The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has met in Abuja over the high rate of insecurity and collapse of national economy which it said, the administration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is inept to abate.
Present at the meeting at the Wadata plaza, the PDP headquarters, were members of the National Working Committee (NWC), Board of Trustees (BoT), state governors and members of the National and state Houses of Assembly. This is the 89th National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the party.
Uche Secondus, National Chairman of the party, in his address explained that the meeting became imperative relating to the reform package of the party and the major unabated challenges facing the country which are begging for quick attention.
Secondus said the country is still at the cross road due to the obvious inept leadership of the ruling All Progressives congress, APC and “the nation’s economy has collapsed.”
“Leaders of our party, our country is in a very bad shape, the populace are groaning in pains and the government response is heaping of further pains on them. This country is sliding into bankruptcy.
“Amidst the frightening insecurity accompanied by mass killings that has set fears on the people, what you get from government is multiple tariffs, VAT etc and continued indulgences in lies and propaganda.
“The truth about this country is that Nigerians don’t really know who is in charge. It appears that governance is in autopilot withgovernment agencies in a free world harassing and intimidating perceived enemies.
“The Judiciary which is a supposed sacred institution that midwives democracy has been put under intense pressure by agencies of government,” he noted.
Secondus further stated that the security situation in the country has refused to abate and that nothing concrete is being done by the government to ameliorate it and stop the senseless killing of innocent Nigerians.
“Even when the National Assembly after reviewing the situation and asked the President to overhaul the security system for greater efficiency, the government has continued to demonstrate their insensitivity to the plight of the populace. Nigerians have never been as afraid of their lives as they are at moment in this country. It’s as bad as that.
“In the North East the Boko Haram insurgency has returned fully and the President feels shocked that the sect still exists. We are already used to our President not knowing what is going on in the country even though as President the bulk stops on his table.
“The President may have been deceived by the intelligence reports from his field men who continues to indulge in propaganda of claiming that the sect has been defeated even when the situation is worsening with banditry and kidnapping spreading all over the states.
“Nothing exposes the President’s insensitivity and distance from the reality and from the people like his shock that Boko haram still exists. But what do we expect when the President’s chief security Adviser are in loggerhead with the President’s number one aide, your guess will be as good as mine on why this administration cannot move this nation forward.
In his remarks, chairman of PDP governors forum, and Sokoto state Governor, Waziri Tambuwal assured that the party will continue to be in unity to foster national growth.
“I assure you that we shall continue to have synergy with the NWC and we shall continue to work together. And support our party that is waxing stronger every day.
“Chairman as we go into congresses we are appealing that we shall be all inclusive in whatever we are going to do. We shall be transparent and be accommodating and be free and fair in the conduct of the congresses. The world is watching us. And expecting us to build on what we have started with our last convention in Port Harcourt.
“Free, fair congresses that will engender leadership of our party from the grassroots to ward level, to local government level and to state level. Mr Chairman we are with you, by you all the way,” Tambuwal stated.
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