November 3, 2014 – Lagos State Governor Mr. Babatunde Fashola on Monday criticized the Transformation Ambassadors Of Nigeria (TAN) for showcasing the accomplishment of President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration and canvasing that the electorates should return him for a second time.
Fashola who spoke at opening ceremony of Women in Business (Wimbiz) Conference held at the Eko Hotels in Victoria Island said he remained convinced that the country under the leadership of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has not done enough.
According to him, the North East is under siege and the economy has continued to nose-dive.
“All it takes to cripple our economy by those country from where we buy oil is to say they won’t sell to us any longer. We have seen a good example where the country was denied access from buying arms. This is the situation we are as regards importation of oil. In 2010 alone, we spent N2.5trillion importing fuel into this country. Now, we have less money to import. If we can’t pay for our oil importation, we all know its implication for the country. In not too distant future, the fuel queue will return.
“Within their Transformation period, thousands of people in the North East have been killed, thousands turned refugee in their father’s land, over 200 girls are still in captivity of insurgents, the North East is still under siege. With all these, their Transformation Ambassadors are telling Nigerians that all is well,” he said.
He noted that the Jonathan’s administration in 2011 promised to generate 16,000 megawatts by 2013, including harnessing coal opportunity, wind and solar to generate 13,000 megawatt electricity, noting that this is yet to be seen to become a reality.
“I agree with him (President Jonathan) that electricity is key development for Nigeria. I agree with him entirely but how well have we gone till today?”
According to him, when the price of oil stood at $100 per barrel for almost a decade, the PDP led government has not been able to transform the country noting that these days when the price of oil has dropped to $80 per barrel, it’s obvious the government at the centre cannot do better with lean purse.
