Our achievements are there for all to see – Buhari replies Jonathan
President Muhammad Buhari said on Monday that his administration's achievements were there for all to see and were not mixed with lies and propaganda as propagated by detractors. Buhari said this in Abuja at the Nigeria Governors Forum Conference for Media Handlers of States' Chief Executives. The president was responding to the allegation of non-compliance by the All Progressive Congress government (APC) led by former President Goodluck Jonathan. President Buharionath It will be recalled that former President Jonathan last week struck the APC government, claiming that the Federal Government under President Buhari was "characterized by lies and propaganda." Buhari, who was represented by the Minister of
Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed said that the new strategy of the pessimists was to label their government's achievements as 'propaganda and lies' to discredit them. "We are delivering security, fighting corruption and the economy, which includes the massive provision of infrastructure, the ease of doing things business and agriculture, just to name a few. "The misinformation and the false news will not stop overnight, and those who oppose you will seek to denigrate your achievements." Using facts and figures to justify his position, the president said Jonathan's administration paid annually between N800 billion and N1.3 billion as 'subsidy', without making the products available even at regulated prices. He said, on the other hand, that his administration "is not paying any subsidy, however, all products are available currently at competitive prices and fuel queues are now history. "" In time, they paid subsidies of N3.7 billion per day in 2011, N2.2 billion in 2012 and 2013, and N2,5 billion per day in 2014 , all for products that were never available, "he said.In the electricity sector, Buhari said that when it took over its management on May 29, 2015, the available power in the network totaled 2,690MW, mission was around 5,000MW and the distribution capacity was 4,000MW. Comparatively, the president said that as of September 4, the available power that could be put into the network was 6,619MW; the transmission capacity was simulated at 6,700 MW (compared to 5,000 MW in 2015), but the distribution capacity was 4,600 MW, which was what was put into the network. "On September 12, energy production reached a historic level of 7,001MW. In recent times, we have recovered 100MW from the damaged Afam IV Power Plant, which has not been operational since January 2015." Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN ) has activated the second 330KV line of Jebba-Kainji and the second 330KV Ajaokuta-Abuja line, both of which have been inoperative since 2015. "These are concrete and verifiable achievements, and not by accident, but by a deliberate effort encapsulated in the Electric Sector Recovery Program, "he said. The president said that in 2015, with the government's high revenues, the Jonathan administration only financed roads with insignificant amounts of N18 billion, while N5 billion and N1.8 billion were used to finance the energy and housing, respectively. On the other hand, Buhari said that in 2016, despite the decrease in resources due to the fall in the price of crude, its administration spent N198.25 billion on highways, N91.2 billion in power and N71,559 millions in housing. "Due to increased spending in these areas, massive debts owed to contractors are being liquidated so that they can withdraw workers who have been laid off and reopen closed work sites." In fact, during the implementation of the budget 2016, we paid 103 construction companies that executed 192 projects, which in turn employed 17,749 people directly and 52,000 people indirectly in works, "he said. The president also revealed that, so far, in 2017, paid N47,169 billion to 62 contractors working on 149 projects to continue working on roads and bridges and keep people working.In the area of economy, the president pointed out that it could not be "propaganda and lies" that inflation General for the eighth consecutive month (from February to September 2017). "Foreign exchange reserves are up to 32 billion dollars for 24 billion dollars ace one year. Oil production is almost two million barrels a day, a significant improvement over 2016 when it was mostly less than one million, "he said. Buhari said the Food Program tion was being implemented in 17 states, benefiting more than three million children in public elementary schools and more than 30,000 cooks in 20,000 schools. He said that about 200,000 young people benefited from the N-Power program by recruiting unemployed graduates to work as teachers, agricultural extension workers and health extension workers. The president said that the Government Empowerment and Enterprise Program (GEEP) was now granted microcredit to farmers, traders and artisans who exceed one million beneficiaries, and women represent 56 percent of the total. Buhari said that the agricultural revolution of his administration was achieving so much success. "We have ordered 120,000 MT per year from the WACOT rice factory in Argungu, Kebbi State, and we have also commissioned 60,000 metric tons per year from Edo State Fertilizer Company Limited." The 15 dying fertilizer mix plants have been revived and in operation throughout Nigeria under the Presidential Fertilizer Initiative, creating 50,000 direct and 70,000 indirect jobs, "he said. In the area of security, the president said that when his administration took office in 2015, Boko Haram was active in at least 10 states that own territories and collect taxes and "could enter Abuja at the same time to cause the maximum damage." He said that, on the other hand, Boko Haram had been so degraded by his administration that he lacked the capacity to carry out any According to the president, it is the same vigor that is used to face the confrontation between shepherds and farmers, the kidnapping to demand ransom and otr "Buhari reiterated that he would stay focused and refuse to be distracted by misinformation providers and false news that are bent on discrediting his administration.
Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed said that the new strategy of the pessimists was to label their government's achievements as 'propaganda and lies' to discredit them. "We are delivering security, fighting corruption and the economy, which includes the massive provision of infrastructure, the ease of doing things business and agriculture, just to name a few. "The misinformation and the false news will not stop overnight, and those who oppose you will seek to denigrate your achievements." Using facts and figures to justify his position, the president said Jonathan's administration paid annually between N800 billion and N1.3 billion as 'subsidy', without making the products available even at regulated prices. He said, on the other hand, that his administration "is not paying any subsidy, however, all products are available currently at competitive prices and fuel queues are now history. "" In time, they paid subsidies of N3.7 billion per day in 2011, N2.2 billion in 2012 and 2013, and N2,5 billion per day in 2014 , all for products that were never available, "he said.In the electricity sector, Buhari said that when it took over its management on May 29, 2015, the available power in the network totaled 2,690MW, mission was around 5,000MW and the distribution capacity was 4,000MW. Comparatively, the president said that as of September 4, the available power that could be put into the network was 6,619MW; the transmission capacity was simulated at 6,700 MW (compared to 5,000 MW in 2015), but the distribution capacity was 4,600 MW, which was what was put into the network. "On September 12, energy production reached a historic level of 7,001MW. In recent times, we have recovered 100MW from the damaged Afam IV Power Plant, which has not been operational since January 2015." Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN ) has activated the second 330KV line of Jebba-Kainji and the second 330KV Ajaokuta-Abuja line, both of which have been inoperative since 2015. "These are concrete and verifiable achievements, and not by accident, but by a deliberate effort encapsulated in the Electric Sector Recovery Program, "he said. The president said that in 2015, with the government's high revenues, the Jonathan administration only financed roads with insignificant amounts of N18 billion, while N5 billion and N1.8 billion were used to finance the energy and housing, respectively. On the other hand, Buhari said that in 2016, despite the decrease in resources due to the fall in the price of crude, its administration spent N198.25 billion on highways, N91.2 billion in power and N71,559 millions in housing. "Due to increased spending in these areas, massive debts owed to contractors are being liquidated so that they can withdraw workers who have been laid off and reopen closed work sites." In fact, during the implementation of the budget 2016, we paid 103 construction companies that executed 192 projects, which in turn employed 17,749 people directly and 52,000 people indirectly in works, "he said. The president also revealed that, so far, in 2017, paid N47,169 billion to 62 contractors working on 149 projects to continue working on roads and bridges and keep people working.In the area of economy, the president pointed out that it could not be "propaganda and lies" that inflation General for the eighth consecutive month (from February to September 2017). "Foreign exchange reserves are up to 32 billion dollars for 24 billion dollars ace one year. Oil production is almost two million barrels a day, a significant improvement over 2016 when it was mostly less than one million, "he said. Buhari said the Food Program tion was being implemented in 17 states, benefiting more than three million children in public elementary schools and more than 30,000 cooks in 20,000 schools. He said that about 200,000 young people benefited from the N-Power program by recruiting unemployed graduates to work as teachers, agricultural extension workers and health extension workers. The president said that the Government Empowerment and Enterprise Program (GEEP) was now granted microcredit to farmers, traders and artisans who exceed one million beneficiaries, and women represent 56 percent of the total. Buhari said that the agricultural revolution of his administration was achieving so much success. "We have ordered 120,000 MT per year from the WACOT rice factory in Argungu, Kebbi State, and we have also commissioned 60,000 metric tons per year from Edo State Fertilizer Company Limited." The 15 dying fertilizer mix plants have been revived and in operation throughout Nigeria under the Presidential Fertilizer Initiative, creating 50,000 direct and 70,000 indirect jobs, "he said. In the area of security, the president said that when his administration took office in 2015, Boko Haram was active in at least 10 states that own territories and collect taxes and "could enter Abuja at the same time to cause the maximum damage." He said that, on the other hand, Boko Haram had been so degraded by his administration that he lacked the capacity to carry out any According to the president, it is the same vigor that is used to face the confrontation between shepherds and farmers, the kidnapping to demand ransom and otr "Buhari reiterated that he would stay focused and refuse to be distracted by misinformation providers and false news that are bent on discrediting his administration.
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