President Muhammadu Buhari has has stated that although his administration has done “extremely well,” no one has given him praise for his performance.
The president further accused Nigeria’s elite of not showing enough concern about the country.
Speaking in Owerri, Imo State, on Tuesday after dedicating various projects completed by the governorship of Hope Uzodinma, Buhari claimed that when he was elected president in 2015, Boko Haram had authority over a significant number of local government areas in Borno and Adamawa states, but it is no longer the case.
Buhari also described Boko Haram terrorists as “fraudulent people,” adding that his government has overwhelmed them.
The president also took a swipe at his former Presidents Goodluck Jonathan, Olusegun Obasanjo, among others, saying despite earning so much from crude oil, his predecessors failed to develop the country’s infrastructure.
Outlining his achievements for the past seven years, Channels TV quoted Buhari as saying, “To be frank with you, I blame the Nigerian elite for not thinking hard about our country.
“Between 1999 and 2015 when we came in, I would like people to check the Central Bank and the NNPC (Nigerian National Petroleum Company), the average production was 2.1 million barrels per day. Nigeria was earning at this time 2.1 million times but look at the state of infrastructure, look at the road…look at the railway, it was virtually killed. Power, we are still struggling.
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“But when we came, unfortunately, the militants were unleashed, production went down to half a million bpd.”
He said the cost of petroleum also went down when his administration came to power.
He said, “Look at the problem in the North-East, check with anybody from Borno or Adamawa, how many local governments were in the hands of the government and how many were in the hands of Boko Haram? Fraudulent people, whoever they are, are fraudulent! But now, go and ask the hard-working governor of Borno State, a very hard-working governor. The Federal Government is in charge now.
“In terms of time and resources, this administration has done extremely well. I have to say it because those who are supposed to say it are not saying it. I don’t know why,” he wondered.
via: Information Nigeria
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