APC TO PDP: YOU LACK MORAL BASIS TO COMMENT ON NIGERIAN ECONOMY

The People's Democratic Party (PDP), which brought Nigeria to its present situation after 16 years of locust, lacks the moral basis and the credibility to comment on the country's economy or condemn a government that is working hard to clear the mess left behind by the disgraced former ruling party, according to the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Oyegun.

In a statement issued by his Media Office in Abuja on Thursday, the National Chairman said it is stomach-churning and downright immoral for the ruinous PDP, which has yet to show remorse or exhibit any form of penitence for presiding over the mindless looting of the nation's treasury, to now put itself up as the saviour of Nigerians.

Noting that even among thieves, there must be honour, the Chairman said Nigerians, who are now bearing the brunt of the economy that was mindlessly mismanaged by the PDP, cannot forget in a hurry that some $15 billion - which is about half of the nation's foreign reserves at the end of the tenure of the PDP-led Federal Government - was mismanaged under the guise of the equipping the military, when in reality the funds were largely salted away by PDP fat cats.

He said Nigerians are also not unaware that just before the last general elections, some $2.1 billion was shared out to just a few PDP faithful, either to be used for praying again Boko Haram or for phantom communication purposes, when in reality the soldiers whom the money was meant to equip were dying in droves.

The Chairman listed other instances of the massive looting of the national till under the PDP, which never differentiated between the party's finances and the Nigerian treasury, to include:

-- The $20 billion in oil proceeds that was never paid into the Federation Account

-- The N33 trillion in national oil revenue that was not accounted for, considering that while the nation earned in excess of N56 trillion over five years under the last Administration, the total budget for those years amounted to about N23 trillion

-- The $47 million that was distributed to a few individuals just to oil the election process before the last polls.

He said while indeed it was glaring that the PDP-led Administration was profligate and rapacious, nothing prepared Nigerians for the mind-boggling discoveries that have emerged in the past one year, including the fact that just a handful of people could have plundered far more than half of what belonged to a country of over 170 million people!

''What is happening now is clear: Just because the farmer has not checkmated the thief, he (thief) has become so emboldened that he is now making a move to even cage the farmer from whom he has been stealing.

“How else can one characterize the most annoying statement by the PDP that it is on a mission to rescue Nigeria, the tale of a killer presenting himself as a life saver! Are these people jokers? Do they think Nigerians do not realize that the stage for today's tough economic situation was set by the same PDP that is now masquerading as a saviour? Worse still, is this PDP's bold face not a ploy to distract the Administration that is on a rescue mission?

“Nigeria is currently in ICU (Intensive Care Unit), after it was rescued from PDP. Yet, the same PDP has the audacity to constantly pillory the 'doctors' trying to save the 'patient','' the Chairman said.

The Chairman appealed to Nigerians not to succumb to the antics of the PDP but to continue to support the efforts of the present Administration, which is working day and night to ease the impact of the tough economic situation on the citizens.

''Yes, we knew the situation was bad, but we never imagined that it was this bad. Yes, we knew that the vast majority of our national patrimony had been stolen and converted by PDP and their cronies, but we clearly under-estimated the scope of the stealing. The fact that our country and people survived the PDP and the last administration is perhaps the 8th wonder of the world.

''But we have long moved beyond bothering about this mindless party to seeking to bring the nation back to its feet. What we cannot fathom is for the same PDP to now be heckling us and pretending to be the new saviour of Nigerians.

“Engaging in a campaign of calumny by claiming that the country’s economy under President Muhammadu Buhari was deteriorating is so unconscionable on the part of the PDP, which frittered away the huge windfall that the nation earned during the years that oil sold for over $100. Even with the number of PDP operatives and officials who have confessed or admitted their complicity in the looting of the treasury, the party has continued to try to pull the wool over the face of Nigerians.

''This shameless distraction must stop forthwith, and here is serving notice that henceforth, the PDP will no longer have a field day in trying to twist facts and present the Buhari Administration, which is on an urgent rescue mission, as the villain,'' Chief Oyegun warned

Segun Dipe
APC Chairman's Media Office
Abuja
Aug. 18th 2016



Source: http://www.trezzyblog.com/2016/08/apc-to-pdp-you-lack-moral-basis-to.html

Exactly

When PDP was there things weren't this bad. I know what the scam APC will be harmaring on will be corruption.
The fact is that no society is free from the endemic of corruption, even as am typing this, massive corruption is currently on going in this self acclaimed "saint" government.
Corruption has been in our system since the days of Lord Lugard down to the several military rules and the country never fell sick as it is now.
APC should simply accept the fact that they are FAILURE!

In another way round, Amaechi, Audu Ogbe, Ngige, Saraki, Tambuwal, El Rufai, Dogara, and several other APC members of today were ones in PDP.

