The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has countered claims by Chief Olabode George, former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), that Goodluck Jonathan’s government outperformed those of Muhammadu Buhari and Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
APC spokesperson Seye Oladejo, in a statement on Thursday, October 2, said George’s remarks were a distortion of history, insisting that Jonathan presided over “the most wasteful and corrupt administration in our recent history.”
Oladejo added, “Nigerians know better. Jonathan presided over the most wasteful and corrupt administration in our recent history, one that squandered an unprecedented oil boom, institutionalised looting, and left behind a broken economy and a bleeding nation.
“His government is remembered more for missing billions, oil theft, insecurity, and unbridled impunity than for any tangible achievement.”
Defending the Buhari years, APC said the administration restored the military’s integrity, advanced the anti-corruption fight, and completed long-abandoned projects. According to Oladejo, these “laid the foundation for fiscal discipline.”
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He noted that President Tinubu has gone further by tackling structural decay head-on.
“Among others, the removal of the subsidy scam, reforms in the foreign exchange market, bold interventions in agriculture and food security, free technical education with stipends for students, and infrastructural renewal are already resetting Nigeria for sustainable growth,” he stated.
The APC maintained that George’s comments could not erase what it described as the PDP’s legacy of failure, stressing that Tinubu’s reforms were fixing long-standing problems inherited from past administrations.
Oladejo concluded, “Only mischief-makers like Chief George would compare this boldness with the inertia and incompetence that defined the Jonathan era.
“History is clear: Jonathan’s record was one of waste and failure, Buhari stabilised, and Tinubu is reforming. Nigeria is in safe hands.”