Maku itemises achievements of Goodluck Jonathan’s administration.

[FMINigeria]

Information Minister, Mr. Labaran Maku has stated that new gas pipelines are on the way from the South-South to the North and South-West to utilise gas for power generation and for the domestic economy.

He said, these and many more are the reasons why the opposition is desperate to highlight negative stories taken from outdated statistics which ignore current efforts and results, just to give the opposition opportunity to mislead Nigerians.

Maku made these as refutation of the claims in the recent AfDB report published in the media.

He said, "It is important to point out that the AfDB report is a dated report considering that the data being referred to cover between 1996 and 2010.  Over the past 2—3 years, the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan has done a lot to fight poverty, create jobs, and reduce inequality.  This government has undertaken significant policy reforms targeted at addressing the challenges identified in the report. These policy interventions have contributed positively to turning things around beyond the picture painted in the report."

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