Press Statement
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) describes the inauguration of
ministers by President Muhammadu Buhari as a poor parade of recycled
foot-travelers, many of whom have failed Nigerians in governance
assignments.
The party holds that in assembling a team made up of persons indicted
for corruption and treasury looting, President Buhari has demonstrated
that he has nothing to offer to the nation other than condoning and
encouraging corruption as well as perpetuating incompetence, failure and
ineffectiveness in governance.
The PDP is however not surprised that the President had no clear-cut
blueprint to rescue the nation from the economic, security and social
quagmires which his administration had plunged our nation into in the
last four years.
Of course, Mr President has severally demonstrated a lack of required
capacity to lead a nation as complex as Nigeria especially at this
trying times.
At a ceremony where Nigerians had expected the forceful articulation of
a progressive policy thrust, Mr. President bored the nation with an
empty and directionless script that only evoked more despondency in our
nation.
Instead of helping President Buhari to offer hope, his handlers were
more interested on photo-ups and refreshments, away from serous business
of governance.
The PDP invites Nigerians to note President Buhari’s contemptible
approach to governance and disregard to ministerial portfolios as
portrayed in the recent degrading of ministers to clerical aides of
Chief of Staff, Mallam Abba Kyari.
Such demotion of ministers is completely unacceptable,
counter-productive and reduces governance to a domestic affair.
The PDP says it feels the pains and anguish of Nigerians, who by now
would have been enjoying the benefits of the much-desired economic
recovery blueprint articulated by the peoples’ candidate, Atiku
Abubakar.
Nigerians will recall that in Atiku’s blueprint, proactive strategic
policies and plans were laid out for rapid interventions in critical
sectors of our national lives to address the security, economic and
social problems caused by the Buhari administration and return our
nation to her pride of place.
The PDP however urges Nigerians not to lose hope but continue in the
expressed determination to retrieve Atiku Abubakar’s stolen Presidential
mandate at the court.
Signed:
Kola Ologbondiyan
National Publicity Secretary
