By Paul
The governing All Progressives Congress has absolved the government of President Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) of responsibility for the plight of over 133 million Nigerians.
This explanation was given by the APC’s Director of Publicity, Bala Ibrahim, on Monday during an appearance on Sunrise Daily, a prominent Channels Television programme.
While claiming that he could not dispute recent National Bureau of Numbers statistics, Ibrahim blamed the opposition Peoples Democratic Party for throwing the country into a state of disarray as a result of poor administration.
The NBS revealed in November that over 133 million Nigerians, or 63% of the population, were ‘multidimensionally’ poor.
According to the agency, 65 percent of the destitute people live in the north, while the remaining 35 percent live in the south.
The APC publicity director, on the other hand, vehemently defended Buhari’s rule, claiming that it had no case to answer when it came to the destitute status of the typical Nigerian.
Ibrahim went on to praise the current administration, saying it deserved praise for producing more millionaire rice farmers since it was elected in May 2015.
