The opposition Peoples Democratic
Party has knocked the President, Major
General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), for
saying that his regime has succeeded
with the resources and time available to
it.
The President had declared on Thursday
that history and posterity would judge
his government over its efforts at
restoring security in Nigeria and
developing the nation’s economy.
He also declared that he and the All
Progressives Congress governors were
doing all within their powers to ensure
that Nigeria moves forward.
The President made the declaration
shortly before he went into a closed
door meeting with 12 governors, who
paid him a visit at his country home on
Kongolam Road, Daura, Katsina State.
He stated, “It’s not easy for us in this
country to make people appreciate what
we have gone through, but if you try to
discuss in relation to time and
resources, then you will appreciate what
the APC government has done.
“So, I think all of us have done our best
and we thank God that within the
resources and time available, God has
helped us and we have succeeded;
otherwise, we would have been in
trouble.
“So, I thank you very much for the visit,
including those who have recently
joined the party.
“I assure you that our intellectuals and
historians will be expected to be fair to
the APC government to examine the
time and resources within which we
operate, so that for those who are
looking for positions of excellence in
the Presidency and the governors not
exposed to know the ignorance or lack
of political knowledge of the ordinary
people and feed them with lies.”
The President noted that before his
regime came into power, the security
situation was terrible in the North-East,
adding that the situation there had
improved now.
He added that the involvement of
troops in tackling banditry in the North-
West had also assisted in clipping the
wings of the bandits in the region.
Twelve governors were in attendance at
the meeting, which began a few minutes
to 4pm and ended about an hour later.
The governors are those of Lagos,
Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Kebbi, Abubakar
Bagudu; Ekiti, Kayode Fayemi; Katsina,
Aminu Masari; Plateau, Simon Lalong;
Nasarawa, Abdullahi Sule; Niger,
Abubakar Bello; Kano, Abdullahi
Ganduje; Osun, Gboyega Oyetola; Cross
River, Benedict Ayade; Ebonyi, David
Umahi; and Gombe, Muhammed
Yahaya.
Also in attendance was a former
governor of Zamfara State, Senator
Ahmed Yarima.
However, the National Publicity
Secretary of the Peoples Democratic
Party, Kola Ologbondiyan, has said
history will not be kind to the President
because of the damage his regime has
done to Nigeria.
He was responding to claims by the
President that history would be kind to
him for doing so much for Nigeria with
so little resources.
Ologbondiyan, who spoke to one of our
correspondents on the telephone on
Thursday said, “In case Mr President is
not aware, the summation of opinion of
most Nigerians is that his best is the
worst for Nigeria.
“In case he is not aware, life in this
country has become hellish, brutal and
short.
Parents no longer feel safe
sending their children to schools for
fear of bandits and terrorists, who
ransack schools to kidnap children. He
promised us security; insecurity has
made Nigeria a butt of jokes across
Africa. He promised to fight corruption;
now, the Aso Rock Villa, where he sits,
is the citadel of corruption.
“Since 2015 and despite the mountain of
corruption in the FIRS, NNPC, NHIS and
other parastatals too numerous to
mention, all we hear is that he has
eased the heads out; he was not elected
to ease corrupt people out, but to
prosecute them. History will judge him
no doubt, but we in the PDP doubt that
history will be kind to him considering
the damage his rule has done to our
institutions and national cohesion.”
The House of Representatives Speaker,
Femi Gbajabiamila, along with 30
members of the APC had earlier in the
day visited the President.
Although sources said the Speaker and
his entourage were in Daura to pay
Sallah homage to the President, it was
learnt that political issues took centre
stage at the closed door meeting.
Sources said Buhari would return to
Abuja today (Friday).