To summarize, if APC does not stop blaming PDP, this is the thunder that will strike them all...

rusher14:
It boggles the mind how a gang of thieves would steal from you then mock you for being penniless.

You wanna know what's really boggling? The very people who are now penniless are cheering their robbers just to spite their would be benefactors. Gotta love Naija.

They av d right to say whatever they want... Remember they're first a Nigerian before joining political party...

Oluwabusobomi:
When PDP was there things weren't this bad. I know what the scam APC will be harmaring on will be corruption.
The fact is that no society is free from the endemic of corruption, even as am typing this, massive corruption is currently on going in this self acclaimed "saint" government.
Corruption has been in our system since the days of Lord Lugard down to the several military rules and the country never fell sick as it is now.
APC should simply accept the fact that they are FAILURE!

In another way round, Amaechi, Audu Ogbe, Ngige, Saraki, Tambuwal, El Rufai, Dogara, and several other APC members of today were ones in PDP.

To summarize, if APC does not stop blaming PDP, this is the thunder that will strike them all...

Even while this administration is trying its best possible to revive the land again. In reality and honesty, do you think GEJ's administration will survive this period when crude oil is sold below $40?
Truth, things are difficult now and optimism is there that the economy will get back running. Yet, I cannot imagine what would have become of this country if GEJ had won the election.
Maybe, who knows, you would have been sold to Somalia.

hucienda:
Who is PDP? Oh.. Ok. Obasanjo. Yar'Adua. Jonathan.

Who is APC? Buhari. Ok.

The supposedly 'terrible' PDP gave the people telecoms in two years after coming to power which led to +ve multiplier effects on the nigerian population and economy for 15years and counting.

Let's see what the 'fantastic' APC gives the people in two years.

Mindless of party....the person is my biz.
Obasanjo's govt had a blueprint
Yaradua...wow!
GEJ ruined Nigeria.
Bihari ....doing his best to revive the country from the mess GEJ put us.

Both APC and PDP shld not talk abt the economy.They are all heartless!

[[s]quote author=Oluwabusobomi post=48603106]When PDP was there things weren't this bad. I know what the scam APC will be harmaring on will be corruption.
The fact is that no society is free from the endemic of corruption, even as am typing this, massive corruption is currently on going in this self acclaimed "saint" government.
Corruption has been in our system since the days of Lord Lugard down to the several military rules and the country never fell sick as it is now.
APC should simply accept the fact that they are FAILURE!

In another way round, Amaechi, Audu Ogbe, Ngige, Saraki, Tambuwal, El Rufai, Dogara, and several other APC members of today were ones in PDP.

To summarize, if APC does not stop blaming PDP, this is the thunder that will strike them all...[/quote][/s]

Wish u wake up soon

Oluwabusobomi:
When PDP was there things weren't this bad. I know what the scam APC will be harmaring on will be corruption.
The fact is that no society is free from the endemic of corruption, even as am typing this, massive corruption is currently on going in this self acclaimed "saint" government.
Corruption has been in our system since the days of Lord Lugard down to the several military rules and the country never fell sick as it is now.
APC should simply accept the fact that they are FAILURE!
In another way round, Amaechi, Audu Ogbe, Ngige, Saraki, Tambuwal, El Rufai, Dogara, and several other APC members of today were ones in PDP.
To summarize, if APC does not stop blaming PDP, this is the thunder that will strike them all...

APC themselves are not saint, and corruption is a thing that would not die in this country. But PDP could have done better, or let me say GEJ could have done better. All the money looted could have been used to diversify the economy. He never really paid too much attention to corruption. And I can boldly say it that of he's still the president, we will still be in this mess we are if not even worse.

One of the reason our economy was the biggest as at then was because crude was selling at all time high. When you are making serious money how won't you be very rich. But of you fail to manage that money, what happens when it stops coming?

Deep down you know the mess we are in now is not totally Buhari's fault. Yeah some of his policies might have been bad. But the past administration laid the foundation for this bad economy. Lobatan!

So it makes me very angry when I hear PDP trying to score cheap political points by criticizing the economy. They better be thanking God gej didn't win, if not they'd have been on the receiving end of the bashing.

PDP/Badluck Ebele ruined Nigeria. Squandered our wealth, introduced impunity in our judiciary, encouraged lawlessness in our security agencies & outfits. His political friends and prophets were made rich while accessing public funds with disregard to accountability. He laid the foundation for our economic woes and quagmire. He sunk the ship of social infrastructural development and things were left in maladies.

Now those that enjoyed the years of impunity are bittered because free monies cannot flow, security agents can't be used to intimidate their social enemies. They can't live fat and record profits at the expense on the public by corruption, the sledge hammer of unpaid tax and unserviced loans are hitting them.

They are now complaining that the economy which they left destroyed is not working, the security dogs used to hunt now became their hunter. Why did they suddenly turned to activist fighting for the same people they killed the future? Because Nigerians have short memories and like the Isrealites always wanting to go back to Egypt and lick their vomits.

