President Goodluck Jonathan has warned  General Muhammadu Buhari to conduct his presidential campaign with regard for the truth.

The President in a statement, Thursday, signed by Reuben Abati, Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity) rejected the claims by Buhari during his declaration on the economy and Jonathan’s government.

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“We have noted with disappointment and regret, the reckless, baseless and unsupportable charges made against the Jonathan’s Administration yesterday by a supposed elder Statesman, General Muhammadu Buhari.

We wholly reject the allegations made by General Buhari against the Jonathan’s administration at yesterday’s declaration of his intention to contest the 2015 presidential elections as an irresponsible denigration of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan’s sincere efforts, over the past four years, to positively transform Nigeria.

It reflects very badly on the character of the political opposition we now have in Nigeria, that a political leader of General Buhari’s stature will deliberately make such false and uncharitable comments about the elected leadership of his country, merely for personal and sectional political gain.

The falsity of General Buhari’s anti-Jonathan and anti-PDP claims will be obvious to knowledgeable Nigerians and friends of the country, but for the benefit of others we will like to affirm that there is absolutely no truth whatsoever in his charge that “the last 16 years of PDP Government has witnessed a decline in all critical sectors of life in Nigeria” or that “the economy continues to deteriorate”.

Statistics and rankings from the National Bureau of Statistics, the Central Bank of Nigeria, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and other international economic agencies give the lie to General Buhari’s claims on the state of the Nigerian economy.

As is well known, available figures, statistics and ratings show that the Nigerian economy has consistently maintained an unprecedented growth rate of 6-7% under the Jonathan administration. They also show that the Nigerian economy is now the leading economy in Africa and the 26th largest in the world with a gross domestic product of over $500 billion per annum.

Also contrary to General Buhari’s assertion yesterday, Nigeria’s agricultural sector is thriving under the reforms being implemented by the Jonathan administration as current production figures show and neither manufacturing nor commerce is “down” as the APC presidential aspirant alleged.

His most uncharitable and inexcusable accusation against the present administration was that election rigging continues to thrive in Nigeria.

We trust that all patriotic, objective and non-partisan Nigerians will reject that allegation knowing it to be invalid and they will have the evidence of the progressively freer, fairer and ever more credible elections conducted under the Jonathan administration to support their position.

Despite the other false accusations General Buhari made against the President who he clearly fears to take on in an honest, issues-driven presidential election contest, President Jonathan will continue to carry forward his transformation agenda in the power sector and other areas.

The President will not be discouraged or deterred from his objective of repositioning Nigeria for accelerated and inclusive socio-economic development by the partisan and jaundiced views of power seekers like General Buhari who cannot see the obvious results of the current administration’s efforts through their blinkered eyes.

We also draw the attention of Nigerians to the total lack of originality in the hackneyed manifesto offered to Nigerians yesterday by the APC Presidential aspirant.

All that General Buhari promises to do are already being done by the Jonathan Administration to the acclaim of ordinary Nigerians and there is no evidence before Nigerians that the APC leader and his acolytes can do them better.

The retired General is free to renege on his well-publicized pledge not to seek elective office as he has done, but we urge him to conduct his presidential campaign with greater regard for the truth.

[s]As is well known, available figures, statistics and ratings show that the Nigerian economy has consistently maintained an unprecedented growth rate of 6-7% under the Jonathan administration. They also show that the Nigerian economy is now the leading economy in Africa and the 26th largest in the world with a gross domestic product of over $500 billion per annum.[/s]

“The fact that subsidy would be removed would create better market incentives for the old refineries to be fixed and new ones to be built.” Specifically, the government pledged that Turn Around Maintenance for the Port Harcourt Refinery would be carried out in the first quarter of 2012; to be followed by the Kaduna Refinery and then, the Warri Refinery, in order to raise capacity utilisation from 60 per cent to an internationally accepted level of 90 per cent within 24 months. When this is done, there would only be a petrol supply gap of 15 million litres per day. Not done yet with the lavish promises, the Federal Government pledged to work assiduously on the Petroleum Industry Bill that contains special fiscal incentives to encourage the establishment of new refineries in the country. Removal of subsidy is expected to free extra cash for meeting the much needed increase in infrastructure spending.

baccaspace:


1. Depleted Excess Crude Account: This Account was created by Obasanjo Administration, where excess crude oil earning is saved for the rainy day. But what happened when Jonathan took over in 2009?
- 2009---- ECA was $20 billion

- 2010--- ECA depleted to $3 billion(According to the Finance Minister)

- June 2013--- ECA became $5 billion (According to CBN Governor)

- January 2014--- ECA was quoted as a meagre $2.5 billion (According to the Finance Minister herself)

Yet No Positives, No Improvement on the economy.

2. Unfulfilled Fuel Subsidy Promises: Before Jonathan came to power, the pump price of Petrol(also known as fuel) stood at N65/liter. However, it was increased to N97/ltr amid protest by this administration. The Government made some promises...



Almost three (3) years After, non of those promises has been fulfilled. Pump price remains N97/ltre, while the people in power feed fat.


@TeamJonathan, You can't fool everyone!!!


#KickOutTheCluelessGovernment
Buhari For President 2015
APC 2015
#i-Believe

phaat:


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/10/jonathan-tells-buhari-conduct-presidential-campaign-regard-truth/

baccaspace:


1. Depleted Excess Crude Account: This Account was created by Obasanjo Administration, where excess crude oil earning is saved for the rainy day. But what happened when Jonathan took over in 2009?
- 2009---- ECA was $20 billion

- 2010--- ECA depleted to $3 billion(According to the Finance Minister)

- June 2013--- ECA became $5 billion (According to CBN Governor)

- January 2014--- ECA was quoted as a meagre $2.5 billion (According to the Finance Minister herself)

Yet No Positives, No Improvement on the economy.

2. Unfulfilled Fuel Subsidy Promises: Before Jonathan came to power, the pump price of Petrol(also known as fuel) stood at N65/liter. However, it was increased to N97/ltr amid protest by this administration. The Government made some promises...



Almost three (3) years After, non of those promises has been fulfilled. Pump price remains N97/ltre, while the people in power feed fat.


@TeamJonathan, You can't fool everyone!!!


#KickOutTheCluelessGovernment
Buhari For President 2015
APC 2015
#i-Believe

Ngwakwe:


The House of Representatives committee on Finance asked all these questions and more during the 2014 budget presentation and were consequently tutored to their amazement.

I can see you've been taught to re-enchant these usual premeditated gossips from the official desk of Lai Mohammed.

Is growing reserves like T. A. Orji now preferable to developing critical sectors of your economy using the available resources like Fashola?

Why didn't you tell your audience the current ECA

How much of our reserve do you know was used by Mallam Sanusi Lamido to stabilise the Naira?

What do you know about International Oil Politics in relation to Neo-colonialism and how Nigeria is faring?

Mr Socialist, nobody promised anything on N97 per litre rather the speech was made on N141 per litre.

Stop deceiving gullible Nigerians with these kindergarten lies.