Arise Television anchor, Rufai Oseni, has said former President Muhammadu Buhari and ex-Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, governor, Godwin Emefiele, deserve the credit for the successful establishment of the Dangote Refinery and not President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
“Oseni said this on Monday while reacting to claims by the Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service, NRS, Zacch Adedeji, about the achievements of the Tinubu administration.
Adedeji appeared on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics program on Sunday, where he spoke on the administration’s economic performance, mentioning the increased government revenue and the growing contribution of the Dangote Refinery to local fuel supply.
“But the refinery was made possible by policies and economic conditions during the Buhari administration, especially the relative stability of the naira when Emefiele was CBN governor,” Oseni argued.
“When they are trying to say Dangote Refinery is the product of this administration? “It’s not a product of this administration,” Oseni said.
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“It was the same Buhari’s government that kept the Naira stable and the Emefiele they call names today was the one that kept Naira stable so that Dangote would be able to build that refinery,” he said.
Oseni also said that the government had failed to meet some of the crude supply commitments it made to the Dangote Refinery.
“Do you know Dangote still has to go and buy Nigerian crude on the international market and bring it back?” He inquired.
The broadcaster noted that the Tinubu administration had achieved some economic successes but argued that the government must also explain the effect of its policies on Nigerians and businesses.
“Yes, it had some victories. I mean, we don’t shy away from that, but also the debilitating effect of what was done to the economy is something that we haven’t recovered from.
“The corporate sector alone has about over 3 trillion in forex problems which they are bouncing on their books.
“The GDP shovel is over 100-some billion, but the individual cost on the lives of people that you and I are both paying, can they bring out that cost? “Oseni asked.
