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Tinubu's media chat reveals APC's insensitivity to Nigerians – PDP

POSTED ON December 25, 2024 •   Breaking News      BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and PDP Logo

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has reacted to President Bola Tinubu’s maiden media chat on Monday.

The PDP in a statement signed by its spokesman, Debo Ologunagba, said that Tinubu’s media chat confirms the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration’s insensitivity to the current widespread hardship and suffering being faced by millions of Nigerians.

“The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) asserts that Monday’s Presidential media chat further confirms the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration’s insensitivity to the current widespread hardship and suffering being faced by Nigerians resulting from the ill-implemented and anti-people policies of the APC.

“The declaration by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu that he has no regrets for the sudden removal of fuel subsidy without any cushioning measures to mitigate the resultant crippling effect on the productive sector, high cost of living and associated hardship which is now driving citizens to extreme poverty and early death also confirms APC’s disconnection from the primary purpose of government which is the welfare and security of the citizens”, the statement partly reads.

Speaking further in the statement, Debo Ologunagba noted that despite President Tinubu admitting that Nigerians are bearing the brunt of the failure of his government, wondered why APC has failed to account for the proceeds saved from the removal of subsidy.

“It is instructive that President Tinubu in the chat admitted that Nigerians are bearing the brunt of the failure and inability of the APC administration under his watch to effectively police and secure our nation’s boarders as to prevent the smuggling of petroleum products to neighboring countries.

“The PDP is disturbed that while the APC has failed to account for the proceeds saved from the removal of subsidy, Nigerians are subjected to crushing economic hardship because the APC administration has failed in its fundamental duty of ensuring the territorial integrity of our nation.

“Moreover, Nigerians are appalled that instead of admitting failure and seeking for solutions, Mr. President again claimed that the nation’s economy has improved under his watch when in reality the situation has worsened with comatose productive sector, deteriorating value of the Naira at N1,700 to the US Dollar, 34.6% inflation and 40% unemployment rates in the last 18 months.

“The widespread food stampede in various parts of the country which recently led to the death of about 80 Nigerians shows that our nation is indeed in perilous time under the APC.

“The PDP holds that there is no hope in sight under the APC given its failure to embark on meaningful investments in critical sectors including agriculture and food production, electricity, petroleum and gas, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises, which are the real drivers of the national economy.

“Also, alarming is President Tinubu’s claim that Nigerians can now freely and safely travel by road despite the horrible reality of banditry, kidnapping and armed robbery as well as the worsened condition of highways across the country under the APC.

“The PDP urges President Tinubu to travel from Abuja to Lagos by road, visit any of our markets or take a walk on the street of any city in Nigeria to properly gauge and appreciate the real situation in the country rather than relying on fabricated statistics being bandied by officials of his government.”

 

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