As the All Progressive Congress (APC) marks its 2nd year in power,
the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) under the leadership of Senator
Ahmed Makarfi’s, has said Nigerians have nothing to celebrate.
The Party stated this in a statement signed and issued by Chinwe
Nnorom on behalf of the Publicity Secretary of its National Caretaker
Committee, Dayo Adeyeye, on Sunday night.
The PDP accused the APC of squandering the democratic governance it
(PDP) bequeathed to it through intolerance and highhandedness to any
form of opposition.
The opposition party further said that it could only be through crass
ineptitude in governance that the APC could plunge the vast majority of
Nigerians into despondency and depressed condition of life under two
years.
The PDP, while describing the APC-led federal government as
representing confusion in its entirety, expressed sadness that the
current somber atmosphere of the APC suggested bleak 2019 elections
outing.
The statement reads in part: “Tomorrow, May 29, 2017 marks another
‘Democracy Day’ and two years that our great Party, the Peoples’
Democratic Party (PDP) bequeathed democratic governance to the Current
Administration of the All Progressive Congress (APC); which it has
already squandered given its intolerance and highhandedness to any form
of opposition, as well as crass ineptitude in governance.
“We make bold to state that our deepest concern as a Party to grow
democracy in Nigeria engendered the solid foundation we put in place and
guaranteed the agreeable atmosphere that enabled oppositions to thrive
and consequently won elections.
“Unfortunately, this same Party, the APC that benefited from free
access to political space has left no stone unturned in suppressing the
PDP and denying it to provide credible opposition in the Country. It is
Ironic!
“For the Record, Democracy Day in Nigeria is heralded by the PDP as a
day set aside to celebrate the enforcement of the rights of citizens to
freely elect their leaders through regular elections and the need to
equally promote other democratic principles, as demonstrated through a
peaceful change in political leadership of the Country after 16 years of
uninterrupted governance by the PDP.
“Yes as a Nation, we may not have enjoyed total democracy but it is
sad to note that the current somber atmosphere of the APC suggests bleak
2019 elections outing. God forbid!
“As Nigerians mark the 2nd Anniversary (Mid-term, May 2015 to May
2017) of the APC in power, it is important to once again briefly remind
us of the State of Affairs in the Nation as it has plunged the vast
majority of the people into this 2 years of despondency, ambiguity,
repressed and depressed condition and still ongoing.
“We would have simply wished Nigerians happy celebrations but there
is nothing to celebrate from this APC Government which represents
confusion in its entirety.
“A Government that formed its Cabinet within 6 months of assumption
of office, jokes with the Country’s Annual Budget, led the Africa’s No. 1
Economy into depression, put in place an ambiguous Economic Plan after 2
years in power, and the list is endless.”
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