The coming to power of the All
Progressives Congress (APC) was expected to
bring a turnaround to Nigeria’s economy but
Nigerians have already started to complain
about the current situation.
In this opinion by Joe Igbokwe, he points out
that Nigeria is reaping the fruit planted by the
Peoples Democratic Party and should be held
responsible.
What Buhari met
A good friend of mine Ugo Chikezie wrote
that people who do critical thinking will tell
you that the Nigeria we are living in today
was actually designed yesterday, therefore if
we do not want to live in this kind of Nigeria
again tomorrow, we must begin now to plan
for tomorrow so that tomorrow will not take
us by surprise. What my friend is saying is
that the foundation we laid yesterday is what
we are reaping today, and we are reaping it
bountifully
Modu-Sheriff – PDP
In that past 16years PDP laid the foundation
of what we are reaping today. Look at
yesterday’s headlines on The Nation
Newspaper; $15 Billion Arms Deals: Reports
Indicts ex-Military Chiefs, for The Punch
Newspaper; EFCC Seizes 29 properties from
ex-Air Force Chiefs and The Guardian, NEITI,
EFCC Go After Oil Firms Over Unremitted
$11 billion.
By the time President Buhari took over our
four major refineries lie in ruins, our power
generation capacity was not up to 5000MW
and today the Niger Delta Avengers have
reduced it to less than a 1000MW. Our
Universities, Hospitals, Transportation
systems, Airports, Roads, Seaports, The
Military, Security systems etc suffered
serious setback and decay. This is the
foundation PDP Government laid in 16years,
and this is what we are reaping today.
PDP Chiefs, their cronies, their friends,
girlfriends and hangers on managed Nigeria
for 16years and all we hear today is missing
billions, houses and mansions in United
States, London, Canada, Dubai, Panama,
West Indies, South Africa etc. Their
shameless supporters tell us that PDP
leaders cannot be subjected to probes only
but APC leaders too. Now APC members did
not join them in sharing the booty for
16years. They did not appoint APC members
as Ministers, DGs, Ambassadors, CEOs,
Boards of parastatals etc. APC members did
not share in their billions. APC members
were never in NIMASA, NNPC, PORTS
AUTHORITY, IMMIGRATION, FIRS etc. APC
members never got involved in PDP
campaign funds, they never got involved in
Arms deal, subsidy scam, and Budget
padding. It was strictly a PDP affair.
Now their hardline supporters are talking. At
Covenant University Ota, Ogun State on
Friday June 24 Professor Jerry Gana as a
Guest Speaker told the capacity audience
that APC made mistakes and that is why
they are failing. Dr Femi Aribisola insists
APC government is not fighting corruption.
At St Barths Aguda at a 50th birthday
ceremony of a friend’s wife Professor Asaju
a Bishop of Anglican Church said APC
leaders are clueless and has no idea on
what to do. This is a government where
Buhari, former President, former Governor,
former Minister of Petroluem, former
Chairman PTF is the President. A
government where Professor Osinbajo is the
Vice President. A government where
Fashola, Fayemi, Amaechi, Ngige, Audu
Ogbe, Kemi Adeosun, Lai Mohammed,
Godwin Emefiele, Asiwaju BAT, Governor
Ambode of Lagos etc are critical
stakeholders. Can PDP be right? No they are
liars from the pit of hell. Now, have you been
to Tin Can Island Port and Apapa Port
recently to see the rot PDP left in 16years;
Seaports that fetched them trillions of naira
in 16years? This is the foundation they laid
in 16years.
What the PDP has done
Today in Ibeju Lekki Lagos with $17 billion
Alhaji Dangote is building one of the biggest
Refineries in the world, a fertilizer plant, a
power plant capable of generating
12,000MW of electricity and petrochemical
that will create hundreds of thousands of
jobs. Imagine what PDP chieftains would
have done with billions of dollars that
accrued from crude oil sales in 16years.
Imagine what Deziani’s billions of dollars
would have done for Nigeria. Imagine what
Arms deal dollars would have done for
Nigeria. Imagine what the billions of dollars
they invested in Deal Estate all over the
world would have done for Nigeria. Consider
what President Jonathan and wife’s billions
of dollars would have done for Nigeria.
Consider what their cronies stolen billions
would have done for Nigeria. Consider what
Jide Omokore and Kola Aluko billions of
dollars would have done for Nigeria.
Former president-Goolduck-Jonathan
At Dubai Airport, their smart and smooth
talkers lay siege on Nigerian travelers
offering them mouth-watering estates to buy
because they know Nigerian leaders and
their penchant for foreign assets. Two of
such men blocked me and my family in 2012
for nearly an hour telling us about
investment and all that. They invited us to
an evening at Dubai Tallest building and
gave me free sim card to call them for
further talks. When all the attempts to get
us failed, he came to our hotel to angrily
collect back the sim card.
Progressives Congress (APC) was expected to
bring a turnaround to Nigeria’s economy but
Nigerians have already started to complain
about the current situation.
In this opinion by Joe Igbokwe, he points out
that Nigeria is reaping the fruit planted by the
Peoples Democratic Party and should be held
responsible.
