The ex-President said, “I am grateful to God and
my team for what we were able to achieve with
our railways, among other things.”Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday
disagreed with President Muhammadu Buhari
over claims by him (Buhari) that he inherited “no
light, bad roads and no railway.”
Buhari, while briefing Nigerians in the United
States last week, had said he met nothing on the
ground after he took over as the president.
He had said, “We got into trouble as a country
because we did not save for the rainy day. For
example, between 1999 and 2015 when we
produced an average of 2.1 million barrels of oil
per day, and oil prices stood at an average of
$100 per barrel, we did not save, neither did we
develop infrastructure. Suddenly, when we came
in 2015, oil prices fell to about $30 per barrel.
“I asked, ‘Where are the savings?’ There were
none. ‘Where are the railways, the roads, the
power?’ None. I further asked, ‘What did we do
with billions of dollars that we made over the
years?’ They said we bought food. Food with
billions of dollars? I did not believe, and still do
not believe.”
However, Jonathan, while making an indirect
reference to Buhari’s claims, said he was proud
of his achievements, especially in the area of rail
construction.
Jonathan, in a Facebook post, made reference to
a piece written by a former PUNCH columnist,
Tolu Ogunlesi, which was published on January
12, 2015.
Ogunlesi, who now serves as the Special
Assistant on Digital/New Media to President
Buhari, had praised Jonathan’s achievements in
a piece entitled, ‘The case for and against
President Jonathan.’
In his Facebook post, Jonathan lifted the quote
from Ogunlesi’s piece, “Let’s start with
infrastructure. On the railways, the Jonathan
government scores high marks. The railway line
between Lagos and Kano has been revived after
about two decades of inactivity.
“The Enugu-Port Harcourt line has just been
launched; Abuja-Kaduna is almost finished.
There was a determined push to upgrade airports
across the country, for which we are grateful.”
(Punch)
The ex-President said, “I am grateful to God and
my team for what we were able to achieve with
our railways, among other things.”Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday
disagreed with President Muhammadu Buhari
over claims by him (Buhari) that he inherited “no
light, bad roads and no railway.”
Buhari, while briefing Nigerians in the United
States last week, had said he met nothing on the
ground after he took over as the president.
He had said, “We got into trouble as a country
because we did not save for the rainy day. For
example, between 1999 and 2015 when we
produced an average of 2.1 million barrels of oil
per day, and oil prices stood at an average of
$100 per barrel, we did not save, neither did we
develop infrastructure. Suddenly, when we came
in 2015, oil prices fell to about $30 per barrel.
“I asked, ‘Where are the savings?’ There were
none. ‘Where are the railways, the roads, the
power?’ None. I further asked, ‘What did we do
with billions of dollars that we made over the
years?’ They said we bought food. Food with
billions of dollars? I did not believe, and still do
not believe.”
However, Jonathan, while making an indirect
reference to Buhari’s claims, said he was proud
of his achievements, especially in the area of rail
construction.
Jonathan, in a Facebook post, made reference to
a piece written by a former PUNCH columnist,
Tolu Ogunlesi, which was published on January
12, 2015.
Ogunlesi, who now serves as the Special
Assistant on Digital/New Media to President
Buhari, had praised Jonathan’s achievements in
a piece entitled, ‘The case for and against
President Jonathan.’
In his Facebook post, Jonathan lifted the quote
from Ogunlesi’s piece, “Let’s start with
infrastructure. On the railways, the Jonathan
government scores high marks. The railway line
between Lagos and Kano has been revived after
about two decades of inactivity.
“The Enugu-Port Harcourt line has just been
launched; Abuja-Kaduna is almost finished.
There was a determined push to upgrade airports
across the country, for which we are grateful.”
(Punch)
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