Opposition Party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has decried what it called the insensitive and harsh economic policies of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress, APC, Government.
The PDP in a Communique issued at the end of its 97th National Executive Committee, NEC, Meeting lamented that the inhumane and vicious policies of the APC Government have crippled the nation’s economy making the citizens go through excruciating hardship. It consoled Nigerians over the harsh times, and asked them to exercise patience until 2023 and vote out the APC.
The National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Debo Ologunagba, in a statement stressed that the NEC is, also, appalled by the worsening insecurity in the country occasioned by the obvious complicity of the APC administration which continues to condone and enable acts of terrorism in various parts of the country.
It lamented the failure of the APC Government to address the industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), and the agonizing pain the APC is inflicting on parents and students in Nigerian public universities due to the prolonged strike action.
It, particularly, condemned the constant display of arrogance by the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, in handling the issue of ASUU strike and called for a more constructive engagement by stakeholders to resolve the matter.
As regards the alleged appointment of card carrying members of the APC as members of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs), the PDP condemned it in very strong words, and dismissed it as an unpatriotic act and a brazen plot by the APC to manipulate and rig the 2023 general elections against the will of Nigerians.
It demanded that President Buhari immediately withdraws the APC members nominated as RECs, because it has the capacity to trigger serious political crisis that can threaten the 2023 general elections and derail our democratic process.
Part of the communiqué reads:
” NEC strongly decried the worsening state of the nation’s economy with attendant excruciating hardship occasioned by the corruption, insensitivity, incompetence and harsh economic policies of the inhumane and vicious APC.
“NEC is also appalled by the worsening insecurity in the country occasioned by the obvious complicity of the APC administration which continues to condone and enable acts of terrorism in various parts of the country.
“NEC lamented the failure of the APC government to address the industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). NEC lamented that the APC is relishing the agony, pain and suffering of parents and students in Nigerian public universities due to the prolonged strike action.
“NEC condemned the constant display of arrogance by the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu in handling the issue of ASUU strike and called for a more constructive engagement by stakeholders to resolve the matter.
“NEC also condemned in the strongest terms the appointment by President Muhammadu Buhari of card-carrying members of the APC as INEC Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs).
“This unpatriotic act is a brazen plot by the APC to manipulate and rig the 2023 general elections against the Will of Nigerians. The PDP demands that President Buhari immediately withdraws the APC members nominated as RECs, failure of which has the capacity to trigger serious political crisis that can threaten the 2023 general elections and derail our democratic process”
The party also congratulated Osun State Governor-elect, Senator Ademola Adeleke, on his victory in the Governorship election held on July 16, 2022. The victory, the PDP said, showcases the acceptability of the Party, and a good omen as the Party gears up for the 2023 General Elections.
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