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APC ‘ll not to be distracted by PDP’s ranting-Caretaker Committee

by Our Reporter

The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it will not to be distracted
from its focus of delivering its campaign promises to Nigerians in spite
of the numerous challenges.

This is contained in a statement by Sen. John Akpanudoedehe, Secretary
of APC Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee
(CECPC) on Tuesday in Abuja.

Akpanudoedehe was reacting a statement credited to Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) that Nigerians wanted it back in government.

He described the statement as laughable.

“The APC has noted yet with concern the tales and ramblings by PDP
issued as a statement, which to all discerning members of the public is
full of sounds and fury, signifying nothing.

“It is our belief that Nigerians should be spared the trauma of a
reminder of the disaster of PDP’s 16 years of misadventure in
government.

“The PDP should allow Nigerians to forgive it for the numerous
transgressions and agony it put them through many years of misrule which
the national chairman publicly apologised to Nigerians.

“We would ordinarily have allowed PDP to wallow in its usual illusion,
since its descent from power in 2015,” Akpanudoedehe said.

He said that the APC was however, constrained to set records straight
because issues raised by PDP bordered on collective sensibilities of
Nigerians.

He said that Nigerians have consistently and resoundingly proven in two
consecutive cycles of general elections as well as other off cycle
elections, their outright rejection of the PDP.

This, Akpanudoedehe said, made the preference and endorsement of the APC
by Nigerians as the party of choice obvious.

“The PDP’s ranting reminds us of its ignominious era where crude oil was
sold at an average of 100 dollars per barrel for a consecutive period of
four years,” he said.

He said that Nigeria got an excess of at least 30 dollars per barrel
above budget benchmark by raking in surplus revenue with nothing to show
for it.

“Going by the cankerworm of revelations after the descent of PDP, the
CBN’s vault was thrown open and virtually abandoning professionalism
where individuals drove in to cart away raw cash.

” We need to remind all patriotic Nigerians, once again of the missing
20 billion dollars from the coffers of government as reported by the
then country’s number one banker Malam Lamido Sanusi.

“Billions of naira meant for arms importation was reportedly discovered
in private jets belonging to allies of the then government in far away
South Africa, by the South African authorities.

“Billions of dollars reportedly budgeted for the importation of arms to
fight terrorism, particularly Boko Haram terrorists, ended up in private
accounts of politicians and their cronies which was infestation of the
Dasukigate scandal,” he said.

Akpanudoedehe said the PDP was playing to the gallery in an attempt to
play deniability and take away the gaze of Nigerians from the remarkable
strides of the Buhari-led APC administration.

He added that the Buhari administration inherited an empty treasury,
saying that the global decline in oil prices in 2014, significantly
affected its well laid out plans for development.

He further added that in spite of the challenges, the administration was
building blocks for a virile and sustainable Nigeria, economically and
agriculturally and building strong institutions.

He said that the Treasury Single Account (TSA) has successfully curbed
excesses of government officials who may be prone to graft.

Akpanudoedehe said that the government has successfully aligned
Nigeria’s budget cycle with the January-December window to allow for
better delivery of services to Nigerians.

He added that the 326km Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri railway abandoned for more
than 30 years has been completed and in full operations with modern
coaches.

“The 156.5km Lagos-Ibadan double track standard rail line is now in
operation, a lot of other rail lines are underway, with varying funding
needs due to the PDP recklessness in times of abundance.

“In the power sector, the APC-led administration is battling to reverse
years of neglect in spite of billions of dollars sunk into the cesspool
of corruption in the sector.

“The 3050 MW Mambilla Power Project, conceptualised over 30 years ago,
is now receiving concrete attention, imagine if all these have been done
in the years when excess revenues were at the disposal of PDP,” he said.

He said that the Buhari-led administration was carrying out monumental
interventions which have leapfrogged Nigeria to the largest economy in
Africa and the 25th largest economy in the world as announced by the
IMF.

Akpanudoedehe wondered why the PDP would be deluding itself that
Nigerians wanted it back in government.(NAN)

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