The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused President Muhammadu
Buhari of inflicting hardship on Nigerians through his policies and
apparent lack of viable economic initiatives.
In a statement issued by the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP,
Olisa Metuh, the PDP said the Buhari administration has remained
insensitive and unresponsive to the groaning of Nigerians occasioned
by the apparent lack of competent hands in the management of the
economy.
The statement said: “Rather than evolving economic initiatives to
improve the lot of the citizens, this administration has in the last
seven months churned out policies that stifle productivity in the
formal and informal sectors, thereby inflicting hardship on them. This
has resulted in the semi-destruction of the long-standing extended
family system in our society.
“It is a statement of fact that under President Buhari’s watch, the
nation has witnessed the gloomiest festive season. Under this
government, Nigerians have had the worst Sallah celebration and by all
indications, this Christmas season is going to be the bleakest ever.
“More worrisome is the fact that there is no indication that the
government has any plan for ameliorating the hardship of the people.
Instead, the situation may get worse as this administration, in its
lack of economic initiatives, is now rolling up its sleeves to
introduce some stringent tax policies, in addition to completely
removing the social palliatives Nigerians benefit from.
“On the issue of the persisting fuel queues across the country, we
demand that the government come clean. Is it market driven or a
product of government conspiracy? Our take is that if indeed it is
true that the government has a hand in this fuel crisis, then they
should have a rethink and show pity on innocent Nigerians.
“We therefore align with the people in declaring that this
administration is unprepared for governance. President Buhari and his
party came to power on propaganda, deceit and falsehood and the
government has now shown lack of initiatives and the required
competence to successfully move the nation forward.
The party described plan by the present administration to increase
taxes to finance the 2016 as attempt to overstretch the lean income of
ordinary Nigerians and gradually inflict intolerable poverty in the
land.