Festus Keyamo, spokesman of the
Muhammadu Buhari Campaign Organisation, says anyone who promises to restructure
the country between six to 12 months is telling “the biggest lie”.
Abubakar Atiku, presidential
candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), had said he would restructure
in six months if elected president.
Both Buhari and Abubakar recently
unveiled their proposals for the next four years if either wins the
presidential election in 2019.
Referring to Abubakar’s claim,
Keyamo said Buhari will not engage in deceit by promising what cannot be
achieved.
He said the time span given by
Abubakar cannot work with the constitutional provisions for amendments that
will allow restructuring.
“In the campaign manual, the
president has not said that he will object to a constitutional amendment. He
has not engaged in a deceitful nature to say I want to restructure when he
knows he cannot in six months,” Keyamo said.
“Anybody that tells you that
restructuring is something that should be done outside the amendment of the
constitution is a lie. Restructuring is about devolution of powers, fiscal
federalism. You cannot do that without amending the constitution.
“We call it the restructuring
farce by the opposition. It is a farce because there is a clear procedure in
the constitution for amending the constitution.
“So, anybody that comes and says
I want to restructure Nigeria in 6 months, in one year, Nigerians should know
that it is the biggest lie that they are telling them right now.
Asked how the Buhari administration
plans to fund the projects listed to be completed in four years, Keyamo said:
“They will find a way. It is important to have a plan on the table, expecting
resources to come.
“There must be a plan on the
table so that when money comes, you know exactly where to plot it into.
“The money has always been there.
The problem has always been the looting of our resources. This administration
has shown the uncanny ability to manage the little resources to achieve so
much.”
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