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Ex Jonathan's Minister Faults Buhari Claims On Empty Tresury by joechima: 9:31pm On Jun 23, 2015 |
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA – THE immediate past Minister/Deputy Chairman National Planning Commission (NPC) Dr. Abubakar Olanrewaju Sulaiman, Tuesday faulted claims by President Muhammadu Buhari that his administration met an empty treasury. Suleiman said the former administration as at May 29 left behind the sum of US$2billion, adding that the sum would have been higher if not the governors insistence on sharing the fund. FILE PHOTO: Goodluck Jonathan presenting his hand over notes to the President Muhammadu Buhari at the Aso Chambers, State House, Abuja. Photo by Abayomi Adeshida He warned that the former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan must not be criminalized and painted a plunderer and looter of the nation’s treasury before the generality of Nigerians. The clarification was in response to the President’s statement during an interactive session with journalists in Abuja, where he was quoted to have said that his government met “virtually an empty treasury.” President Buhari reportedly said that it was adding a disgrace that Nigeria cannot pay salaries of its workforce. Expressing his dismay over the President’s statement, Sulaiman in a statement in Abuja described the report as “unscientific and unfair”, stressing that the immediate past administration “left behind close to US$30billion.” He said, “Government can’t tell us that there is no Excess Crude Account(ECA), Sovereign Wealth Fund(SWF) or are we saying the Federal Inland Revenue Service(FIR) and related agencies had not in the last one month been generating revenue? “Until they are able to prove they had no receipts from these government agencies in the last one month before Nigerians can now buy into Mr. President’s claims of an empty treasury.” He recalled that under the Jonathan’s administration,Nigeria was rated the largest economy in Africa and 26th largest in the world, querying how come such a government would leave behind an empty treasury. He said”Money made by government is meant to be spent, and this the immediate past administration did responsibly. Every government, even in the so-called western world, including the US which today remains one of the largest debtor nations in the world, government operates on deficit. “Is it not on record that President Obama inherited US$3 triillion debt, a collapsed banking sector and mortgage industry,yet he never raised any alarm. None of these has happened in Nigeria under Jonathan. “Under Jonathan,Nigeria became the largest Africa economy and 26th in the world amidst deadly security challenges and dwindling international prices of oil. In spite of all these, the FG never owed salary. “Upon inception of Jonatha’s administration, it is on record that the price of oil at the global stage was over 100 dollars per barrel and at the close of the administration, it dropped to 46dollars. Yet, there wasn’t collapse of government and federal civil servants were paid as at when due. “It will be misleading therefore for our respected President Muhammadu Buhari and indeed the ruling APC to claim to have met an empty treasury.” He further reminded the new government that “aspiration to governance is a call of meeting and confronting challenges headlong. So, we urge the APC-led government to hit the ground running as promised Nigerians by confronting the challenges. “We are not in doubt of the capability of Mr. President to do it. He should therefore get to business, put in place structures and personnel to redeem the pledges made to the Nigeria.” SHARE ON TwitterFacebookGoogle+Buffer You might also like |
Re: Ex Jonathan's Minister Faults Buhari Claims On Empty Tresury by BrAkingNews: 9:32pm On Jun 23, 2015 |
OK ooo, lets watch |
Re: Ex Jonathan's Minister Faults Buhari Claims On Empty Tresury by Noneroone(m): 9:39pm On Jun 23, 2015 |
op source |
Re: Ex Jonathan's Minister Faults Buhari Claims On Empty Tresury by joechima: 9:41pm On Jun 23, 2015 |
Vanguard |
Re: Ex Jonathan's Minister Faults Buhari Claims On Empty Tresury by NgeneUkwenu(f): 9:41pm On Jun 23, 2015 |
You Left 30B Dollars and You Couldn't Pay Salaries? Odi Egwu!
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Re: Ex Jonathan's Minister Faults Buhari Claims On Empty Tresury by ShineuEye: 9:48pm On Jun 23, 2015 |
He said, “Government can’t tell us that there is no Excess Crude Account(ECA), Sovereign Wealth Fund(SWF) or are we saying the Federal Inland Revenue Service(FIR) and related agencies had not in the last one month been generating revenue? The above is the reason Buhari don't want to declare his asets. Loot us blind for a month then declare he has billions from before. 1 Like |
Re: Ex Jonathan's Minister Faults Buhari Claims On Empty Tresury by ice25(f): 9:58pm On Jun 23, 2015 |
Don't blame the old man. He had to find something to hold on to. The pressure is too much #thepoorguy 1 Like |
Re: Ex Jonathan's Minister Faults Buhari Claims On Empty Tresury by Nobody: 10:00pm On Jun 23, 2015 |
NgeneUkwenu:Which salary? You mean he is responsible for the states who couldn't pay their salaries after receiving their allocations? Think straight pls. 1 Like |
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