Buhari's Government is Still Cleaning up PDP's Mess in 2015, Senate President Reveals
- Nigeria's Senate President, Ahmed Lawan has stated his position regarding the current state of the nation
- According to Lawan, the Buhari-APC led administration is working tirelessly to clean up PDP's mess
- He made this disclosure on Sunday in Lagos at the fifth edition of the empowerment programme of Senator Solomon Adeola who is representing Lagos West Senatorial District
The president of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, on Sunday, February 13, addressed President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to borrow money for infrastructural development.
According to Lawan, the current administration is still cleaning up the mess of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in 2015, Vanguard reports.
This assertion was made following criticism by the lawmaker representing Osun East Senatorial District, Senator Francis Fadahunsi, who lampooned the Buhari government, saying its major achievement in the last seven years has been massive corruption in the system.
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Senator Lawan, who spoke at the 5th edition of the Senator Olamilekan Solomon Lagos West Senatorial District’s Town Hall meeting and Empowerment programme, said that the All Progressives Congress, APC, had no option but to borrow money for the development of infrastructure because money for projects disappeared during PDP administration.
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He said:
“PDP will tell you that something is funny about APC administration at the national level. But they (PDP) ruled Nigeria for about 16 years and all they did was to leave or bequeath so many challenges for us in 2015.
On why the Federal Government will continue to take loans for infrastructure, he said the APC administration has been working since 2015 to clean up PDP's mess.
Lawan affirmed:
“When someone will tell you that the APC administration only take loans or borrow money, but the same people had 16 years of so many resources and you did very little infrastructure in the country, the money disappeared."
2022 budget: We did nothing wrong, NASS replies President Buhari
Earlier, Lawan had stated that the National Assembly did nothing wrong to adjust the 2022 budget.
Lawan said this while responding to correspondents' question on President Buhari's reservations on the adjustment by lawmakers in the budget.
He noted that the legislature does not necessarily have to agree with the president on every issue, adding that what is most important is that Buhari is pleased with the outcome of the work done.
PDP accuses APC of shielding party leaders involved in the importation of toxic fuel
In another development, APC had been accused of protecting some of its leaders who allegedly imported adulterated fuel into Nigeria.
The allegation was levelled against the ruling party by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday, February 10.
PDP has also urged Nigerians who are key stakeholders in the industry including civil society organisations to prevail on the federal government to allow an independent investigation into the incident.
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