that his quest for re-election, if permitted by Nigerians, after a
horrible first term, will further divide and impoverish Nigerians.
President Buhari’s first term score card showed anti-people policies and
failure to serve the good of the ordinary citizens, contrary to what he
would want Nigerians to believe when he spoke at the All Progressives
Congress (APC) ward congress in Daura, Katsina state on Saturday.
It is unfortunate that the same President, who, in an interview with
Voice of America (VOA) last week, could not present any agenda to
justify his re-election bid, is attempting to sway Nigerians with
cosmetic patriotism.
What President Buhari’s handlers fail to understand is that Nigerians,
being direct victims of his misrule, are aware that the harsh and
reckless policies of his incompetent administration, coupled with his
body language, are expressly responsible for the untold economic
hardship, ethnic division and daily bloodletting currently ravaging our
nation.
If, indeed, the President was out to serve, as he claimed at the APC
congress, we challenge him to show any of his 2015 campaign promises he
has fulfilled or any development project initiated and implemented to
the benefit of the people in the last three years.
President Buhari’s second term agenda is directly a quest to continue to
enrich the Presidency cabal, promote nepotism and protect cronies and
corrupt members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the long
arms of the law.
President Buhari’s second term is also a quest to continue to ignore and
destroy democratic principles; to continue trampling on the rights of
citizens and persecution of opposition and perceived political
opponents; to continue the derailing of democracy with manifest disdain
for constitutional order; to continue with the intimidation and
harassment of the legislature and the judiciary; perpetuation of
mediocrity in governance; de-marketing Nigeria at international fora and
to blame everyone else but himself for manifest incapacity to govern.
Nigerians know that the agenda is being pushed by members of the
Presidency cabal, who are desperate to protect huge economic empires and
to cover their atrocities in government.
Nigerians do not need clairvoyants and psychics to know that another
term for the President will lead to decimation of the middle class,
over-taxation of the poor, the complete erosion of freedom and secret
fight against free enterprise.
It will surely lead to the complete destruction of our economy, our
democracy and most importantly the unity of our nation.
On our part, the repositioned PDP stands with Nigerians in the
unwavering determination to rescue our nation and restore democratic
order. Our platform therefore remains open for all citizens to rally
irrespective of creed, ethnicity and class to produce that selfless and
truly Nigerian President that has the interest of all at heart.
Signed:
Kola Ologondiyan
National Publicity Secretary