Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has accused the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, of plotting a return to power to resume the looting of the treasury.
Mr Osinbajo, who made the accusation during his recent visit to Akure, Ondo state, described those pushing for the ouster of the Buhari administration as the corrupt who wanted to reclaim government at all costs in order to return the country to corrupt ways.
DAILY NIGERIAN reports that the vice president was in Akure to inaugurate the Small and Medium Scale Enterprises, MSME Clinic.
The vice president said the Buhari administration had performed better in three years than PDP did in 16 years, adding that the All Progressives Congress, APC – led Federal Government is well-focused and determined to lift the country.
He said the argument that nobody had been put to jail on the account of corruption could not hold water, saying: “We will continue to put them on trial even if the courts have not put them into jail”
He urged Nigerians to continue their support for the APC- led federal government in its quest to address the challenges confronting the nation.
He noted that the government had committed N1.3 trillion to infrastructural development this year.
He said: “This government wants to be honest with the people. The difference between us and the previous governments is that we are not stealing public fund.
“We are able to achieve this because we are spending what we have for the people.We have spent over N1.3trillion on infrastructure to better the lives of Nigerians.
“They promised Lagos-Kano rail line, they did not do it. We earn less than they did, we are doing it. Look at the Lagos-Ibadan rail line, they had much money, they did not do it, we are doing it. Look at the Lagos -Ibadan Expressway, we are doing it.
“We shall continue to arrest those who stole the nation’s money. They said we have not been able to convict anybody, we are not bothered; we shall continue to arrest and prosecute them. Let the cases remain in court.
“The corrupt are desperately fighting back so that they can come back to into power. God will not make it possible”.
On the MSME programme, Osinbajo said N80billion out of the budgeted N500 billion had been spent on the programme despite the paucity of fund coming into the coffers of the government.
According to him, additional 300,000 people would be employed into the N-Power, with 200,000 people already in the scheme.
Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu said the programme underscored the determination of the Federal Government to drive the country’s economy towards self-reliance, using this platform, as a delivery tool for development.
The governor noted that there could be no better demonstration of serious commitment on the part of the government than this direct involvement at the highest level of authority.
