The
Makarfi-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party says there is nothing to
celebrate today as Nigeria marks Democracy Day.
The
PDP Caretaker Committee in a statement by its spokesperson, Mr Dayo Adeyeye,
criticised the All Progressives Congress-led government for what it described
as suppression of the opposition in a democracy.
According
to the PDP faction, President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration is full of
despondency, ambiguity, repression and depression.
“We
would have simply wished Nigerians happy celebrations but there is nothing to
celebrate from this APC government which represents confusion in its entirety,”
it said.
The
PDP Caretaker Committee also criticised the anti-corruption war of the Buhari
administration, saying the efforts have resulted in nothing but mere noise.
Accusing
the APC-led government of ignoring the achievements of the PDP in fighting
corruption, it said, “The question is what has the APC done to fight
corruption? Nothing! Yes, indeed, nothing except noise, hounding, torturing,
flouting of court orders and vilification of opposition leaders and members in
and out of courts/incarcerations without proving anything…”
On the
economy, the PDP faction said Nigerians have never been this hungry in their
entire lives, adding that the Federal government under the PDP created 500,000
jobs per annum, while more than 4.5 million people have lost their jobs under
the current administration.
“No
doubt, economic activities and an enabling environment is the basic response to
recession but experience and requisite skills are alien to the APC in this
regard,” it said while also criticising the Federal Government for the increase
in the price of fuel, high inflation rate, and drop in the value of the naira.
In
terms of security, it said the Federal Government has failed to stop attacks by
herdsmen, claiming also that the weapons being used for the war against
insurgency in the Northeast were acquired by the previous PDP administration.
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