APC Chiftain, Chief Richard
Perekeme Kpodoh, also the kinsman of former President Goodluck Jonathan as he attacked him stating that his former boss should be ashamed to campaigning for PDP ahead of 2019.These are his words, "It is shameful, insensitive and irresponsible for him to have made such a statement. He should realise that when we elected him as the President of Nigeria, the only thing he did was to disappoint everybody.
He had attacked the former President
by saying: “Jonathan should realise that throughout
his tenure, he wasted a lot of money and brought upon us this current
hardship. In fact, the entire PDP should hide in shame. Imagine the
level of corruption, profligacy and thievery, broad day robbery they
perpetrated in this country in the name of governance.
“Theirs is kleptocracy. You are a witness to a
number of high ranking PDP members who have returned money they stole in
previous government.
“Others are making plans to return their loots,
our common heritage while many of them are having their days in court.
All these happened under Jonathan. The doors to our commonwealth were
opened to a few people and they stole us blind,” Kpodoh said in an interview with The Nation.
The APC chieftain warned Nigerians not to be deceived as the current difficulty began under Jonathan.
“Look at the amount of money that was
embezzled. If Jonathan had remained there till today, this country would
have ceased to exist.
“The country would have scattered, shattered
and battered. Do you know why it seemed as if things were good then? It
was a smokescreen.
“Stealing was going on and people were
scattering money; they destroyed the value of money because most people
were spending proceeds of stealing.
“They were spending their future today and they
were living a false life. When you spend money anyhow, you can get some
comfort today, but you will suffer tomorrow for a long time especially
when the source is no longer buoyant,” he added.
He added: “Jonathan should just go and sit down
because it was a shame. He is a shame to Bayelsa. Look at Bayelsa state
where Jonathan came from.
“Where is the federal presence here because
east or west, home remains the best? Instead of allowing his home state
to at least feel his impact, he and his wife only made all the money.”
Kpodoh asked the PDP to first return all the money its officials stole before thinking of contesting against the APC.
“If it is possible for them to turn the hand of
the clock back to when our reserve was huge, both foreign and local,
they should do it and then we can begin to talk.
“It is criminal for them to be talking about 2019 when we are still trying to recover from the problems they plunged us into.
“The country is bleeding and people are
suffering. Women are using their children as collateral for common
garri. Parents can no longer pay their children’s school fees. Is it not
affecting you because it is affecting me as a businessman?” he queried.
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