We feel ashamed on behalf of the APC Government which promised much but almost three years into its tenure, has no meaningful development to show to the people except mere continuous deceit, blame game and display of lack of vision in actualization of its bogus campaign promises for good governance
Emmanuel Thomas l Wednesday, October 04, 2017
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has described the independent speech of President Muhammadu Buhari as nothing but empty.
According to the party, the level of emptiness portrayed in the statement was too grave to be ignored.
“The attempt to hoodwink Nigerians again, we wish to note, did not succeed this time around; as the Speech, tailored towards deceiving the populace who are already in the worst form of livelihood brought upon them by the ruderless Government of the All Progressives Congress (APC) could not do the magic they hoped for”, the party said in a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Prince Dayo Adeyeye.
According to PDP, “we feel ashamed on behalf of the APC Government which promised much but almost three years into its tenure, has no meaningful development to show to the people except mere continuous deceit, blame game and display of lack of vision in actualization of its bogus campaign promises for good governance”, the party said.
It wondered how President Buhari can, after two and half years of being on the Saddle still maintains the stale rhyme of meeting an empty treasury “after all the hard evidence of huge funds left behind by the PDP led-Administration of Dr. Goodluck Jonathan Administration?.
“We still ask, and we expect an answer, though we know nothing will be offered as explanation, “Where did the APC Government get the Money paid out by President Muhammadu Buhari as first bailout funds to states few weeks into his administration?”, the PDP queried.
The party stated that the President was living in delusion when it said it has tackled the insurgents in the North East.
” While the Government rejoice in self delusion, we make bold to say that since this government took over government more than two years ago, it’s all motion with no appreciable movement”.
The party said the only Achievement of the APC Government regarding the issue of the Boko Haram Insurgents, is the inability of government to protect Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) who are being bombed at will by insurgents.
“We say unequivocally, that insecurity has risen under this administration, as more cases of kidnapping, armed robbery, agitation for secession and general insecurity in the Country have escalated.
“We also wish to let the President know that Nigerians are still waiting to see how his so called anti-corruption war will consume, through proper prosecution, his beloved suspended Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal. Months after, the Panel Report is yet to be opened or treated, but the President had the temerity to tell Nigerians that he’s fighting corruption.
“We are appalled that the Government gave itself pass mark on how it has handled the Nation’s Economy, and we wonder what the APC Government have done that has brought any positive impact on the Economy.
“Under the watch of this administration, Nigeria’s economy, the Largest in Africa, drowned in the waters of Recession nay, depression due largely to the Government’s cluelessness, ineptitude and insensitivity in policy articulation and management of the Economy.
“Like every other Nigerians, we laughed when we heard the President spoke about the increase in power generation, but we simply wish to draw the attention of the President to the donation made by Governor Akinwumi Ambode to the Nigerian Police a few days ago. If the President is not aware, the Gift was a lot of Generating Sets. Generator in an economy where power generation is this high according to the President? We leave the rest to the people to judge”, the party said.
It added that infrastructure are decaying at a fast rate and that under this administration, lives are being lost, jobs are being lost, Nigerians are being unnecessarily divided along ethnic and religious lines, the party said.
