• Asks APC candidate to unveil blueprint on how to revive economy
President Goodluck Jonathan Friday in Enugu challenged the presidential candidate of the opposition All Progressives Congress, Muhammadu Buhari to unveil his blueprint on how to fight corruption and ‘revive’ the nation’s economy, noting that unlike in 1983 when Buhari clamped “innocent Nigerians” into jail, there are new and modern ways of fighting corruption.
Addressing the mammoth crowd of supporters who thronged the main bowl of Nnamdi Azikiwe stadium, Enugu, venue of the PDP presidential campaign rally, Jonathan said his administration had tackled the problem of corruption in the last four years using modern technologies.
“People keep accusing us of being corrupt, let them bear in mind that no nation can thrive with corruption. We hate corruption but the issue now is that they have not told us how to deal with it. They should show us how they will manage the economy better than us. Let them unveil their blueprint,” he said.
The president who spent the better part of his 53-minutes address tackling Buhari’s administration in 1983, said he stood miles away from the APC candidate in terms of possession of democratic credentials, noting that despite the promises the opposition leader made when he took over as the nation’s military leader, the economy nearly collapsed on him as a result of his anti-people policies.
Source: Thisday
