{"id":10079,"date":"2013-02-25T20:01:39","date_gmt":"2013-02-25T19:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=10079"},"modified":"2013-02-25T20:01:39","modified_gmt":"2013-02-25T19:01:39","slug":"buhari-blast-pdp-says-nigeria-under-the-grip-of-bad-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/buhari-blast-pdp-says-nigeria-under-the-grip-of-bad-government\/","title":{"rendered":"Buhari Blast PDP, Says Nigeria Under The Grip Of Bad Government"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A former Head of State and National Leader of the Congress for Progressive Change, Gen. 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