The Presidency on Sunday said cleaning the mess left behind by the Peoples Democratic Party, especially the immediate past administration, requires scrupulous and painstaking planning.
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, said this in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja.
Adesina was reacting to a statement by the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh, in which he described the last 30 days under President Muhammadu Buhari as a period of all motion and no movement.
The presidential spokesman said across all sectors, national life was devalued under the PDP and it would take meticulousness and sure-footedness to repair all the breaches.
He said, “The Buhari administration is naturally contemplative because there was absolutely no rhyme or reason to the way PDP ran the country, particularly in the immediate past dispensation.
“That is why the Augean Stable is being cleaned now, and it requires scrupulous and painstaking planning.
“Across all sectors, our national life was devalued, and it takes meticulousness and sure-footedness to repair all the breaches. This, the Buhari administration will deliver.”
He described the PDP’s 30 days appraisal of the Buhari administration as amusing.
Adesina said while the party wanted Nigerians to join hands in prayers for the government so that things would begin to move, it did not know that Nigerians had long formed such coalition.
He said Nigerians were hand in hand, and that was what gave victory to Buhari in the March 28, 2015 poll.
He said they had teamed up to uproot an administration that had brought the country to her knees, and was about to tip her off the precipice, adding that they also resolved that never would they allow any government to divide them along regional, religious and ethnic fault lines again.
The presidential spokesman also described as “déjà vu,” a situation where Metuh claimed that people around the President were conniving with bureaucrats to syphon money from the treasury.
He said such situation was the pastime of the immediate past administration.
He added that the enormity of the sleaze will be evident when stolen money, to the tune of billions of dollars, is recovered, and returned to the national treasury soon.
“In the process of time, after all that is being planned by the current administration has matured, and bearing fruits, Nigerians will be able to determine who is serving them acceptably, and who has taken them for a ride. It is just a matter of time.
“Meanwhile, Metuh and his masters can only rue the missed opportunities to make salutary impact on the lives of Nigerians. They have a long road of regrets to travel,” Adesina concluded. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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For the fact that pdp failed the nation doesn't mean we will condone obvious lapses in apc regime. Of truth fuel have been selling above 87 naira per liter from last administration to this present administration. One would naturally expect that one month into this administration the people of Nigeria expect a reaction from the government. Until now nothing.
ReplyDeleteIf it takes you this long to clean then how long will it take to build?
ReplyDeleteFor this simple act, the APC has failed.This the first time the preident is running one month withoutinisters.Things are not working and should stoppd pretending. Buhari lacks policies and is not the kind of change we are looking for but a stepping stone.
ReplyDeletePlease lets talk about Kano state issue consing christian.... why should Kano state extend there sanitation on Sunday and we still talking about change change ?? APC
ReplyDeletehmmm telling us there was a mess that it will take time to clean ,while you are busy stealing ,,you are using this chance to rub ,JUST AS A PC OSUN GOV WORKERS & CUNTRACTORS,,we know about obj looting ,,we know about Abacha looting so stop talking of pass gov because no any incoming gov is better weather its civilian or military the history is clear,, Nigerian are educated now stop fouling
ReplyDeleteGuys don't be too quick to say the New Gov't has failed. You were the same lot that fought removal of fuel subsidy a few years ago via #OccupyNigeria REMEMBER!!! Do you really feel smart enough to interpret 'a month without ministers' as a failure of government. Now look at it from this angle, if we appoint ministers hurriedly due to your 'baseless reasons to pressurize the gov't' then we will not have solved a problem but we will simply be "changing the bottle top off an expired bottle of water" when it would make more sense to pour out the water, wash the bottle, replace it with clean water and then put a new bottle top on it. Please think things through thoroughly before you criticize this gov't because it will never be business as usual again in Nigeria. #TakeNote
ReplyDeleteCan you recover the funds looted by the past administration in just one year? You think Nigeria is Niger or Chad? Please, why not patient enough to allow this administration to settle and work for us. Rome was not built in a day. So, pray that God may give us leaders the heart to work for the people.
ReplyDeleteI expect that our dear president would have giving us a BLUEPRINT and the developmental architecture of his administration so that we will all know the direction we are heading to. Next galvanize think tanks and intellectuals, or ministers that will help him steer the Nigerian ship in the desired direction of change and not excuses. Please, Nigerians voted you to act and remedy and not to complain or give excuses. We know that to preside over a complex state like Nigeria will not be easy but Get started.
ReplyDeletePMB,the intelligent,experienced and patriotic Nigerians understand you,please take your time to clean Nigeria of mess left behind by past governments.We are with you,God is with you,with you, Nigeria will succeed.Amen.
ReplyDeleteThey want to rush you to make mistake and then rain blame on you.
Mr Presidential spokesman, simply say oga is overwhelmed with the democratic system, and finds that it is completely the opposite of military dictatorship which he is used to. Secondly, simply say oga did not anticipate the enormity of work in the Presidential system of government. You are doing your work, though, defending everything indefensible, but I believe oga will be silently praising Jona, and perhaps regretting his earlier criticisms of the guy. We will be patient though, with oga, but he should remember that if water remains in the mouth for too long it will become saliva.
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