Buhari’s Critics Angry Government Money No Longer Meets Them At Home, Never See Anything Good In President— Spokesman, Femi Adesina

Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, Femi Adesina, has taken a swipe at the President’s critics, saying they never see anything good in his administration.

Many Nigerians have been highly critical of Buhari’s government, describing him as inept and a big failure, particularly regarding his handling of security and the economy.

Recently, Catholic cleric, Bishop Matthew Kukah, in his Easter message again accused the Buhari government of failure.

Kukah accused Buhari of destroying Nigeria and also alleged that the President was allowing corruption to fester.
 
“With everything literally broken down, our country has become one big emergency national hospital with full occupancy,” he said.
 
“Our individual hearts are broken. Our family dreams are broken. Homes are broken. Churches, Mosques, infrastructure are broken. Our educational system is broken. Our children’s lives and future are broken. Our politics is broken. Our economy is broken. Our energy system is broken. Our security system is broken. Our roads and rails are broken. Only corruption is alive and well.”
 
Adesina in a Facebook post on Thursday said Buhari’s administration never acknowledge the achievements of the administration beyond the problems of insecurity.
 
The Special Adviser said Buhari’s critics were beneficiaries of the past administration, saying they “pine and hanker after those days that you did nothing, and government just brought bags of money to you at home”.
 
He wrote, “Last week on this platform, focus was on the fact that adversaries of the Muhammadu Buhari administration were hiding behind the smokescreen of insecurity to vent their spleen.
 
“We stressed that security was everything, and noted that while robustly confronting the monster of insecurity, President Buhari was equally taking giant strides on many other fronts, which the caterwauling crowd deliberately ignores.
 
“Today, let’s dwell on something they have deliberately refused to see, hear, and chose not to talk about. But whether they see it or not, talk about it or ignore, it is there, as conspicuous as a tiger in a tea shop.
 
“A fortnight ago, members of the Fertilizers Producers and Suppliers Association of Nigeria (FEPSAN) visited the President at State House, Abuja. And among others, this information came out from Mr Thomas Etuh, President of the body:
 
“Mr President, before you created the Presidential Fertilizer Initiative in 2016, Nigeria’s fertilizer production base was almost zero. We had less than 7 companies producing at 100% of their installed capacity. Nigeria’s Urea output was reported at less than 300,000 tons.
 
“Today, Nigeria can boast of having some 70 NPK blending plants. 95% of this investment is from the private sector. This is a clear sign of the confidence investors have in Mr President’s policies and programs.”
 
He continued, “From 7 to 70 blending plants just under Buhari! But why are they not talking about it? Because it doesn’t fit into the narrative they want Nigerians to buy and imbibe. The country is broken under Buhari. It is divided. He has made a poor job of leading the country. That is what the poor salesmen sell.
 
“I hear! When you hate a baby, you claim that the midwife that begat him is a witch. What has that got to do with the innocent tot? Their snouts have been yanked from the honeypot, so they are throwing tantrums.”
 
“Politicians, so-called civil rights activists, priests, talk show hosts, and many others. All they want is to have the illicit bread back. So they must create the impression that Buhari did nothing.
“From 7 to 70. Why are they not talking about it? No, it doesn’t serve their interests, so they would pretend it didn’t happen,” he said.
 
“Whether they acknowledge the good things going on or not, this country won’t return to the rent seeking era, where you sit idly, and because you are a priest, critic, social activist, media personality, politician, or what, they just bring loads of cash to your house to curry favor. Buhari hasn’t done it, he won’t do it, and we shouldn’t do it as a country.”
 
“They live their lives perpetually on the complaint counter. But with the realization of the progress being made by patriotic Nigerians, they will be soused and marooned in that inglorious place for a long time to come.
 
“The people are not ready to return to the dark past, whether those tiny but vocal minority talk about the good things happening or not. Forward we move,” he added.