Some times, when things happen so fast, it appears
unnoticeable. Things have happened so fast since
Muhammadu Buhari became President and it seems
we have forgotten the past.
Just a quick reminder.
In 2011, former president Goodluck Jonathan cried out
that the “cabals” in his government, especially those in
the oil industry were holding his government to ransom.
He tried to remove fuel subsidy and pegged the pump
price of fuel at N148 per litter. Nigerians resisted it and
he reduced it to N97 per litre and fuel subsidy
continued.
Nigeria was paying over N1.5 trillion for subsidy per
year till late 2015. President Muhammadu Buhari came
and insisted that there was nothing like subsidy and
that the word subsidy is a fraud to siphon Nigerias
resources.
President Muhammadu Buhari pulled the string,
disbanded the cabals and removed subsidy.
Today, Nigeria no longer pay subsidy to anyone, but
the amazing thing is that fuel is now sold below the
price it was sold when Nigeria was paying subsidy.
Fuel is also freely available everywhere at a reduced
price. Who will ever believe that the cabals can be
disbanded and subsidy removed without an increase in
the pump price of fuel? What a world!
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Before now, the federal government operated over 200
bank accounts and the agencies/institutions of
government that generate revenue make sure they retire
all revenue generated as expenses and management
cost. The PDP government suggested a Single
Treasury Account TSA, but the fat cows and cabals
never allowed its implementation.
Today, President Muhammadu Buhari has disbanded
the fat cows/cabals and reintroduced and implemented
the Single Treasury Account TSA which has yielded
N2.2 trillion naira as at December 2015 which was just
a little more than 4 monthsof its implementation.
Federal Allocations are now disbursed as at when due.
Before former president Goodluck Jonathan handed
over power to President Muhammadu Buhari, Federal
allocations were owed like salaries leading many states
to bankruptcy, but President Muhammadu Buhari came
and paid bailout to states. Today, the monthly
allocations are coming as as at when due irrespective
of the fact that crude oil which is the major source of
revenue has fallen from $140 per barrel under Goodluck
Jonathan to $28 per barrel today.
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Stealing has become corruption.
Under the PDP administration, stealing was not
corruption. It was an acceptable norm. Today, under
President Muhammadu Buhari. Those who looted
Nigeria’s resources are willingly returning millions of
dollars to the government and facing various charges in
court.
Discipline has returned in public service and everyone is
learning to be accountable knowing fully well that
President Muhammadu Buhari will ask everyone to
account for his stewardship sooner or later.
I can count to number 100, but the wailing wailers will
turn their eyes away from all these achievements
pretending they are not aware. It is OK, but we must
continue to share them until the blind will see them.
It is not yet uhuru because the system was badly
bastardised, but there is hope for a better tomorrow as
President Muhammadu Buhari is paddling the canoe
slowly and steadily to the promised
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