Unlike Goodluck Jonathan, We Now Steal With A Great Conscience - Buhari Opens Up, Shocks The World.

The Presidency, has disclosed that under President Muhammadu Buhari, civil servants and political office holders, are now afraid to steal with impunity, unlike in the past, when looting was the order of the day.

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, who made this disclosure on Sunday, via a statement, was reacting to the criticism against Buhari by a former House of Representatives Member, Junaid Mohammed.

“While Dr. Junaidu Mohammed is entitled to his opinion, he is not entitled to misrepresent facts about the concrete achievements of the Buhari administration in the past two or so years, including the undeniable fact that the Boko Haram terrorists have been significantly crippled militarily, because they no longer have the capability to invade and occupy towns and villages unchallenged, by the country’s reinvigorated and motivated military personnel,” Shehu said.

He added, that contrary to Junaidu’s claims that Buhari does not acknowledge mistakes, the President quickly took responsibility and apologised over the dissolution of the Governing Councils of Federal Universities, when it was discovered that due process was not followed.

He stressed that taking responsibility for mistakes, is one of the finest components of integrity, and that President Buhari, had never failed in demonstrating this virtue in words and deeds. 

Shehu said since the coming of the Buhari administration, Nigeria had saved trillions of naira, which could have been diverted to private pockets, if the government was not committed to transparency and accountability.

“We advise Nigerians to be wary of prejudiced and biased critics like Dr. Junaidu Mohammed, who are more interested in personal publicity, than respecting facts and figures about their claims. If Junaidu Mohammed wants to be taken seriously, he should demonstrate the duty of speaking truthfully about those he frequently attacks in his interviews.”

He added: “It must be noted that President Buhari was not the only target of Junaid’s personal vituperations, as former Presidents Shehu Shagari, Ibrahim Babangida, Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Yar’Adua, and Goodluck Jonathan, had all been victims of his jaundiced and malicious attacks.

“When it came to the late Sani Abacha, he tried it, but once he saw the prospect of elimination, he retreated.

“A cursory library search will reveal that this man has nurtured the habit of insulting every leader this country has produced in his time.

“Like a narcissist, he is just interested in grabbing the headlines. Without publicity, Dr. Junaid would probably give up on life.

“It is unfortunate that Junaid Mohammed has been using his political retirement life to engage in insulting every President, to grab the newspaper headlines, in addition to taking advantage of the gullibility of uncritical readers that don’t bother to subject him to facts-check.

“It is obvious that Dr. Junaid appears to be infected with pathological cynicism, and these kinds of critics are toxic to national progress, because they are only primarily interested in destroying every positive effort and achievements of the government.”