Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, on Sunday, said that over seventy
percent of Nigeria’s oil revenue has disappeared under previous
administrations without a trace due to corruption.
The Governor
stated this during the Sunday service at The Latter Rain Assembly, where
he was a guest. He said that the present state of Nigeria was saddening
as Nigeria was passing through the worst economic downturn ever.
El-Rufai
noted that President Muhammadu Buhari has always been around to bail
Nigeria out of economic difficulties, pointing out the President’s
military government and the troubling economy he
inherited from the
Shehu Shagari civilian administration.
El-Rufai said, “We have
always known that there is massive corruption in Nigeria but the
revelations of the past one year have shocked even the most pessimistic
of critics. Nearly 70 per cent of Nigeria’s oil revenues disappeared
without a trace.
“Of course, there must be consequences for
that. When we sit down with President Buhari these days, I pity him. I
pity him because he has always become President anytime Nigeria is in
trouble.
“First, it was after the NPN (National Party of
Nigeria) government had almost grounded the economy (in 1984) and now,
after a massive looting of the nation’s treasury; and he has to lead the
team to fix it.
“But we are working round the clock to fix
these problems. With your prayers and the cooperation of Nigerians, we
shall surmount these problems.”
“President Buhari loves humanity
passionately; his strength is that he believes everyone could be
trusted, which is also a weakness. When he gives people any assignment,
he expects people to carry out the assignment with all
honesty.Unfortunately, this is not so all the time as we have seen over
time and that’s why I said it is a weakness.
“The President is
not a man who has interest in making money for himself or for his
friends. Mistakes could be made; only God is perfect.”
Speaking
on his position as the governor of Kaduna state, El-Rufai attributed it
to the advice of Pastor Tunde Bakare, the general overseer of the Latter
Rain Assembly, who he said invited him to join the Congress for
Progressive Change in 2011.
“I already made up my mind never to
go into public office after I left office the last time. Pastor Bakare
told me that I should not be bitter; that I should forgive anyone who
might have offended me and should move on with my life.
“He then
invited me to the join Buhari’s party, the CPC, in 2011 and we have
continued since then. Today, I’m close to President Buhari because of
what Pastor Bakare has done. Today, I’m a governor because of what
Pastor Bakare has done. I’m no longer sad; I’ve forgiven everyone; and
I’m no longer bitter.
“More importantly, we need the prayers of Nigerians to succeed.”
Source: Ynaija.com
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