Emmanuel Thomas, Lagos
June 30, 2015 – The All Progressives Congress (APC) today said the government is being methodic in its approaches to achieve uncommon performance that will surprise everyone.
National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Alhaji Lai Mohammed who made the revelation in Lagos said the Buhari led government had taken some measures that had endeared it to both Nigerians and international communities.
“It has been about one month now since President Buhari assumed office, and I can tell you that there has been motion, and there has been movement, contrary to what is being peddled in some quarters.”
He lamented that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was bent on frustrating the APC led government, pointing out that,” the Buhari administration got the handover notes from the former government just four days before the inauguration thus hampering its efforts to have a clear understanding of the situation on the ground before taking the necessary measures to address it.
“ If any disease is not appropriately diagnosed, it cannot be effectively treated. Any government that is truly desirous of bringing about real change will not act hastily and without the necessary understanding of what is on ground. Coupled with the delay in getting the much-needed information, that takes time.”
He said that the fight against corruption ranks very high on the list of the Buhari’s priorities, saying the fight against terror cannot succeed without putting an end to the kind of prodigious and sickening corruption being witnessed in the country.
“That is why the President also included it on the wish list he took to Germany during the last G7 summit. Thankfully, some Western nations have now assured the Buhari Administration of all possible assistance in its efforts to recover the billions of Naira that was spirited away from the public till by public officers who abused their office during the immediate past administration.
“Only Monday, it was revealed that the President has ordered revenue-generating agencies, including the NNPC, FIRS, Customs and NPA, to close all Illegal Revenue Accounts and to also remit all funds generated to the Federation Account. This is a momentous step considering that those illegal accounts are being used to siphon public funds.
“Thanks to the painstaking efforts of President Buhari, Nigerians now know that out of 8.1 trillion Naira generated by the NNPC in three years, 3.8 trillion Naira was not remitted to the Federation Account. Nigerians now know that the cash in the Excess Crude Account has been depleted by 2 billion dollars without explanation.
“It will no longer be business as usual as the Buhari Administration seeks to make sure that every kobo of national funds is spent for the benefit of Nigerians, not to fill the deep pockets of a few fat cats.
“Bringing Nigeria back to the comity of respected nations Since President Buhari’s election on March 28th, 2015, Nigeria has been moving fast to regain its deserved place in the comity of respected nations. Leaders who once shunned Nigeria have been inviting, in droves, President Buhari to visit their countries. The latest is US President Barack Obama, who will play host to our President at the White House on July 20th,” he said. According to him, there is no better indication of how much Nigeria is regaining its lost glory than the recent election of former Agriculture Minister Akinwumi Adesina as the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB).
“Recall that Nigeria has never before led the continental bank, despite its front-line role there. In backing and campaigning for Dr. Adesina, President Buhari put his acclaimed sterling qualities to a global test, and he passed in flying colours. Adesina’s election is a testimony to the perception of Nigeria under President Buhari’s leadership,” he said.