What Buhari met
A good friend of mine Ugo Chikezie wrote
that people who do critical thinking will tell
you that the Nigeria we are living in today
was actually designed yesterday, therefore if
we do not want to live in this kind of Nigeria
again tomorrow, we must begin now to plan
for tomorrow so that tomorrow will not take
us by surprise. What my friend is saying is
that the foundation we laid yesterday is what
we are reaping today, and we are reaping it
bountifully
Modu-Sheriff – PDP
In that past 16years PDP laid the foundation
of what we are reaping today. Look at
yesterday’s headlines on The Nation
Newspaper; $15 Billion Arms Deals: Reports
Indicts ex-Military Chiefs, for The Punch
Newspaper; EFCC Seizes 29 properties from
ex-Air Force Chiefs and The Guardian, NEITI,
EFCC Go After Oil Firms Over Unremitted
$11 billion.
By the time President Buhari took over our
four major refineries lie in ruins, our power
generation capacity was not up to 5000MW
and today the Niger Delta Avengers have
reduced it to less than a 1000MW. Our
Universities, Hospitals, Transportation
systems, Airports, Roads, Seaports, The
Military, Security systems etc suffered
serious setback and decay. This is the
foundation PDP Government laid in 16years,
and this is what we are reaping today.
PDP Chiefs, their cronies, their friends,
girlfriends and hangers on managed Nigeria
for 16years and all we hear today is missing
billions, houses and mansions in United
States, London, Canada, Dubai, Panama,
West Indies, South Africa etc. Their
shameless supporters tell us that PDP
leaders cannot be subjected to probes only
but APC leaders too. Now APC members did
not join them in sharing the booty for
16years. They did not appoint APC members
as Ministers, DGs, Ambassadors, CEOs,
Boards of parastatals etc. APC members did
not share in their billions. APC members
were never in NIMASA, NNPC, PORTS
AUTHORITY, IMMIGRATION, FIRS etc. APC
members never got involved in PDP
campaign funds, they never got involved in
Arms deal, subsidy scam, and Budget
padding. It was strictly a PDP affair.
Now their hardline supporters are talking. At
Covenant University Ota, Ogun State on
Friday June 24 Professor Jerry Gana as a
Guest Speaker told the capacity audience
that APC made mistakes and that is why
they are failing. Dr Femi Aribisola insists
APC government is not fighting corruption.
At St Barths Aguda at a 50th birthday
ceremony of a friend’s wife Professor Asaju
a Bishop of Anglican Church said APC
leaders are clueless and has no idea on
what to do. This is a government where
Buhari, former President, former Governor,
former Minister of Petroluem, former
Chairman PTF is the President. A
government where Professor Osinbajo is the
Vice President. A government where
Fashola, Fayemi, Amaechi, Ngige, Audu
Ogbe, Kemi Adeosun, Lai Mohammed,
Godwin Emefiele, Asiwaju BAT, Governor
Ambode of Lagos etc are critical
stakeholders. Can PDP be right? No they are
liars from the pit of hell. Now, have you been
to Tin Can Island Port and Apapa Port
recently to see the rot PDP left in 16years;
Seaports that fetched them trillions of naira
in 16years? This is the foundation they laid
in 16years.
What the PDP has done
Today in Ibeju Lekki Lagos with $17 billion
Alhaji Dangote is building one of the biggest
Refineries in the world, a fertilizer plant, a
power plant capable of generating
12,000MW of electricity and petrochemical
that will create hundreds of thousands of
jobs. Imagine what PDP chieftains would
have done with billions of dollars that
accrued from crude oil sales in 16years.
Imagine what Deziani’s billions of dollars
would have done for Nigeria. Imagine what
Arms deal dollars would have done for
Nigeria. Imagine what the billions of dollars
they invested in Deal Estate all over the
world would have done for Nigeria. Consider
what President Jonathan and wife’s billions
of dollars would have done for Nigeria.
Consider what their cronies stolen billions
would have done for Nigeria. Consider what
Jide Omokore and Kola Aluko billions of
dollars would have done for Nigeria.
Former president-Goolduck-Jonathan
At Dubai Airport, their smart and smooth
talkers lay siege on Nigerian travelers
offering them mouth-watering estates to buy
because they know Nigerian leaders and
their penchant for foreign assets. Two of
such men blocked me and my family in 2012
for nearly an hour telling us about
investment and all that. They invited us to
an evening at Dubai Tallest building and
gave me free sim card to call them for
further talks. When all the attempts to get
us failed, he came to our hotel to angrily
collect back the sim card.
As PDP senators kick
Shameless PDP supporters are still angry.
They are still abusing the President and APC
Chieftains for losing an election they were
bound to lose. Today PDP is in shreds and
totally finished. The foundation of yesterday
laid by PDP has become the pains of today.
The diehards in PDP and their agents with
deep culture of corruption and impunity can
never give up but the reality is dawning on
them on a daily basis. There is no place to
hide.
But there is hope for Nigeria. APC will never
go the way of PDP. APC will lay the solid
foundation for a better and greater
tomorrow. This is a promise.
Shameless PDP supporters are still angry.
They are still abusing the President and APC
Chieftains for losing an election they were
bound to lose. Today PDP is in shreds and
totally finished. The foundation of yesterday
laid by PDP has become the pains of today.
The diehards in PDP and their agents with
deep culture of corruption and impunity can
never give up but the reality is dawning on
them on a daily basis. There is no place to
hide.
But there is hope for Nigeria. APC will never
go the way of PDP. APC will lay the solid
foundation for a better and greater
tomorrow. This is a promise.
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