The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has cautioned the All Progressives
Congress (APC) administration to note that its unrelenting culture of
arrogance, impunity and criminal pillaging of our national resources is
akin to kneeling on the necks of Nigerians.
The PDP warned that there is a limit to what the people can bear under anadministration that remains arrogant, inhumane, unconcerned and
insensitive to their plights occasioned by its misrule.
In a statement by Debo Ologunagba, National Publicity Secretary, PDP said: “Is it not an unpardonable dereliction of duty that while the nation is
in turmoil and agonizing under a collapsed national grid, protracted
fuel crisis, distressed aviation sector, plummeting currency, crippled
production and commercial activities, President Muhammadu Buhari remains aloof and “absent” as always?
“The failure by President Buhari, who also doubles as the Minister of
Petroleum Resources to take immediate action, other than the snobbish
stance by his Presidency that “heavens will not fall” because of fuel
scarcity amounts to daring Nigerians to do their worse.
“t is often said that when a government abdicates its responsibility to
the citizens at whose pleasure it should serve, then that government is
complicit in the suffering of its people and a beneficiary of their
woes.
“Sadly today, thousands of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises; the
drivers of the economy are folding up daily, industries are relocating
to neighboring countries, universities are on strike, the aviation
sector is on the brink of collapse, our Railway is tottering to a halt
due to lack of diesel, police are threatening to go on strike,
insecurity is on the rise due to the collapse of the informal economic
sector, yet Mr. President had time to holiday in England!
“If President Buhari could personally communicate on issues that concern his fizzling party, the APC, while in England, it is inconceivable that he failed and neglected, as always, to attend to life discounting
experiences and pains encountered by Nigerians daily by the thoughtless
and inhumane policies of his government.
“President Buhari needs to be reminded of his duty to Nigerians, to in
the least, show some empathy, competence and concern as our country
rapidly drifts towards a looming precipice. The frustration in the
country is already degenerating into a nationwide restiveness that may
result to the breakdown of Law and Order if allowed to festerN80″With petrol now selling between N400 to N500 per liter, diesel at over
N800 per liter, kerosine at over N750 and aviation fuel at N670 per
liter, millions of businesses, employments and sources of livelihood
have collapsed in both urban and rural areas resulting in acute hardship
and widespread social tension across the country.
“Our Party fears that the situation is getting to a boiling point and can
trigger a nationwide agitation that might be worse than the October 2020
EndSARS if not addressed immediately.
“President Buhari must take responsibility for the criminal racketeering
in his government by APC leaders which has led to the crippling of the
economy under his watch. He should stop abdicating his duties by
sending his aides to issue wild claims, fake promises and noncommittal
apologies on the abysmal failures of his administration.”