A group, Good Governance and Transparency Initiative (GGAT)
has given President Muhammadu Buhari a pat on the back for his development plan
for Nigeria, saying Nigeria will be great again with Buhari’s campaign
blueprint.
The group said Buhari/APC’s ‘Next Level’ policy document
unveiled on Sunday was an indication that Nigeria is surely heading for the
desired level under the current government.
Dr. Emerald Nzeribe, National Coordinator of the group made
this known during a press conference on Monday.
The group said with the Next Level policy document, Nigeria
was really now on the path to full recovery and growth, after several years of
plundering by previous governments.
“It has always been our belief that to appreciate where we
are now and how much progress we have made as a nation in the last three and a
half years we must always take cognizance of where we were before May 2015.
The statement reads thus: “By June 2010 Nigeria had over $42
billion in our foreign reserve account, fast forward to May 2015 same account
had been depleted to $28 billion. This happened during the period that we had
the highest oil prices ever. We had all the opportunity in the world to save,
but we did not. Rather we depleted our reserves further in the midst of
unprecedented revenue. Oil prices rose to as high as $147 a barrel yet we had
no savings or infrastructure to show for the kind of revenue that accrued to the
country at that period.
“That is just a glimpse of where we were coming from as a
nation. When the Buhari administration came in oil prices dropped to as low as
$26 a barrel but that will be no excuse for them. They went ahead to complete
several projects that the previous government started but abandoned because
funds that should have been allocated to such critical projects were rather
diverted and siphoned into private pockets.
“Such was the level
of profligacy and wanton stealing by the previous party in power. By May 2015
several states owed many months of salary arrears, even some federal government
agencies and parastatals also owed salaries. That was how bad things were when
this government came to power in May 2015.
“Insecurity; Over 14 local governments were under the
control of Boko Haram, hoisting flags, collecting taxes ruling over those
territories. Bombs were going off in many states of the federation including
the FCT.
“Today all 14 local governments have been liberated, Boko
Haram have been decimated and reduced to carrying out soft target attacks, as
they no longer have capacity to carry out such massive audacious attacks like
they did pre May 2015. The bombings have stopped. The age long Farmer- herders
clash has been reduced drastically and the government of Buhari is moving to
have it resolved once and for all.
“Corruption, one of the biggest plagues bedeviling our
nation has been dealt a great blow under the Buhari government. Before now it
was a free for all under the last government. Money for security being carted
away, oil subsidy scam, the alleged $2.1 billion withdrawn from CBN and shared
for election purposes, it was just too much.
This was the reason why Nigeria had no savings despite unprecedented
revenues rather we even went a borrowing, accumulating debt in the midst of
massive earnings.
”President Buhari seems to have turned the tide, under
Buhari In the last three and a half years; the EFCC has secured over 210
convictions amongst them two former governors. Over 800billion Naira has been
recovered. More than 400 properties have been confiscated. Indeed corruption
has been dealt the kind of blow it has never been dealt in the history of our
country.
This has been achievable because of the character of the
people in charge now. Everybody knows it is no longer business as usual. You
cannot discuss any form of business help with the president let alone cutting a
deal with him. Leadership is about leading by example. They (Mr President and
his Vice) have led by example. The President and his vice President have
distinguished themselves like we have never had it before in this country. “The
Next Level policy document is clear and
concise on the way forward for the country. The document lays out in clear
terms its plan to tackle unemployment in the country, through the continuation
and expansion of the several social intervention programs of the APC
government.”
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