The Buhari-led government has said it is not responsible for the hardship being experienced by Nigerians all over the country.
President Muhammadu Buhari
The Federal Government on Thursday said the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration was not responsible for current hardship being experienced by Nigerians as a result of the economic recession.
The statement was made by the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udo Udoma, while speaking with newsmen after the last meeting of the National Economic Council for the year at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Udoma heaped the blame on the past administration.
“We did not and are not responsible for the current economic situation we find ourselves. We are actually a rescue team, a team working to rescue Nigeria from the position we find ourselves in.
“Under President Buhari, we are determined to take Nigeria out of the situation. The situation started long before we came. As you know, oil price started falling from 2014 when it was about $110 and by January this year, it was below $30. Unfortunately, they did not save.
“We are determined to take Nigeria from a consuming nation to a producing nation. That is why we are developing an economy recovery plan and that is our focus. We are committed to success,” Udoma said.
However, many people have advised the Buhari-led government to concentrate on delivering the dividends of democracy instead of blaming past administrations. Some have said Buhari's government has contributed to the hardship in the land while citing the fuel price hike, lack of working economic policies and subsidy removal as instances where Buhari's administration erred.