Rome was eventually built but not in a day, when people that have the interest, that is the leaders and the led comes together to make it happen. They call themselves the opposition party when the common interests is their bellies.

PDP have no moral ground to blame APC for Nigeria economy woes.

PDP caused the problems we are into today and any attempt to bring such party to rule Nigeria again will be suicidal and God anger will move against such people.

We Nigerians are so naïve and daft and cannot learn for history. If Jonathan happened to have won the election that brought Buhari in, Nigeria would have been like Venezuela.

I have read so many posts where people are praying evil prayers against Nigeria. The anger of GOD will soon be met on such people.
I am not saying somebody should not agitate for his own country or pull out of Nigeria but please stop praying evil prayers against Nigeria.

Please read through the following links and you will appreciate what I am saying.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/05/nigeria-borrows-to-pay-salaries-with-cash-crunch-worsening/

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-3070070/Nigeria-borrows-pay-salaries-cash-crunch-worsening.html

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/04/nigeria-had-no-political-will-to-save-under-jonathan-okonjo-iweala/

It's not about what THEY did.. it's about what YOU have done.
At this rate, APC will just erode all the little we achieved in the few years.

I always remember the Animal Farm anytime this administration starts their blame game.
Squealers everywhere, Napoleon ruining things, the GOATS singing Napoleon is always right.

Oyegun with the killer punch...

But they have d experience. Despite how much i hate dem at least make dem lend una small advice on how to carry dis naira go 190 or 150 bcus una dull. Sha idk tho

Argumentum ad hominem. Stop attacking the personality broom waving fools

PDP and APC are the twin balls of an impotent man.

Hyenas and vultures feeding on the carrion of the dead.

QuotaSystem:
Nicely laid out in facts and figures.

It is absolutely nauseating to hear the rotten, corrupt, impunity laden and totally misdirected party that looted Nigeria's resources like dollars were going out of fashion, try to lay blame on the ruling party and attempt to fool Nigerians that they are a possible alternative in 2019.

Just imagine the hundreds of billions that were mismanaged and looted, that should have been used to diversify our sources of revenue. They handed over a country primed to implode economically by ensuring that we were sitting ducks when the oil prices crashed.

PDP can never be, and never will be an option.

Oyegun came out all barrels blazing on this one

You just nailed it

In all the 16yrs of PDP, Nigerians never went to bed hungry, never pawned their kids for food & never bought fuel at 145 pump price. Moreover, crude had sold lower than $40 per barrel at different times in the last 16yrs & dollars never exchanged above 220 to naira.

PDP met a pathetic & disjointed Nigerian economy but handed over a robust economy to APC which they wrecked in 1 yr with excuses.

Nigerians are sick and tired of useless excuses & empty promises of this APC house of shit. govt.

PDP officially initiated and started the destruction of Nigeria, and APC is here to put finishing touches to it.

In short, both PDP and APC na 5 & 6.

It is well

Is Obasanjo no longer the navigator of APC?
Has he returned our $16 billion electricity money?
No.
Has he refunded the Siemens bribes?
No

Rubbish!!! Don't go and put ur house in order, stay there and keep blaming PDP for a crime you both committed..

If APC love Nigeria, they should stop this blame game and focus on plans to move the nation forward.

QuotaSystem:
Nicely laid out in facts and figures.

It is absolutely nauseating to hear the rotten, corrupt, impunity laden and totally misdirected party that looted Nigeria's resources like dollars were going out of fashion, try to lay blame on the ruling party and attempt to fool Nigerians that they are a possible alternative in 2019.

Just imagine the hundreds of billions that were mismanaged and looted, that should have been used to diversify our sources of revenue. They handed over a country primed to implode economically by ensuring that we were sitting ducks when the oil prices crashed.

PDP can never be, and never will be an option.

Oyegun came out all barrels blazing on this one

Took the words right out of my mouth.

QuotaSystem:
Nicely laid out in facts and figures.

It is absolutely nauseating to hear the rotten, corrupt, impunity laden and totally misdirected party that looted Nigeria's resources like dollars were going out of fashion, try to lay blame on the ruling party and attempt to fool Nigerians that they are a possible alternative in 2019.

Just imagine the hundreds of billions that were mismanaged and looted, that should have been used to diversify our sources of revenue. They handed over a country primed to implode economically by ensuring that we were sitting ducks when the oil prices crashed.

PDP can never be, and never will be an option.

Oyegun came out all barrels blazing on this one

who's PDP

Until Nigerians in their numbers wake up and tell this APC to shut up, accept criticism and face governance. They will always be playing this card on us while the economy keeps getting worse. They have no right to select who should criticise them or not.

OK duly noted! Those are all pdp mistakes for 16yrs, Me I can list twice of that Apc has done in just 16months