Under previous administrations, a chief or politician who pays a visit to the Aso Rock Presidential Villa is handed $100,000 or $50,000 when leaving says Senator Babafemi Ojudu.
Jonathan-Buhari- Jonathan shows the Aso Rock to Muhammadu Buhari, Abuja, May 28, 2015.
The Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on political matters made the revelation in an interview with Leadership newspapers. Senator Ojudu pointed out that his principal has put a stop to the practice as such cash gifts are now diverted into productive services and the provision of infrastructure.
In the words of Ojudu, “In the past, somebody would come to Aso Rock, a chief or a politician.
And they package $100,000, $50,000 for him. The man gets back to his hotel room, dashes his driver $500, dashes his PA $1,000, his girl friend $200. This has stopped.
Such money must go into productive services, medical services, infrastructure etc.
“Let’s do something that is enduring for our people. All these stop gap measures, going as subsidies, we’re going to stop them. Let’s make our refineries work.
Don’t let us make millionaires of a few and poor people of millions.
“These are the kinds of problems we’re having now. In the process of change, all these things are bound to happen. This is one year, but again, this new government never envisaged things will be this difficult.
“When we were campaigning, oil was still $112 per barrel. Nobody could have thought it would just crash and become $33 per barrel. We’re now on $40 per barrel.
Nobody envisaged that our foreign reserve could go as low as $28 billion. We were importing food. We were importing medication, we were paying school fees of millions of Nigerians abroad.
What the government is doing now is: let’s take subsidy away from these individuals that are getting it.
Let’s take money off bringing in food, let’s grow what we’re going to feed on. This is going to take some time; it’s not something that is going be done overnight. Nigerians will have to be patient. I can understand.
sometimes I wonder if you know what you are saying, have you heard of the word 'treason' before?
Haven't you shown us how unintelligent you're already?!! You comment virtually on EVERY topic and comments.! Yes, everyone is not perfect so your family won't be blamed, directly, for failing to teach you that SILENCE IS GOLDEN!
Posted: at 24-04-2016 10:34 PM (9 years ago) | Upcoming
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