Afrigather The Minister of Data, Lai Mohammed, has debunked claims by opposition events that the Buhari-led administration had no achievements below the President, Main Normal Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to marketing campaign with.
The minister made the counter argument in his welcome tackle, throughout the 14th version of the presidential scorecard collection, held on the Nationwide Press Heart in Abuja, on Tuesday.
Mohammed proceeded to record among the achievements of the administration, together with the Nationwide Social Funding Programmes to feed 10 million youngsters a day, the now functioning Abuja-Kaduna, Lagos-Ibadan and Itakpe-Warri trendy rail programs, the latest opening of the Second Niger Bridge, a number of different achievements of the administration, below Buhari.
The minister added that the administration was “spoilt for selection” on which of its achievements to marketing campaign with, because it had a number of.
A part of the tackle reads, “Allow me to shortly reply to the preposterous declare by the opposition, on the marketing campaign path, that this administration has not achieved something and therefore has nothing to marketing campaign with.
“Are these individuals dwelling in a cave? In the event that they haven’t seen, have they not heard of our Nationwide Social Funding Programme that’s unprecedented within the historical past of this county? No administration within the historical past of Nigeria has had a Social Funding Programme that feeds 10 million college youngsters a day; a money switch scheme that has enrolled 1,632,480 households (households, not people); a scheme that empowers and pays stipends to unemployed graduates and an Enterprise Empowerment Programme that gives easily-accessible microloans to these on the backside of the pyramid, who interact in business actions however face vital challenges with entry to finance/credit score?”
“Earlier than this administration got here into workplace in 2015, a number of previous Administrations had began and accomplished – on paper – the all-important Second Niger Bridge.
“Solely final week, this bridge turned a actuality when it was opened to motorists. Is the opposition pretending to not have heard of the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK), 614-km-long fuel pipeline venture that may ferry fuel from southern to Northern Nigeria, and which represents part 1 of the 1,300-km-long Trans-Nigerian Gasoline Pipeline Mission? Can they deny the crude oil discovered within the Kolmani Discipline spanning Bauchi and Gombe states the place drilling was flagged off by Mr. President final month?
“Can the opposition deny that now we have put in place the Built-in Nationwide Safety and Waterways Protectio Infrastructure, in any other case generally known as Deep Blue Asset that has seen a drastic decline in piracy assaults?
“Can an administration with no less than one street building in each state of the Federation, and the one which has accomplished housing initiatives in 35 states, be labelled as non-performing?
“What concerning the liberation of Nigeria’s territory from insurgents and the re-equipping of our safety forces, the identical safety forces that have been left stranded when cash meant to equip them have been looted foolish by rampaging officers, a few of whom admitted to spending 2.2 billion Naira to hope in opposition to Boko Haram? Who gave Nigeria the Petroleum Business Act, essentially the most bold try at overhauling the petroleum sector in Nigeria?”
“Please, don’t get me began, in any other case we gained’t go away right here at this time. As I’ve stated on multiple event, we’re spoilt for selection relating to the achievements we are going to choose upon to marketing campaign. It is a reality, as you’ve heard from all of the 13 ministers who’ve offered their scorecards right here up to now.
“The confused opposition ought to search for one other marketing campaign line, as an alternative of the ludicrous declare that now we have nothing to marketing campaign with. That won’t wash!”
The latest scorecard occasion, is the 14th within the collection, having beforehand held 13 editions that had displays from the Ministers of Works and Housing, Transportation, Aviation, Inside, Agriculture and Rural Improvement, Finance, Price range and Nationwide Planning, and the Minister of Water Sources, amongst others.
