The All Progressives Congress says President Goodluck Jonathan cannot fight corruption even if he is given 60 years to rule Nigeria.
The APC said this in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, while reacting to a promise by Jonathan that he would institute anti-corruption programmes if re-elected next month.
The APC said Jonathan’s inability to tackle corruption was not surprising as “a corrupt government can never fight corruption.”
It said it was surprising that Jonathan was still initiating a plan to tackle corruption despite the presence of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission as well as the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission.
The statement read, “Mr. President said he wants to put in place the institutions to tackle corruption before taking on the cankerworm that has almost destroyed the fabric of our society. Pray, whatever happened to the EFCC and the ICPC? Were they not institutions specifically created for the purpose of tackling corruption, but which the Jonathan administration chose to castrate?
‘’There is no better way to say this: President Jonathan lacks the political will to tackle corruption, and he will not tackle it if he spends 60 years in office.”
The party said it was unfortunate that despite spending about five years in office, the Jonathan administration was just beginning to diagnose the problems of Nigeria.
It said, “A President who has spent the last six years trying to diagnose the main problems facing the country will apparently need another four years to plan how to tackle the challenges. By then, all of us would have been buried under the rubble of corruption and our country would have been decimated by insecurity.
“It is therefore time for Nigerians to vote in a President who will hit the ground running, a President who will tackle the problems of corruption and insecurity headlong, without giving excuses for failure.”
On insecurity, the party said Jonathan should have learnt from the APC presidential candidate, Maj.Gen Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) who was responsible for quelling the Maitatsine insurgency in the early 1980s.
The APC said it was unfortunate that rather than devise means to tackle insecurity, Jonathan blamed everybody but his administration.
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Posted: at 3-01-2015 07:19 AM (10 years ago) | Addicted Hero
Talking about Corruption ( it has come to stay permanently in Nigeria, because corruption flows into the vain of every Nigerian). No body can stop corruption in Nigeria. The issue of insurgents Buhari fought and defeated them in 1983, that was then when there was no corruption so much. The insurgents where not having sponsors both internationally and locally. Then insurgents were not using M60, AK47 and armour tank. Think about it. Things have really changed.
Posted: at 3-01-2015 07:44 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
Shut up..keep calm..you never can tell the abilities of a soft spoken man...remember the saying...slow water runs deep...dont underestimate a quite dog..its bit is deadly
Posted: at 3-01-2015 09:28 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
egwuevans17 at 3-01-2015 05:29 PM (10 years ago) (m)
Nigeria is a business as usual state, Check it well, Who in APC have a good chance of making thing right, Many of their leaders are former PDP members, that are driving out of office due to corruption..
Posted: at 3-01-2015 05:29 PM (10 years ago) | Upcoming
kins4real at 4-01-2015 06:31 AM (10 years ago) (m)
I asked someone that is shouting Continuity that, do you believe that Goodluck Jonathan's performance is truly below average according to Obasanjo???, and he answered YES, and I asked that, why should we vote him again then, but it's a pity that my guy cannot even give a good reason, because I believe that One can only continue if his first tenure is Impressive, but looking deeply intoGoodluck Jonathan's Administration, and his Government in term of Corruption, and mismanagement of Public funds after six Years in office he is Incompetent, a Failure and not Deserve a second Term, but I believe that Not all Nigerians that will be Brainwashed with Religious tricks that Goodluck Jonathan is playing ,............. All I know is We are all Nigerians, and we as Nigerians deserve to be treated well, because our Country has blessed with a lot of resources, but because of Clueless Leaders like Goodluck Jonathan with his Selfishness and Nonchalant attitudes, has turned things to the opposite direction, Please Don't get me wrong, I am not saying Muhammadu Buhari is a perfect man, but, he is just a better option that Nigerians are having right Now, and at least I believe that all we Need is Change at the federal Level................. God Bless.
Posted: at 4-01-2015 06:31 AM (10 years ago) | Upcoming
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