After a cursory look at the Governance style, the Peoples Democratic
Party, PDP, says the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC, is inept and
lacking in what it takes to fix Nigeria.
The Party said the decline in the economy and the current disenchantment
among Nigerians is a pointer that APC has failed and a huge source of
worry for the nation’s health
In a statement by PDP National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, the
party noted that APC’s citizens’ disenchantment has been a cause for
serious concern for Nigerians, just as it decried what the PDP termed,
APC’s arrogance and insensitivity to Nigerians.
According to Metuh, the prevailing widespread disenchantment being
expressed by Nigerians over the inept handling of governance and
insincerity so far exhibited by the APC -led Federal Government has become
a huge source of worry for the health of the nation.
Metuh said: “The party notes that the attitude of the APC administration
to governance in the last five months and the feelings of a cross section
of Nigerians underscore the fact that the PDP, notwithstanding the setback
of the last general elections, remains the only true pan-Nigeria vehicle
that guarantees the unity, stability and prosperity of the nation as well
as the welfare of individual Nigerians, irrespective of class, creed and
tribe.
“It now manifest to all that the APC administration is completely bereft
of ideas needed to effectively manage the nation, a consequence of which
is the sudden decline in the economy, general anxiety and prevailing
unhappiness and grumbling among the citizens across board.
“The apparent lack of capacity and ingenuity by this APC government to run
the affairs of our dear nation has become evident in the myriads of
political and economic glitches that have bedeviled the polity since it
took office on May 29.
“Nigerians, going by their comments, are deeply disturbed that instead of
focusing on issues that directly touch on their lives, especially given
its long list of campaign promises, the APC administration has remained
high on propaganda, violating the constitution for partisan capital,
hounding perceived political enemies; while at the same time continuing in
their trick of hoodwinking the populace, using their so-called body
language theory in the attempt to appropriate achievements of the previous
PDP administration.
“In the last five months under the watch of the APC, the polity has become
shambolic, with official reports showing sudden decline in the economy
with spiral rate of inflation, stagnation in domestic and foreign direct
investments, halt in infrastructure development projects in most parts of
the country, with investors scared away due to the prevailing uncertainty
arising from government’s inability to articulate a precise economic
policy direction.
“Even more pathetic is the fact that this government has been unable to
pursue any investment in any of the critical sectors, eliciting public
fears of serious economic crisis in the coming years. This is in addition
to the heart-breaking fact that the APC administration, in its apparent
insincerity, has been attempting to disown its list of campaign promises
upon which it rode to power.
“Instead, what we witness is an appalling cosmetic governance, where
endless drama and theatrics of the APC government have reduced governance
to an unproductive reality show, which lack even the basic production
quality of regular Telemundo shows.
“This administration has shown itself to be the most unprepared government
in the history of our country since independence, be it military or
civilian. This is a verifiable fact and we challenge the APC to prove us
wrong by showing Nigerians any government that they are better than, in
terms of organization, direction, performance or any other indices within
the period of their first five months in office.
“We now have a situation where routine and mundane duties and appointments
by government have become subjects of major national discussions, while
the main business of governance suffers, with persons claiming closeness
to the seat of power perpetuating financial sleazes in the system under
the so-called “New Sherriff”.
“Unfolding events are beginning to show to Nigerians that the APC is
indeed not the desirable alternative to the PDP, but a band of power
grabbers, who swindled the electorate to get into office using false
promises and propaganda. This is more so as it has become obvious, given
its arrogance, that the APC has no predisposition to change from the
insincerity, ineptitude and undemocratic tendencies it has exhibited in
the last five months.
“It is on this note that we charge all our members to close ranks and
remain committed to the ongoing rebuilding effort in our great party in
the interest of our nation and the welfare of all citizens.
“As a party built on the strength of the people as the driving force of
democracy, our interest, at all times lies on the overall wellbeing of the
citizens. We are therefore reengineering and addressing all issues that
led to our temporary setback while assuring Nigerians that we will, at the
end of the day, present a stronger and more focused platform to rescue our
dear nation from the APC and return power to the people, to whom it
rightly belongs, come 2019.”