{"id":63122,"date":"2018-07-22T02:00:31","date_gmt":"2018-07-22T01:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=63122"},"modified":"2018-07-22T02:00:31","modified_gmt":"2018-07-22T01:00:31","slug":"secondus-calls-apc-a-drowning-party-says-nigeria-more-divided-under-buhari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/secondus-calls-apc-a-drowning-party-says-nigeria-more-divided-under-buhari\/","title":{"rendered":"Secondus Calls APC A Drowning Party, Says Nigeria More Divided Under Buhari"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche<br \/>\nSecondus, says the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is losing the<br \/>\nstrength to lead the country.<\/p>\n<p>Secondus made the claim on Saturday in Adamawa State, while addressing<br \/>\nparty supporters at a rally to launch the presidential campaign of former<br \/>\nVice President Atiku Abubakar.<\/p>\n<p>He accused the ruling party of showing \u201ca sign of a drowning party\u201d by<br \/>\nallegedly going after perceived political opponents within and outside the<br \/>\nAPC.<br \/>\nThe PDP chairman, however, noted that his party has nothing to fear,<br \/>\nnoting that they are ready to wrest power from the ruling party.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that the APC would soon become a history in Nigeria and accused<br \/>\nthe party of \u201cswimming in the valley of corruption.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a statement by his media adviser Ike Abonyi, Secondus alleged that the<br \/>\nFederal Government has not been able to disburse funds to states and<br \/>\nprojects because of the confusion and corruption that have bedevilled the<br \/>\nadministration.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that the rebranded and repositioned PDP has become the party of<br \/>\nchoice determined and ready to rescue Nigeria from the hands of APC.<\/p>\n<p>Secondus assured the people of Adamawa State that under his watch, the<br \/>\nparty leadership would provide level playing grounds for all aspirants.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that an example of such is the PDP primary held in Osun State to<br \/>\nchoose a flagbearer for the party in the\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_178622571\"><span class=\"aQJ\">September 22<\/span><\/span>\u00a0governorship<br \/>\nelection in the state.<\/p>\n<p>He accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of failing to secure<br \/>\nthe people and their property, as well as worsening the economic situation<br \/>\nof the nation.<\/p>\n<p>On his part, former President Atiku condemned the repeated killings in<br \/>\nparts of the country and accused the government of failing to unite the<br \/>\npeople and worsening the economy.<\/p>\n<p>He claimed, \u201cToday, we are more divided than any other time in the history<br \/>\nof this country. 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