According to the Punch,
The Presidency on Thursday took a swipe at a former Head of State, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.), over his criticism of President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration while declaring his interest in the 2015 Presidential election on Wednesday.
Buhari while declaring his bid for the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress in Abuja on Wednesday claimed the level of corruption in Nigeria today was worse than at any other time in history. He said he empathised with Nigerians, who he claimed, were suffering deprivation daily.
But the President, in a statement by his Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, described the charges made by the former military leader as reckless, baseless and unsupportable.It further described Buhari’s claims as an irresponsible denigration of Jonathan’s sincere efforts over the past four years to positively transform Nigeria. It said it reflected on the character of opposition politicians that a person of Buhari’s stature would make false claims for political gain.