"...The President's independence speech is dishonest..." says Junaid Mohammed

Junaid Muhammed who is a second republic lawmaker has criticised President Muhammadu Buhari’s Independence Day speech accusing him of lying about his agricultural policies. The Punch reports that the lawmaker was reacting to the president’s speech delivered on Sunday, October 1.  

Muhammed said there was nothing unique in the president’s speech and that he was even dishonest. He said the agricultural policies mentioned by the president were not true. 

He said: “Frankly speaking, the speech is not realistic. There is nothing and there was nothing meant to be spectacular or unique about the speech of the 57th anniversary. “It is celebratory. Where we have a leader who is articulate or is in a firm control of the government, the speech could have been an avenue to mobilise and regain the confidence of the people. 

“As far as I am concerned, there is nothing in the speech to energise, galvanise or persuade me. 

“The government muddled up a speech that should be about matters of national importance with personal reminiscences of being a young officer. This romantic lamentation does not have a place in this speech. 

“Some of the claims the President made were clearly dishonest. For example, he claimed that his agricultural policies have been a success. As far as I am concerned, that cannot be true because I don’t even know the policies. 

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