The Action Congress ofย Nigeria (ACN) has accused the PDP of suffering from delusion of grandeur byย saying
it is the reason that Nigeria’s democracy has not collapsed.
Inย a statement issued in Ibadan on Thursday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party
Inย a statement issued in Ibadan on Thursday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party
said if the truth must be told,ย the PDP is the main problem hindering the growth of democracy in Nigeria, noย thanks
to its anti-democratic antics, election manipulation tendencies, lackย of respect for the rule of law and total disregard
of the Constitution ofย the Federal Republic of Nigeria, just to mention a few.
”Mr. President,ย the reason Nigeria’s democracy has survived thus far is notย the robustnessย of the PDP, as you have
”Mr. President,ย the reason Nigeria’s democracy has survived thus far is notย the robustnessย of the PDP, as you have
said, but the determination and courage of the goodย people of Nigeria, who have resolved to say ‘never again’ to
anti-democratic forces, as well as the robust opposition mounted by a fewย progressive forces..
”Were it left for the PDP, this democracy as weย know it would have become history. This is the party that has weakened
”Were it left for the PDP, this democracy as weย know it would have become history. This is the party that has weakened
all the institutions that are indispensable to building a virile democracy,ย from the judiciary to the legislature. This is the
party that has soughtย to emasculate the opposition by infiltrating their ranks andย coercing themย into a fake unity
government. This is the party that does not believe in oneย man, one vote, but will rather engage in do-or-die politics to
win at allย cost,.
”Above all, the PDP is the party that has frittered away theย commonwealth since 1999 and failed woefully to deliver the
”Above all, the PDP is the party that has frittered away theย commonwealth since 1999 and failed woefully to deliver the
dividends ofย democracy, thus shaking the belief of an increasing number of our citizensย in democracy as a system of
governance,” it said.
ACN said the reasonย the PDP has been subjected to intense criticism by Nigerians, not just theย opposition, is that the party (PDP) has failed to meet the yearnings andย aspirations of the people in terms of good governance, provision ofย visionary
ACN said the reasonย the PDP has been subjected to intense criticism by Nigerians, not just theย opposition, is that the party (PDP) has failed to meet the yearnings andย aspirations of the people in terms of good governance, provision ofย visionary
leadership as well as the basic social amenities that make lifeย more abundant and meaningful. Simply put, the quality-of-life
initiatives ofย the PDP is zero!
”Mr. President, it is not the opposition alone thatย is complaining. The people are fed up with the PDP governments at allย levels, and what happened in Edo last weekend is the clearest indication yetย that the PDP, with all its so-called spread, access to limitless fundsย and control of the state instrument of coercion, is fast receding intoย irrelevance,” the party said.
It also described as an unnecessary distraction theย plan to bring ministers and other key government officials to brief the NEC
”Mr. President, it is not the opposition alone thatย is complaining. The people are fed up with the PDP governments at allย levels, and what happened in Edo last weekend is the clearest indication yetย that the PDP, with all its so-called spread, access to limitless fundsย and control of the state instrument of coercion, is fast receding intoย irrelevance,” the party said.
It also described as an unnecessary distraction theย plan to bring ministers and other key government officials to brief the NEC
of the PDP as a way of informing the people of what the party hasย done.
”The truth is that the PDP has done nothing to justify itsย strangle-hold on power at the centre since 1999. The problem is not with the message, but with the messenger. If a government that has a full-fledged ministry of information, and television and radio stations in every state, says its message is not reaching the people, then something is wrong!” ACNย said.
The party also described as disingenuous the PDP-controlled federal government’s recourse to blaming Boko Haram for its failure to ensureย good governance and deliver democratic dividends to the people.
”Theย Boko Haram crisis flared in 2009, 10 clear years after the PDP has been inย charge of the country’s affairs without moving the nation forward. Pray, isย it Boko Haram that made the Obasanjo and Yar’Adua administration toย under-perform, even at a time of unprecedented earnings from high oilย prices?
”Mr. President, it is the other way round. The lack of purposeย and direction of the PDP over the years helped to give birth toย the causes of national insecurity like the Boko Haram. Therefore, seeking to hang the failure of the PDP federal government since 1999 on Boko Haram’sย neck is another indication that the PDP federal government lacks what it takes to make Nigeriaย a more secured
”The truth is that the PDP has done nothing to justify itsย strangle-hold on power at the centre since 1999. The problem is not with the message, but with the messenger. If a government that has a full-fledged ministry of information, and television and radio stations in every state, says its message is not reaching the people, then something is wrong!” ACNย said.
The party also described as disingenuous the PDP-controlled federal government’s recourse to blaming Boko Haram for its failure to ensureย good governance and deliver democratic dividends to the people.
”Theย Boko Haram crisis flared in 2009, 10 clear years after the PDP has been inย charge of the country’s affairs without moving the nation forward. Pray, isย it Boko Haram that made the Obasanjo and Yar’Adua administration toย under-perform, even at a time of unprecedented earnings from high oilย prices?
”Mr. President, it is the other way round. The lack of purposeย and direction of the PDP over the years helped to give birth toย the causes of national insecurity like the Boko Haram. Therefore, seeking to hang the failure of the PDP federal government since 1999 on Boko Haram’sย neck is another indication that the PDP federal government lacks what it takes to make Nigeriaย a more secured
nation for its citizens and non-citizens alike. It should quitย the stage before crashing the house on all of us,” ACN said
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Alhajiย Lai Mohammed National Publicity Secretary Action Congress of Nigeriaย (ACN) Lagos, 19July2012
