Buhari Lacks Clear Cut Direction On How To Govern Nigeria – PDP
All Progressive Congress (APC) of double standard
and insincerity as the party that once chastised
immediate past President Goodluck Jonathan for
seeking regional cooperation to finding solution to
the challenge of insurgency is now hailing President
Muhammadu Buhari for toeing the same line.
PDP National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh in a
statement on Sunday said in the days ahead,
Nigerians should expect further unmasking of APC's
double standard and blackmail upon which they rode
to power.
The party also condemned the venom with which the
APC attacked well-meaning Nigerians for daring to
offer constructive criticisms to President Buhari,
following apparent loss of tempo in the fight against
insurgency since he took office, describing such as
unacceptable in a democracy especially in a country
like Nigeria where the citizens have been enjoying
freedom of expression in the last 16 years under the
PDP.
"The APC must understand that the hallmark of
democracy is freedom of expression and opinion,
particularly on governance issues; inalienable rights
of all citizens guaranteed by the constitution and
which must not be denied them under any guise
whatsoever.
"Though we had decided to give President
Muhammadu Buhari and the ruling party time to
settle down, indicators show that the APC is not
getting its bearing right and the PDP as a party that
has nurtured and sustained democracy in the last 16
years, we cannot fold our hands and watch our
nation drift towards dangerous undemocratic paths",
the party said.
The PDP lamented that since the APC took over
power at the center, there has been no clear sign of
seriousness and direction, but confusion, selfish
infighting and hysteria for positions of power while
the nation drifts, noting that the situation is
unhealthy for democracy and national development.
"The concern of well-meaning Nigerians is that this
may be a pointer to the fact that the APC lacks clear-
cut directions on how to govern a nation as complex
as Nigeria", it said.
The PDP observed that though some jostling for
political offices are expected among politicians in a
democracy, Nigerians are not comfortable with the
confusion in the APC camp and the dimension it has
assumed.
The party said "the negative effect of the glaring
political commotion in the APC is compounding
President Buhari's self confessed nervousness and
puzzlement, his flip-flops and worrisome reneging on
campaign promises for which Nigerians will continue
to hold him accountable.
"Instead of fighting for positions, which betrays their
lust, APC leaders should be more concerned with
how to help President Buhari, who is still struggling
with his ministerial list and basic appointments more
than a week after his inauguration.
"They should be more concerned with how to end
insurgency by the end of July as promised by
President Buhari in his April 2, 2015 CNN interview.
"They should be concerned about how to pay N5,000
each to 25 million poor Nigerians beginning from the
end of June; how to bring the naira to the same value
with the dollar; provide allowances to the discharged
but unemployed Youth Corps members for Twelve
(12) months; provide free education and meals for
school children among others as they promised
during the campaigns.
"We invite the APC to note the concern of Nigerians
that the pictures emanating from their camp are not
reassuring in this direction", the PDP said.
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