President Muhammadu Buhari says his predecessors who are
criticising his administration nearly destroyed the country.
In a nationwide broadcast commemorating Nigeria’s 60th
independence anniversary on Thursday, Buhari said the past presidents “presided
over the near destruction of the country”.
The president said some of what he is being criticised of,
including the increase in fuel pump price, are “careful decisions” taken in the
economic crisis caused by external factors.
He said these factors, including the drop in oil price, has
shrunk available resources but added that his government has been able to do
even more than his predecessors.
“No government in the past did what we are doing with such
scarce resources,” Buhari said.
“We have managed to keep things going in spite of the
disproportionate spending on security.
“Those in the previous governments, from 1999 to 2015, who
presided over the near destruction of the country has now the impudence to
criticise our efforts.
“In the circumstances, a responsible government must face
the realities and make careful decisions.”
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, who left office in 2007,
has been one of the strongest critics of the Buhari administration.
About two weeks ago, he said Nigeria is drifting towards a
failed and badly divided state.
“Economically our country is becoming a basket case and
poverty capital of the world, and socially, we are firming up as an unwholesome
and insecure country,” he had said.
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