Blame governors for poverty in Nigeria, not Buhari - Envoy
- Nigeria’s ambassador to Uganda, Nyah Asuquo, said President Buhari should not be held responsible for the poverty in the country
- He said the president has never failed in its responsibility of sharing revenue allocation with states on a monthly basis
- Asuquo, thus, said it is the governors who should use their monthly allocations to develop their states
Nigeria’s ambassador to Uganda, Nyah Asuquo, has defended the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration, saying governors should be blamed for the poverty in the country, not the presidency.
Reacting to allegations that the Buhari-APC government has failed in the area of economy and making life unbearable to Nigerians, Asuquo, a former House member representing Calabar Municipality/Udukpani federal constituency, said the present administration was making tremendous progress in the area of job creation, agriculture and corruption, Daily Sun reports.
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His words: “Our democracy is just 19 years and does not evolve to become ultimate overnight.
“Nigerians had better hold state governments responsible for under development which exists at the grassroots level, given the fact that the administration of Muhammadu Buhari has never failed in its responsibility of allocating money on monthly basis as revenue allocation to governors of states.
“It is not Buhari that is controlling the resources of local government; it is not Buhari that is controlling the resources of the states. Every state government gets its allocation every month and they should use it to develop their states.
“Today, the president has signed the Not Too Young to Run Bill. So he is going to open up so many opportunities for so many young people to come to the political scene and push the banner forward. That is a very nice political development the president has given to all the youths in Nigeria.”
Denying the allegations that the federal government has embarked on selective persecution of opponents, Asuquo said those in EFCC net are those who have been in government for the past 16 and they are PDP people.
He commended the various anti-corruption agencies for prosecuting prominent citizens who were before now untouchable.
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Legit.ng previously reported that Reverend Raphael Ogunkunle of the Seed of Life Disciples Global Ministry, a Cherubim and Seraphim Movement Church, Kaduna, said Nigerians should thank God for giving the country President Buhari.
Ogunkunle made the assertion on Sunday, June 3, in Kaduna during the ministry’s 10th anniversary thanksgiving service, with the theme, “Unparalleled Exploit’’ and the launching of the ministry’s documentary.
He said that Buhari-led federal government was ordained by God, and described the administration as the best that the country needed.
Ogunkunle said that instead of condemning the government, Nigerians should learn to give thanks to God for the achievements recorded so far and wait to see what more God would do for the country.
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