Reno Omokri, erstwhile aide on
New Media to former President Goodluck Jonathan has reacted to the 17
achievements of the federal government listed by the Presidency on Friday.
The federal government had listed among other things Nigeria’s exit from worst
recession, naira stabilising against dollar, bumper harvest, especially in
rice, payment of pension, among others.
But according to Omokri, the
achievements were an embarrassment for the Buhari administration.
In a post published on his
Facebook page, Omokri said: “The Buhari government released a list of 17 of its
greatest achievements a few hours ago and after reading it, I was embarrassed
for the regime.
“The Buhari administration counts
exiting a recession that it put Nigeria into as its greatest achievement of
2017! This government is the definition of cluelessness! We exited recession by
growing at 0.5% meanwhile our population grew by 2.6%. Do the math and pray
that 2019 is the end of this nightmare!
“And going further they go on to
list stabilizing the Naira as one of their achievements! A Naira they met at
₦199 to $1 and which is presently ₦365 to $1 has not been ‘stabilized’, it has
been murdered. The Naira is in such bad shape that $1 can give you a Naira for
every day of the year.
“And how can this propagandist
regime list bumper harvest as achievements when the latest Global Hunger Index
published by the US based International Food Policy Research Institute,
indicates that hunger has increased in Nigeria?
“And stating that ‘the Nigeria
Customs Service recorded its highest-ever revenue collection, crossing the One
Trillion Naira (N1,000,000,000) mark’ is nothing short of fraud.
“What the Buhari administration
and the Nigerian Customs Service failed to tell Nigerians is that this amount
is less than half what the Nigerian Customs Service generated in 2014 when you
factor in the devaluation of the Naira.
“In 2014, the Nigerian Customs
Service generated ₦978 billion.
“When you factor in the official
exchange rate in 2014 of 150 Naira to a dollar, that ₦978 billion was
equivalent to $6.5 billion.
“However, when you convert the ₦1
trillion the Nigerian Customs Service generated in 2017 using the official
interbank exchange rate of 365 Naira to one dollar, that ₦1 trillion is
equivalent to $2.7 billion!
“In other words, the Nigerian
Customs Service generated less than half of what it generated in 2014 and this
fact cannot be hidden with their infantile propaganda.
“You go through these 17 so
called achievements and you soon realize that there is nothing tangible, like a
road built or a refinery started. All their farcical ‘achievements’ are non
tangibles.
“Finally, let me add that Nigeria
is broke. The Buhari administration has borrowed more than any government
before it. Our total debt stands today at slightly over $64 billion.
“Foreign and domestic lenders are
now wary of lending to the Nigeria government. The landing cost for petrol is
₦171.40 per litre. Buhari has been secretly paying a subsidy of ₦26.40 per
liter because he was ashamed of being exposed as a hypocrite for telling
Nigerians that subsidy does not exist and Jonathan was deceiving the nation.
Now he can no longer afford the deception. Don’t be a fool. Prepare for fuel
price increase. IT WILL HAPPEN!
“That is one achievement I can
credit the Buhari administration with.”
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