From Ummita Abdullahi (Please Great Nigerian Activists for Positive Change take your time to rtead this, and share your views, opinions and stands) - COMPARE AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF. GMB ECONOMY Inherited a dwindling economy, 1) Paid of $50m loan within few days of assumption and cleared the countrys debt 2) Reduced Inflation from 23% to 3.21% within 20months. 3) Nigerias GDP by Purchasing Power Parity was $941.2, it Grew by 8.56 % 4) Refused to devalue the Naira 5) curbing imports of needless goods, curtailing oil theft and using counter trade policy to barter seized illegally bunkered crude oil for needful goods like machineries, enabling it to export above its OPEC quota. 6) Under Buhari, Hoarded Goods were Sold at prices below market. CORRUPTION: A-Senator Sabo Bakin Zuwo, The Civilian Governor of Kano State was jailed for 300Years because $4.5 million was said to be found stacked up in Zuwos home when it was searched by the new military government. He died in 1989 B-Vice President Alex Ekwueme was jailed of corruption. Stockpiles of money ranged from $56,000 found at his home C-Fmr Bendel Governor Ambrose Alli was jailed for 100yrs for misappropriatin g funds belonging to Bendel State to the tune of N983,000. The Money was meant for road project but he donated it to his Party. He was later freed when Sir Gabriel Igbenedion paid fine to the Government. D- A total of 4000 exGovernment officials submitted themselves to be tried for Corruption.Over 600 were Jailed Convicted and Jailed. E-Many High profile Government officials, Businessmen, foreigners were jailed for one corrupt practice or the other. F-Political office Holders, Businessmen, Contractors, civil servants and many others shunned corruption like a Plague INSURGENCY: i)Maitatsine Group founded by Maitatsine Marwa, a fake scholar, who regarded the reading of any other book but the Quran as paganism raised its head in 1979 during the Administration of President Shehu Shagari after he was contained by the Murtala and Obasanjo Administrations . Maitatsine spoke against the use of radios, watches, bicycles, cars and the possession of more money than necessary. Market, Police Formations, Government buildings etc was attacked leaving over FIVE thousand dead btw 1979 and 1981 (including Maitatsine).The Group moved to Kano, Borno, Kaduna, Gombe and environs. Over 4,000 people died(65% were insurgents). Buhari Crushed the Insurgency COMPLETELY within 16months. The 2i/c fled to Cameroon and was arrested in 2004. OTHER SECURITY 1.There was high rate of armed robbery during Shagaris regime. Buhari stepped in, brought an end to armed robbery. 2.Introduced NURTW to checkmate One Chance and subsequently brought law and order. 3.Drug traffikers were executed. PETROLEUM INFRASTRUCTURE 1.As NNPC Chairman, He was the man that Initiated and signed the construction contract of the existing Warri and Kaduna refineries. Two of the ONLY 3 Refineries In Nigeria. As at that time, Nigeria had just 1 Refinery-Portha rcourt Refinery, established in 1965. THE PRESS He Instituted decree 2 and Decree 4 that was aimed at gaging the Press and Banned street protests. This is his only low but he was honest in his actions. GEJ ECONOMY 1.Nigeria Debt profile was cleared by the Obasanjo Administration. As at September 2010(6 Months After Jonathan ascended to power), Nigerias Debt was $4.53 billion. As at today, Nigerias debt stand at $66.99 billion. Yet The country still suffers High Unemployment rate and relatively lack of Infracstructure . 2.The inflation rate in Nigeria was recorded at 8.30 percent in July of 2014 3.Nigeria import-Export ratio stand at 97%-3% in favor of Import 4.Under Jonathan, Hoarding, Black market, selling above approved price eg Fuel, Gas, Kerosene etc and all. CORRUPTION: 1.Ministers Stella Odua is walking a free woman despite Her 1ndictment by Presidential Committee, Senate Committee, HoReps on the N260m bullet proof cars. Shes even aspiring for the Senate. 2.Corrupt convict Alamesiegha was pardoned in lessthan 8yrs after his conviction for corruption by the Administration 3.Femi Otedola, Ifeanyi Ubah, Dizieani Maduekwe and other Subsidy THIEVEs 1ndicted by Presidential Panel and Parliamentary Panel for billions of DOLLAR fraud, are walking scot free..Coinciden tally, Maduekwe is the Petroleum Minister and Chairman of NNPC and Ifeanyi Ubah is the leader of TAN- Group Campaign-that advocated for Jonathans reelection. 4.Alleged Corrupt Officials in the ruling and opposition parties are walking scot free. Some of them have corruption case withdrawn by the Government eg Presidential allies Fani Kayode and Mohamed Abacha. Some have their conviction upturned
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