President Muhammadu Buhari (picture courtesy Presidency)
An All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain in Bauchi state, Ali Ibrahim Ningi, has slammed President Muhammadu Buhari over the sharing of the $350million loot recovered from former navy dictator, late Gen. Sani Abacha.
Ningi instructed reporters in Bauchi on Tuesday, that it was unlucky for the federal authorities to plan giving poor Nigerians N5,000 out of the Abacha loot as a palliative measure towards poverty and starvation.
He mentioned, “Yes, I listened to the programme aired by international radio with shock if it’s true that the Federal Government has decided to give Nigerians N5,000 out of the Abacha loot.”
“It’s expected that the Federal Government should channel the funds to education, health and the N-Power programme apparently to cushion the adverse poverty among Nigerians as was the system during Buhari’s days as PTF boss where drugs were procured through the agency,” Ningi added.
He cautioned the President to not permit himself be derailed by “corrupt presidential cabals”, stressing that any try and disburse the Abacha loot to Nigerians by the APC authorities would justify the weak point and incapability of the Buhari administration.