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We’ll deal with ‘those we can touch’, but only God can punish PDP- Buhari

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President Muhammadu Buhari has said only God can sufficiently punish the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for looting the country for the 16 years it was in power.

He was speaking on Friday when he met with local and international groups backing his re-election bid at the State House in Abuja.

“With the large scale abuse of trust, only God can give them punishment. But those we can touch, we will get them prosecuted. Properties confiscated should be sold and the money put into treasury,” he said while addressing the leaders of the support groups.

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“I have said this for the umpteenth time and I have challenged them to prove me wrong. In those 16 years of PDP rule, Nigeria was getting 2.1 million times 100 (2.1 million barrels by $100 per barrel) everyday, but when we came on board, the price fell to between $37-38 and hung around $40-$50.

“I went to the Central Bank of Nigeria and asked him for money and he said there was no money.”

He said the last time roads rehabilitation took place was under Sani Abacha when Buhari served as chairman of the Petroleum (Special) Trust Fund which intervened in infrastructural projects.

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