The leadership of the of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has challenged the opposition Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN to show Nigerians what programmes they have in their states based on their own share of the saved petrol subsidy funds.
The ruling party also accused the ACN of politicising the Subsidy Re-Investment Programme, SURE-P, initiative of the PDP-led Federal Government.
The ruling party also accused the opposition states of frittering away their own share of the funds instead of using such for the benefit of the people.
The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh, while reacting Monday to media reports by the ACN that the SURE-P fund was being shared to PDP members, noted that the reports were part of a grand plot by the opposition to unnecessarily stir up animosity among the people and ensure that they do not benefit from government programmes.
The party said the leaders of the ACN, “who are used to siphoning public funds” are clearly frustrated that the PDP SURE-P initiative is yielding results and that Nigerians across the board are benefiting from it.
“We challenge the opposition to come out and tell Nigerians what programmes they have in their respective states for their own shares of the saved fuel subsidy fund. It is clear that by every indication they have none, as the funds would have since been diverted to the pocket of their godfather.
“The leaders of the opposition parties are used to frittering away funds meant for the people. They are not happy that Nigerians are benefitting from the SURE-P and are hell bent on using any means to discredit the programme and deny the people the benefits,” the ruling party said in the statement.
The party assured that it would not be distracted by the antics of the opposition but will remain committed to the welfare of all Nigerians at all times.