things are costlier in the market than ever, salaries are not paid on time, all because you are confused and dont know what to do. You thought this is same country you ruled 30yrs ago? Please just go back and get you SSCE/WASC from your Community Secondary School. We have seen the change propaganda you deceived Nigerians with. APC, Party of deception
Posted: at 2-11-2015 10:30 AM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- winace at 2-11-2015 11:16 AM (8 years ago)
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Wen a man is not prepare and clueless abt wat he wants to do wit himself or d economy, he will blame it on d pple. Dis is jt wat is happening now. D same econmy was voted d best in all africa wen dat corrupt Jonathan was d president. Dis man shld stop wit dis blame and start working or else he shld jt let nigerians kn dat he does not kn wat he is doing. Which integrity is he talking abt? Is he clean? He shld not let baba confusion Obj dust his past o. And all those thieves he is preparing to loot dis country along wit him, wat are they?Huh? Mcthewwww
Posted: at 2-11-2015 11:16 AM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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