The leadership of the of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday challenged the opposition Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) to show Nigerians what programmes they have in their states for their own shares of the saved fuel subsidy funds.<\/p>\n
The ruling party, which lambasted the ACN for trying to politicise the Subsidy Re-Investment Programme (SURE-P) initiative of the PDP-led Federal Government, also accused the opposition states of frittering away their own shares of the funds instead of using such for the benefit of the people.<\/p>\n
PDP National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh, while reacting 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.<\/p>\n
The party said the leaders of the ACN, “who are used to syphoning public funds\u201d are clearly frustrated that the PDP SURE-P initiative is yielding results and that Nigerians across the board are benefitting from it.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe attention of the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been drawn to malicious and baseless media reports by the opposition Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) that the Subsidy Re-Investment Programme (SURE-P) fund is being shared to PDP members.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo say the least, we found it nauseating that the opposition would want to play politics\u00a0 with every thing including a programme meant for the benefit of all Nigerians. We are aware that this is part of a grand plot by the ACN to stir up animosity among peace loving Nigerians and prevent them from benefitting from the programme.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe SURE-P initiative is a programme of the PDP-led Federal Government for the benefit all Nigerians. PDP members are Nigerians and we will be happy if they were truly patronized instead of the money going to the pocket of an individual as obtainable in the camp of the ACN where funds meant for the people are diverted to the pocket of a godfather.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe 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.
\nIt is clear that by every indication they have none, as the funds would have since been diverted to the pocket of their godfather.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe 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\u00a0 hell bent on using any means to discredit the programme and deny the people the benefits\u201d, the party said in a statement.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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