Immediate past President,
President Goodluck Jonathan has attacked President Muhammadu Buhari, over the
present state of the country’s economy.
According to Jonathan, Buhari’s
administration did not only worsen the level of corruption but prevented
investors from doing business in Nigeria.
Jonathan said this in a book he
launched yesterday, at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, entitled ‘My Transition
Hours’
Jonathan, who had also served as
Governor of Bayelsa State, said, “Since I left office, rather than improve on
our TI corruption perception record, the situation has worsened with the nation
going 12 places backward, becoming number 148 according to the latest CPI
ranking for 2014, from 136 in 2014 when I was President.
“The sundry accusations by the
new administration will appear to have baited the media. Media trials are
entertaining but have little or no effect in fighting corruption and improving
the economy.
“It was bad enough that Boko
Haram insurgency continued killing people and ruining businesses but what is
worse is when politicians downgrade the economy by de-marketing the country
internationally.
“You should never try to slander
your political opponent by destroying your country’s economy. Capital flight
intensified and companies started laying off staff. In all this, I hope a
lesson will be learned. If you embark on digging a hole for your enemy, you
better make it shallow because you might end up in the hole yourself.
“How do you attract investors you
already repelled through your utterances? Investors are an ultrasensitive lot.
Money runs away from unstable societies.”
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