Former Deputy Director of Buhari Presidential Campaign
Council, Mohammed Lawal, has criticised Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs
Service (NCS) Hameed Ali over a recent controversial comment.
Hameed Ali had declared that the President Muhammadu Buhari
administration was derailing because half of appointees had their root in the
PDP.
The Customs boss spoke at the official opening ceremony of
Buhari Support Organisation’s (BSO) national headquarters in Abuja.
Reacting in an interview with Sun, Lawal advised Ali to face
his work, make suggestions to the president rather than complaining about the
opposition.
He said: ”Hameed Ali’s BSO meeting came earlier than the
APC NEC meeting. But during the NEC meeting the president apologised for such
(the comment). What is important is, there are people placed in positions, and
the president has finished his own.
”For example, if the president made me the chairman of the
Nigerian Ports Authority, it is now left for me to go and continue to do what
I’m supposed to do to others to give back the goodwill the president gave to
the people who are lower than me.
”There are people who are supposed to carry on with the
mandate, by giving back to the electorate; giving back to the people, but they
didn’t do that. They shouldn’t come and complain, blaming the president. The
president cannot go and begin to give appointments at local governments, in
ministries etc.
”Once he gives at a level like our own, NNPC as board
member, I thank him so much for that, I didn’t expect it, but it is not for me
to go and tell the president to put these people in NNPC refinery or any of the
NNPC parastatals, it is me that should do that.
”I shouldn’t go and complain or blame the president for
not doing that, I should do that. As far as NNPC is concerned I represent him
there, and I should do what I’m supposed to do so that the goodwill will go
back to the president.
”People shouldn’t be complaining, they know what to do and
they have been given all the encouragement to do that. That notwithstanding,
the president tendered his unreserved apology during the NEC meeting. He gave
reason and that reason is tenable.
”Everybody knows that the economy is in a bad shape, and
we are working to bring it back to life. Even the World Bank is giving thumb up
on the management of the economy by the Buhari government. As it is picking up,
the benefits will get to everybody.
”The key issue is, work for the president, and defend the
programmes and policies and work towards actualizing the mandate. Like I said
earlier, the president is not a magician or an angel, he can’t be 100 percent
perfect. If mistakes are made, they shall be corrected.”
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