Some of your facts are not correct. I did not listen to all your argument but I can hold on to one - the revenue that accrued in 16 years of PDP versus what accrued in 3.5 years of APC. These numbers are inaccurate - since 2015, petroleum price has sold between $38 and $68 per barrel - that is about $53 per barrel. Nigeria produces about 1.8 million barrel per day. Based on this, the total revenue under Buhari in 3.5 years is $121.9 billion. In naira, it is N43.9 trillion naira in 3.5 years (with N360 to $1 exchange rate). Prorate this over one year for Buhari, it is an average of 12.5 trillion. If you prorate the amount PDP made in one year based on average oil revenue of about $75 (from 1999 to 2015), they made about N9.4 trillion in revenue per year under PDP. What has APC-Buhari done with all these money? Nigeria is not a giant structure full of construction as you claim.
It is a misrepresentation of facts that there was no development during PDP 16 year rule - a lot of the projects that Buhari completed were started by the PDP, especially during Jonathan era.
Please, do not forget that Buhari's administration increased IGR in some sector between 300 - 900%. For example, custom's revenue has increased from about N100 billion to close to one N1 trillion; per year; Buhari's government recovered billions of dollars in loot directly from PDP politicians and from what others like Abacha stole; they have borrowed N11 trillion in 3.5 years.
I posit that there is no government in the history of Nigeria that has had access to more money than Buhari's - the big question you ask yourself is that why is the economy in shamble. My answer is that it is because of corruption of another dimension. Most contracts only go to a few of APC cronies who hoard the profit. So, capital projects that supposed to stimulate the economy when diverse companies who hire Nigerians from all creed are awarded are completely edged out. Trillions of naira worth projects have been completed, which is good but the economy is in shamble, unemployment is in double digits at 18.8%; Nigerians are groaning in poverty. Sunday, you live in Ukraine and know how important it is to use capital projects to stimulate the economy - we have not seen that sign yet in Nigeria. Buhari's government is complicit on all kind of corruption cases. Please, see my Facebook page, where I hade analyzed some of Buhari's mistake.
https://www.facebook.com/akinbode.adedeji/posts/10157009439751532
If you believe in the likes of Moghalu, Oby, Sowore, Durotoye, continue to stick your gun out till the end. We cannot trust Buhari or Atiku. Have you observed Buhari's gaffs in the last two days on the campaign trail - he is incapable mentally to lead Nigeria - I do not accept the theory that he wanted to win a 2nd term to hand over to Osinbajo. The northern oligarchy will not let it happen, we all know it. Nigeria has not worked under Buhari, just as it has not worked under Jonathan. We need new blood. We cannot say because they had not been president before and disqualify (that is your word, Sunday) - if Nigerians do not give them a chance, how can they become the president. Please, do not waste your platform campaigning for a man that protects his own at the expense of the rest of us - he did not change in 4 years, he will not change in another 4 years.
It is a misrepresentation of facts that there was no development during PDP 16 year rule - a lot of the projects that Buhari completed were started by the PDP, especially during Jonathan era.
Please, do not forget that Buhari's administration increased IGR in some sector between 300 - 900%. For example, custom's revenue has increased from about N100 billion to close to one N1 trillion; per year; Buhari's government recovered billions of dollars in loot directly from PDP politicians and from what others like Abacha stole; they have borrowed N11 trillion in 3.5 years.
I posit that there is no government in the history of Nigeria that has had access to more money than Buhari's - the big question you ask yourself is that why is the economy in shamble. My answer is that it is because of corruption of another dimension. Most contracts only go to a few of APC cronies who hoard the profit. So, capital projects that supposed to stimulate the economy when diverse companies who hire Nigerians from all creed are awarded are completely edged out. Trillions of naira worth projects have been completed, which is good but the economy is in shamble, unemployment is in double digits at 18.8%; Nigerians are groaning in poverty. Sunday, you live in Ukraine and know how important it is to use capital projects to stimulate the economy - we have not seen that sign yet in Nigeria. Buhari's government is complicit on all kind of corruption cases. Please, see my Facebook page, where I hade analyzed some of Buhari's mistake.
https://www.facebook.com/akinbode.adedeji/posts/10157009439751532
If you believe in the likes of Moghalu, Oby, Sowore, Durotoye, continue to stick your gun out till the end. We cannot trust Buhari or Atiku. Have you observed Buhari's gaffs in the last two days on the campaign trail - he is incapable mentally to lead Nigeria - I do not accept the theory that he wanted to win a 2nd term to hand over to Osinbajo. The northern oligarchy will not let it happen, we all know it. Nigeria has not worked under Buhari, just as it has not worked under Jonathan. We need new blood. We cannot say because they had not been president before and disqualify (that is your word, Sunday) - if Nigerians do not give them a chance, how can they become the president. Please, do not waste your platform campaigning for a man that protects his own at the expense of the rest of us - he did not change in 4 years, he will not change in another 4 years.
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