Former Vice President and presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Saturday declared that President Muhammadu Buhari started his administration on a wrong note.
He insinuated that that was responsible for some of the problems associated with his administration.
The former vice president said although he drew the attention to the president to the problems, he remained unbothered.
The former vice president made the remark in an interview on the Hausa Service of the British Broadcasting Corporation, BBC.
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His words: “The APC started on a wrong footing after President Buhari assumed office.
“After 2015 general election, I met the president and told him the activities of the party had been crippled and there was a need for restructuring.
“Also, the way the government was being run; I made my suggestions but it seemed they were deemed not important to them. I said to him, if things continued like this, I will quit but Buhari ignored it.”
Atiku expressed worry that despite the amount the government had spent over the acquisition of arms, it had not been able to overcome Boko Haram.
He also blamed the government for being selective in its fight against corruption.
He said if voted in, he would probe the Buhari administration over the acquisition of arms and the fight against corruption.
“If Nigerians can recall, we initiated the Economic and Financial (Crimes) Commission (EFCC). I’m the person that sourced for the takeoff funds for the EFCC.
“In this administration, there are people who are untouchable, they are doing things that are not in order but they are being shielded by the government. If elected Nigeria’s president, my administration will not spare anybody. When I was in power, none of my relatives or friends was found wanting.”
