Posted on February 7, 2019
LEADERSHIP – Senator representing Nasarawa West senatorial district at the National Assembly, Senator Abdullahi Adamu has challenged former President Olusegun Obasanjo and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to explain to Nigerians how they spent N16billion port harbours reconstruction in Lagos and N20 billion expansion of the Lagos Airport.
According to him, the former Vice President Atiku, headed the economic team during Obasanjo’s administration and initiated privatisation of government enterprises that were not functional after privatisation, until President Muhammadu Buhari came to power, a situation he said contributed to the nation’s economic predicament.
Senator Adamu made the statement in Umashia Development Area of Toto local government area of Nasarawa State in continuation of his campaign rally.
He also said that the present economic hardship confronting the nation today was caused during former President Olusegun Obajanjo, Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Dr. Goodluck Jonathan administrations.
On the issue of Benue Cement Company and plant in Warri he added that the plant had suffered serious deterioration leading to complete breakdown of the entire factories.
According to Senator Adamu, “The plant was virtually a wreck while its debts profile rose from N1.2 billion to over six billion naira.”
He added that the 16 years of PDP government was wasteful years.
Source: LEADERSHIP
