Rotimi Amaechi, the Minister of Transportation, has said former president, Goodluck Jonathan, left funds in government coffers while handing over power in 2015.

The minister’s claim seems to contradict that of President Muhammadu Buhari, who claimed he met an empty treasury when he took over power from Mr Jonathan.

“I hope we are starting gradually,” the president said while addressing State House Correspondent at the Aso Villa, Abuja weeks after he was sworn in as president.

“Treasury is virtually empty and debts running into millions of dollars. The fact that state workers and even federal workers have not been paid their salaries is such a disgrace for Nigeria,” he added.

The Nigerian leader has since then been repeating the claim at any given opportunity with his predecessor debunking the claim.

Mr Buhari defeated the former president in the 2015 presidential election. It was also the first time an opposition candidate would unseat a sitting president who sought re-election.

The Nation Newspaper which quoted Amaechi to have made the claim said the minister hinted that Jonathan left about $2.5billion in the nation’s treasury.

The national daily reports that the former Rivers State governor stated this at APC presidential campaign rally held on Tuesday in Akure, the Ondo state capital. Yemi Osinbajo, vice president was said to be at the event.

The minister who is the director-general of the APC presidential Campaign Organisation was reported to have also claimed that former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, left $68bn while leaving office.

Source: https://politicstimesng.com/amaechi-counters-buhari-says-jonathan-left-2-5b-in-govt-coffers/

So,who is lying between Amaechi and Buhari now?

We must discipline Amaechi for going against Sai Baba.

We Yoruba Muslim will speak through MURIC to attack Amaechi. He's an infidel and a Kafir.

He will hear from us soon

every lie has an expiring date

How can you idiots translate Treasury is virtually empty to zero balance ?

Were workers not owed salaries ?

Few months to election most states were not given allocation and those who received got slashed allocation

Nigerians have no business with Buhari, I just pity Osinbanjo who lost every ounce of his reputation and godliness just for something as mundane as political office ,what a tragedy.

Pastor Osinbanjo also ferried the lie.

Illiterates.

I'm sure with your 2 thousand bank balance you are very rich.



Mumu.

ideynl1:
We must discipline Amaechi for going against Sai Baba.

We Yoruba Muslim will speak through MURIC to attack Amaechi. He's an infidel and a Kafir.

He will hear from us soon

Go and discipline your father dragging his scrotum sac about in d village.
He will hear from you my arse.
Voilent bastrds going about killing innocent people and waiting for virgins in return.
Shameless lots.

dvdwed:
Nigerians have no business with Buhari, I just pity Osinbanjo who lost every ounce of his reputation and godliness just for something as mundane as political office ,what a tragedy.

Pastor Osinbanjo also ferried the lie.

You are on point.

Is he trying to stylishly defect?

Perhaps he wants differences between him and president Buhari to be visible from now, so that he may successfully be dissociated from disaster he sees coming.