The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has laid into former President Goodluck Jonathan, accusing him of having institutionalized corruption during his administration.
Tinubu unleashed the salvo at the Old Banquet Hall, Presidential Villa, Abuja, during the presentation of the book “Making Steady Sustainable Progress”authored by President Muhammadu Buhari’s media aides where he saidtheJonathan administrationwon gold medal in corruption.
The former Lagos State Governor added that if the administration had remained in power, Boko Haram would have taken more territory and devoured more people, leading to the inevitable collapse of the country.
“The prior government used the public treasury as a private hedge fund or a charity that limited its giving only to themselves.
So much money grew feet and ran away faster than Usain Bolt ever could.
That which could have been spent on national development was squandered in ways that would cause the devil to blush,”he said.
“One minister and her rogues’ gallery picked the pocket of this nation for billions of dollars. While poor at governance, these people could give a master thief lessons in the sleight of hand. In governance, they earned a red card but in corruption, they won the gold medal.
”He further stated that the war on corruption has been won as President Buhari has set an axe to what he called, “the root of this dangerous tree,” adding that gone are the days when a minister can pilfer billions of dollars as easy as plucking a piece of candy from the table.
“Not only must we track down the takers. In the long term, we must review the salaries of public servants and create universal credits for our people to reduce temptation.
”He added that though Nigeria was born of a complicated past, the future, could be one of progress, compassion, justice and hope, if only the citizenry have the courage to make it so.“Noise abounds. Voices rise. Critics moan. The angry and the desperate even question whether this nation should exist, whether it is an experience or experiment that has failed. “Mr. President, the noise can be loud, almost deafening at times.
Yet ultimately both noise and clamor shall fade, for progress.
”He reiterated the indivisibility of Nigeria, praising the efforts of the Buhari administration in combating the menace of Boko Haram.
“Before this government came into being, Boko Haram wreaked havoc on a daily basis. Spreadingits evil arm across great expanses of our nationalterritory.
“Today, that evil flag is not planted over an inch ofour precious land. This violent scourge recedes into the darkened shadows of inhumanity from whence it came.
”Vanguard reports that Tinubu also talked up theneed for restructuring,adding that Nigeria can’t grow without robust industrial capacity.
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