"President Goodluck Has Ruined Nigeria's Economy"-APC

Abuja - The President Goodluck Jonathan
administration has ruined running the country's
economy aground with a combination of incompetence,
corruption and profligacy hence Nigerians need to vote
it out of office, the All Progressives Congress said.
In a statement late Monday, the main opposition party
argued the electorate could not afford to “reward” the
President with another four-year term.
“The only reason the Jonathan administration and the
People’s Democratic Party (PDP) have been engaging
in a campaign of mudslinging rather than of issues is
to distract the attention of Nigerians from the very
serious state of the nation's economy, but we have
decided to redirect the ongoing electioneering
campaign to issues,” the party said in a statement its
National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed,
issued.
It said whereas Jonathan had been promising that he
would create 2 million jobs annually if re-elected, the
reality on the ground did not support that pledge,
especially because his administration failed to create
meaningful jobs when oil prices were lucrative.
“The Jonathan administration has been lying to
Nigerians on the issue of employment,” said APC.
“The Works Minister said Nigeria is like one huge
construction site, with many people employed in this
sector. But the truth of the matter is that the biggest
construction firms in Nigeria have been retrenching,
rather than employing.”
The opposition party also said the Federal Government
had “pauperized” most states and made it impossible
for them to pay the salaries of their workers by
refusing to refund the huge funds they spent on federal
projects.
For example, the Federal Government owes Jigawa
State N13 billion, the party alleged.
“More than anything else, unprecedented corruption
under the Jonathan administration has dealt a death
blow to the economy,” APC said.
The party is projected to offer Jonathan’s PDP a stiff
challenge in the polls scheduled for February 14 and
28.
- News24