They Failed To Plan- Bihari Criticizes 16-year PDP Rule

President Buhari said Nigeria had nothing to show for the high revenue it made from oil during PDP 16-year rule

– He noted that Nigeria made a lot of money but the PDP failed to plan for the rainy day

– The president called on all to work toward harnessing the potentials of Nigeria

President Muhammadu Buhari has faulted the 16-year rule of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

According to him, the nation was making money from oil during those years but the party failed to plan for the rainy day.

Buhari receives the President of International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), Dr Bernard O. Aliyu in statehouse on April 4, 2016

Buhari said this on Monday, April 4, while receiving the president of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), Dr Bernard O. Aliyu, at the presidential villa.

In a statement by Femi Adesina, the special adviser on media and publicity, the president said: “In the First Republic, more enduring infrastructure was built with meagre resources. But in the past 16 years, we made a lot of money without planning for the rainy day.

“We showed a lot of indiscipline in managing our economy, and that is why we are where we are today. But this time round, we’ll do our best.”

Buhari expressed regret that Nigeria had nothing to show for the high revenue it made from oil.

President Buhari with L-R: Engr. H. Musa, Capt. Talba Alkali, Engr. Saleh Dunoma, Dr Bernard O. Aliyu, Minister of State Aviation Senator Hadi Sirika, Minister of Transport Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi, Mr Martins Nwafor, Perm. Sec. Ministry of Transport Mr S. Zakari, Capt. M.S. Usman and Mr. Maim Sait Jallow.

He insisted that there was an urgent need to ensure that the potentials of Nigeria are harnessed and used for the good of the country, so we can move to the next level.

“If Ethiopia is sustained largely by her airline industry, we have greater potentials here. But we must move out, engage with the rest of the world, as we need to re-establish the integrity of this country. We need to rebuild this country again,” the president said.

In response, Aliyu applauded Buhari for what he has achieved so far in the fight against corruption.

Buhari insisted there was an urgent need to ensure that the potentials of Nigeria are harnessed

The Nigerian-born ICAO president called on the country to pay more attention to development of civil aviation, saying, “Civil aviation is a catalyst for economic development.”

According to him, the level of aviation development in any country shows the economic development of that country.

Minister of State Aviation Senator Hadi Sirika with Minister of Transport Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi

He pledged his support for the development of the aviation industry in Nigeria, calling for an improvement in training and capacity development, aviation security, aerodromes and air navigation, runways, control towers, terminal buildings, among others.