Buhari called on Nigerian youth to stand up to their responsibilities
by holding their leaders accountable.
by holding their leaders accountable.
President Buhari has said he will not stop spending past administrations for the problem of Nigeria.
He told youths at an event tagged: The Conversation: An evening with creative youth, that he did not meet any money in the treasury.
Buhari also called on Nigerian youth to stand up to their responsibilities by holding their leaders accountable.
He said “I
am going to bore you with what we met. I know that I am being accused
in the papers of passing the buck, but passing the buck is sometimes
absolutely necessary to remind people who take things for granted.
“When we came in, I screamed to high heavens because I had promised a lot while seeking votes.
“I
said where is the saving? There was no saving. There was no
infrastructure, power, rails, roads, there was none. What did we spend
the money on? I was told buying food and petrol.
“Where
were the billions going? We conducted a study and found out that the
oil marketers were committing fraud on at least one third of what they
were importing, which is about 25 per cent of our foreign exchange.
”The
youth must watch our elite, especially with the condition we found
ourselves. It is unpatriotic for anybody to pretend that economically we
have no problem.
“I have bored you with
this long explanation because there are things that could be hidden from
you by those that have mismanaged the country in the last 16, 17
years.”
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