Nigerians React As APC Calls Atiku A Part Of Obasanjo’s Short Sighted Govt

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APC and Atiku

Nigerians have been reacting to comment made by the All Progressive Council (APC) that the former Vice-President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar was part of the failed government of former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo.

APC had said this in its response to Atiku Abubakar who recently suggested measures to be adopted by the President Buhari to diversify Nigeria’s economy.

The party stated that Atiku failed to put into practice his ‘preaching’ to Buhari during his own service as a vice-president for eight years under the administration of Obasanjo’s ‘failed and short-sighted government’.

This was contained in a statement signed by the APC National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, in Abuja, on Saturday.

The party said it appreciated Atiku’s decision to key into Buhari regime’s policy direction in terms of diversifying the economy. But said it was a bit surprised that he failed to acknowledge the regime’s bold efforts in this direction over the past five years.

Atiku had stated his advise to President Buhari in a position paper titled, “How to pull Nigeria from the brink”.

The former Vice President had faulted some of the economic policies of the Buhari-led regime, describing the decision to close the nation’s borders with neighbouring African countries as “insane.”

The APC while responding added that:

Atiku Abubakar had eight years as a powerful vice-president and chairman of the National Council on Privatisation with vantage opportunity to lead the country away from its dependence on oil.

How Nigeria got worse even when international oil prices were stable and high are matters Atiku Abubakar may still need to address in the future.

According to the statement, it is worrisome that it took Atiku 13 years after leaving office to realise that the government under which he served as the vice-president was short-sighted for its failure to faithfully diversify the Nigerian economy.

The APC went on to list a number of good deeds carried out by the President Buhari-led administration towards the growth of the nation.

It further said economic policies labelled as ‘insane’ by the former Vice-President has:

Led to a significant spike in rice production across the country, opening up of hundreds of rice mills, indigenous manufacturing firms are sourcing their raw materials locally, boom in poultry farming, with Nigerians now patronising locally made food items like never before and, in the process, boosting the income of farmers and local producers.

APC’s reply to Atiku’s advise has however struck a nerve among some Nigerians, as they took to Twitter to express their mixed opinions about the APC allegation against Obasanjo’s government. 

See mixed reactions below:

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