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.
President Mhammadu Buhari and President of Niger Republic, Issoufou
Mahamadou while waiting for the Press conference shortly after the
bilateral meeting at the presidential palace in Niamey on June 3rd
2015
"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.
—Vanguard
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