By Ogbonna Casmir
The All Progressive Congress (APC), southeast zone has slammed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the zone and the Archbishop of Enugu Ecclesiastical Province, Anglican Communion, Most Rev. Dr. Emmanuel Chukwuma for making inciting and provocative statements against the Federal Government led by APC.
Contained in a statement issued Monday by APC South East Publicity Secretary, Hon. Hycienth Ngwu noted that their sole aim was to bring the Federal Government to public hatred, contempt, ridicule or disrepute particularly in the South East zone, so to divert attention from the agenda of the government to fully recover looted public funds and set our economy to a self-sustaining mode. This is quite unfortunate and we stand tall in condemning these acts of sabotage and deception.
It noted that the series of unwarranted attacks against the Federal Government by these agents are the reasons for the pockets of civil disturbances in the South East in recent times. While calling PDP and their agents to learn to play fair politics rather than destructive one.
APC however, warned clergy not be drawn into politics with bitterness, rather they should as a matter of fact, be peace-agents and not otherwise. “Exciting and provocative statements are like ill wind. It blows nobody any good”.
Southeast APC noted that though Igbo nation have been grossly marginalized, nothing compares to peace and dialogue as confrontation can’t solve the problem.
“PDP with its array of prominent Igbos failed woefully in addressing the issues in their 16 years of reign in power. Our roads and other infrastructures were neglected and abandoned. Contracts were awarded and recklessly abandoned. We cannot afford another war in the South East. And we cannot ask the Federal Government not to ask for refund of looted public funds.
APC however, called Igbos as true democrats, to promoting the tenets of democracy and the rule of law. “We should shun any political tendencies that preach disunity and hatred amongst us, and between us and other tribes or regions in the country. Politics should be played with the interest of the masses in fore-front.
“We must liberate our people politically and economically. And the time is now and in APC. The era of campaign is over. What we have now is Federal Government, led by All Progressives Congress, (APC) with President Muhammadu Buhari”, said APC.
“We urge our people to embrace this present administration with peaceful disposition and dialogue as ways to bridge the huge infrastructural gap and economic woes inflicted and perpetuated on the South-East by the previous Federal Governments in Nigeria. We should reciprocate President Buhari’s love to us, the Igbos.
“It was President Buhari’s love to us that made him pick on his first and second trial to the Presidency, Late Senator Chuba Okadigbo and Chief Edwin Ume-Ezeoke, two prominent sons of Igboland, as his running-mates respectively in 2003 and 2007. And currently our eminent personalities are occupying vantage positions in his administration to bring about the desired change we needed in the South East. The inclusion of the Enugu-Onitsha Express road, the 2nd Niger Bridge and modernization of Akanu Ibiam International Airport Enugu as priority projects in his first budget should be welcomed with love, admiration and support.
“We in APC in South East wish to reiterate our resolve and support to APC Change Agenda. We support the diversification of the economy, removal of subsidy on petroleum products, and the fight against corruption. We are happy with the recovery of the looted funds and we urge the Federal Government to use all appropriate means to fully recover all the looted funds.
“We are happy with the achievements of the Federal Government in its one year in office. And we wish APC a better and more prosperous 2nd year anniversary”, the statement reads.
