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A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Josef Onoh, has criticized former President Muhammadu Buhari over his recent remarks regarding his tenure....TAP HERE TO READ THE FULL STORY..>>
Onoh accused the previous administration of overseeing some of the worst corruption cases in the country, along with escalating insecurity.
His scathing criticism followed Buhari’s claim that Nigeria experienced significant improvements in security and the economy under his leadership.
Buhari had stated that he inherited a struggling economy and severe security challenges from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which governed for 16 years before his tenure.
Reacting, Onoh rejected these claims, asserting that Nigeria witnessed economic collapse, increased corruption, and unprecedented insecurity under Buhari’s leadership.
He argued that President Bola Tinubu’s administration is now grappling with the consequences of Buhari’s economic mismanagement.
“Nigerians today accuse Tinubu’s administration of being the worst they have seen, without realizing that the President has chosen to remain silent and carry his burden alone without complaining or pointing fingers.
“He continues to navigate the economic minefields left behind by the Buhari administration after they failed in their attempts to frustrate his presidential ambition,” Onoh said.
Onoh also highlighted the security challenges Nigeria faced under Buhari, citing statistics on lives lost to violent attacks.
“Under Buhari’s watch, the North East, North Central, South East, and South West couldn’t sleep in peace.
“When you assumed office on May 29, 2015, the cumulative number of people killed in Nigeria, according to the NST, was 34,972. But from the day you took office, the death toll rose to 98,083 as of May 16, 2023,” Onoh stated.
As reported by Vanguard, he further detailed the rising death toll during Buhari’s administration: “2015: 5,556 deaths; 2016: 5,763 deaths; 2017: 4,618 deaths; 2018: 6,565 deaths; 2019: 8,340 deaths; 2020: 9,694 deaths; 2021: 10,575 deaths; 2022: 9,079 deaths; 2023: 2,921 deaths “You rode on the mantra of change but ended up changing Nigeria for the worst.
After you failed, you turned around to blame PDP. Your continuous self-assessment begs the question: is this political pretension or genuine insensitivity?” he quizzed.Read Full Details
