BEVERLY HILLS, February 03, (THEWILL) – The presidency has advised the leaders of the Centre for Democracy and Development to rise above petty partisanship and stop misleading Nigerians with blatantly false propaganda and misinformation to serve ulterior motives.
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, gave the advice in response to a write-up entitled: “Seven Months After, President’s Change Agenda Scorecard written by Idayat Hassan,” saying it was mischievous to attribute to the President promises he didn’t make during the campaign and now hold him accountable for them.
He explained that it is misleading to invent issues to suit one’s political bias and prejudice, and blame the President for not attending to those issues within one’s mischievous and chimerical deadline in order to play down the significant aspects of what the President has accomplished within those seven tough months.
Shehu declared that the CDD leaders cannot objectively serve the cause of democracy if they are primarily preoccupied with negativity and cynicism, constantly looking for something to condemn rather than appreciating the areas of progress made by the President within those seven months.
According to him, within seven months, President Buhari has successfully blocked the leakages for corruption, saying as a result of these efforts, the Nigerian Customs Service has quadrupled its revenue base to incredible level within seven months, something they didn’t achieve in years.
“Doesn’t the President deserve credit for this and other efforts to confront the monster of corruption?” Shehu asked rhetorically.
On the economy, he said it is wrong to blame President Buhari for the falling oil prices in the world market, a challenge which has made the President lay greater emphasis and priority on economic diversification.
Story by David Oputah
