The Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, has said the presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), cannot acknowledge the achievements of Muhammadu Buhari-led government, because he resides in Dubai.
The information minister while speaking in Abuja, on Monday, said the former vice president cannot accuse the current government of not doing anything.
He said Atiku of all other persons cannot criticize the government of the day.
“During his recent campaign in Akure, the former VP was quoted as saying the APC had not done anything for Nigeria in eight years,” Mohammed said.
“What a preposterous statement from
somebody who should know. I guess we can excuse His Excellency the former vice-president who, until recently, had fully relocated to Dubai, thus losing touch with Nigeria.
“Before this administration came into office, all the five local government areas in Adamawa’s northern senatorial district were effectively under the control of the Boko Haram terrorists.
“All state institutions, the local government administration, the police, the judiciary, schools, hospitals and markets had been sacked. Today, not an inch of these local governments in Adamawa, the home state of the former vice-president, is under the control of terrorists.
“All institutions of state have relocated back and are operational. All emirs and chiefs have returned to their palaces.
“You can also see the irony of someone who held the number two position in the country for all of eight years but could not positively impact on his own hometown, state or region now condemning an administration that has made it possible for him to even access his hometown — anytime he flies in from his new hometown of Dubai!”
The Minister revealed that the president has developed almost every nook and cranny of the country.
“No amount of fallacious soap box rhetorics can change this fact,” the minister said.