Garba Shehu, senior special
assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on media and publicity, says nobody can
question the achievements of the president.
In a piece titled, “Buhari: Why
and how he won,” Shehu said Buhari’s achievement are there for all to see.
He said the Buhari administration
has spent four years in office without a major scandal which earned the
president the “continent’s anti-corruption champion”.
“President Muhammadu Buhari, who
came to office in a seismic political shift that swept out of office 16 years
of continuous rule by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP recorded yet another
resounding victory to win a second term in office,” he said.
“While campaigning for the 2015
general election, President Buhari’s All APC made promises to end Boko Haram
terrorism and secure the country for it to be efficiently managed; to
restructure the economy, halt its downward slide and create jobs and to fight
corruption.
“His climactic victory against
the then incumbent Goodluck Jonathan, his strong message on the three issues as
listed above, his practical and serious approach helped to awaken a nation
misled by characters who placed self above nation for sixteen years and more.
“The Buhari administration has
established for itself an anti-corruption reputation and has been in office
nearing four years without a major scandal. The African Union has on account of
this, selected the President as the continent’s anti-corruption champion.
“The President and his party
looked certain of victory from the sea of crowds that attended his political
rallies all over the 36 states of the federation.
“These rallies attracted large
crowds, mostly of the poor who are trusting in his impeccable qualities of
honesty and integrity, and have bought into the idea that he will quickly push
their country onto the top by lifting up the economy, creating jobs, securing
the nation and ending the nightmarish corruption which had become the order of
the day.
“The party itself doubled down on
President Buhari by zeroing in on his image as a diligent, coolheaded and
incorruptible leader. In that enduring appeal, the APC saw a trump card going
into the election.
“Nobody can question President
Buhari’s achievements. They are there for all to see.”
Listing the achievements of the
president, Shehu said the current administration is committed to investing in
people.
He said the PDP, in its 16 years
in power, failed to realise how much the sterling qualities of Buhari meant to
ordinary Nigerians.
He added that the PDP would have
realised now that demonising Buhari during the 2019 presidential campaign
didn’t work for them.
“Reforms are being carried out in
the justice sector with a number of domestic legislations and international
agreements to facilitate the identification, tracing, freezing, recovery and
forfeiture of ill-gotten assets,” he said.
“The Buhari administration has
also demonstrated a single-minded commitment to upgrading and developing
Nigeria’s transport, power and health infrastructure.
“Road projects are ongoing across
every state of the country, with many of these projects having been abandoned
for many years. The Buhari administration has more than doubled power
generation capacity.
“The main opposition to President
Buhari, the Peoples Democratic Party failed to realize how much these qualities
meant to ordinary Nigerians; they did not reckon with the disillusionment of
the citizens with their perceived acts of commission and omission for the 16
years they were in power.
“They must by now, have realized
with a benefit of hindsight, that demonization and denigration of an individual
does not bring in poll dividends. In their campaigns, they chose to demonise
and denigrate Muhammadu Buhari as President. It did not pay.
“Before and after this election,
there is no face in the opposition who can match President Buhari’s inspiring
character and personality.”
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