The All Progressives Congress Campaign Organisation (APCCO) has
said that President Jonathan’s anticipation of a victory by Buhari in
the coming elections has lead the government to adopt policies to cover
its corrupt dealings.
According to Daily Post, Malam Garba Shehu, the APCCO Director of
Media and Publicity, yesterday March 2, in a statement described the
Federal Government’s adoption of an independent revenue e-collection
scheme under the Treasury Single Account initiative as a belated ploy to
cover the huge financial recklessness of the Jonathan government.
He said the new measures adopted by the government was prove
that President Jonathan expects an inevitable win by General Muhammadu
Buhari in the March 28 presidential elections.
The statement read in part: “These are obviously last-minute attempts by the President Goodluck Jonathan government to plug loopholes in federal revenue collection by centralizing the process, a clear reaction to their expectation of General Muhammadu Buhari’s coming to power,”
Malam Shehu noted that the Federal Government Directive that the revenue collections of MDAs which used to be deposited in banks be sent directly to the Consolidated Revenue Fund at the Central Bank of Nigeria through electronic payment channels was a suspicious ploy to cover huge financial embezzlement on the part of the Jonathan Administration.
The statement read in part: “These are obviously last-minute attempts by the President Goodluck Jonathan government to plug loopholes in federal revenue collection by centralizing the process, a clear reaction to their expectation of General Muhammadu Buhari’s coming to power,”
Malam Shehu noted that the Federal Government Directive that the revenue collections of MDAs which used to be deposited in banks be sent directly to the Consolidated Revenue Fund at the Central Bank of Nigeria through electronic payment channels was a suspicious ploy to cover huge financial embezzlement on the part of the Jonathan Administration.
He said: “They didn’t do this all these years, and now with
barely four weeks to go, they suddenly think this is essential,” …These
people are clearly plugging the loopholes, obviously having stolen
enough.
“The idea to plug loopholes is on its own desirable but it should worry any well-meaning Nigerian that it has taken this administration the better part of nearly six years for it to realize that the bane of this government is outright stealing, waste and mismanagement of resources.
“The idea to plug loopholes is on its own desirable but it should worry any well-meaning Nigerian that it has taken this administration the better part of nearly six years for it to realize that the bane of this government is outright stealing, waste and mismanagement of resources.
“This is a clear manifestation of what the General said,”
Malam Shehu said. “They know they have only four weeks left in
government and they have started covering their tracks.”
However, President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday boasted that despite the threats being mounted against members of the ruling party by opposition parties, no political party can beat the Peoples Democratic Party in the coming election.
However, President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday boasted that despite the threats being mounted against members of the ruling party by opposition parties, no political party can beat the Peoples Democratic Party in the coming election.
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