By Johnbosco Agbakwuru
ABUJA – THE Presidency final evening chided the previous Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar over his alleged assertion that Nigeria is being ravaged by starvation and the comparability that the scenario within the nation is akin to the unrest in France earlier than the 1789 revolution.
The Presidency mentioned that the claims by the previous Vice President was a sign that he (Atiku)and his handlers are out of contact with unfolding developments the nation.
In a press release issued by the Particular Adviser to the President on Info and Technique, Bayo Onanuga, the presidency enthused that reasonably Nigeria is shifting in the best path underneath President Bola Tinubu.
The assertion learn: “Discuss is reasonable. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and his handlers are clearly out of contact with the optimistic developments presently unfolding in our nation.
“Their declare that starvation is ravaging Nigeria, and their comparability of our scenario to the unrest in France earlier than the 1789 Revolution or the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution in Russia, is grossly deceptive.
“Their newest assertion demonstrates a disconnect from the genuine Nigerian actuality, as latest information tells a special story. Simply in the present day, the Nationwide Bureau of Statistics (NBS) launched its figures for August, exhibiting that headline inflation has declined for the fifth consecutive month.
“Over the weekend, the NBS additionally reported a document commerce surplus, with the contribution of non-oil exports to our commerce stability now practically matching that of crude oil at a ratio of 48:52 per cent.
“Our international trade reserves are on the rise, now approaching $42 billion. When President Tinubu assumed workplace, reserves stood at $32 billion, a lot of it encumbered. This administration has since cleared over $7 billion in arrears, together with $800 million owed to airways.”
It additional said: “Beneath President Tinubu, Nigeria is recording unprecedented revenues. States are actually in a position to pay salaries and gratuities promptly and nonetheless have surplus funds for capital and social tasks—an achievement not beforehand witnessed at this scale.
“Nigeria is shifting in the best path. In distinction, Atiku and his occasion stay caught previously, fixated on doomsday situations and revolutionary rhetoric. Mockingly, lots of the challenges we face in the present day stem from the financial mismanagement in the course of the PDP years, when Atiku was Vice President. President Tinubu and his group are working relentlessly to appropriate these errors, with daring reforms.
“After simply two years and 5 months in workplace, we’re happy with the progress being made underneath President Tinubu’s management. Atiku and his allies could select to disregard these positive aspects, however Nigerians can see and really feel the optimistic adjustments going down throughout the nation.”
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