Press Statement
…Tasks Mr. President to Address EU, AU Reports On 2019 Polls.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) laments that President Muhammadu
Buhari is going to the United Nations General Assembly(UNGA) without
articulating any definite objectives, plans and proposals to attract
tangible benefits to the nation.
The party says attending such an important meeting of world leaders and
policy makers without a clear-cut national agenda shows that the Buhari
Presidency is not committed to our nation but only going out for another
showboating on the international platform.
Is it not lamentable that while other leaders are heading to the meeting
with well-articulated national proposals that will boost their nations’
competitiveness on international engagements, the Buhari Presidency is
going empty with zero capacity to engage; a clear signal that it will
equally return empty?
The sad effect of such leadership failure is worsened by the
acceptability issues trailing the rigging of the February Presidential
election, for which the Buhari Presidency is largely lacking in
confidence and poise to vigorously engage other world leaders on issues.
In over four years of this administration, the Buhari Presidency has not
been able to harness opportunities presented by such important events
despite huge resources deployed for attendance.
The PDP painfully recalls how, earlier this month, President Buhari
returned empty from the 7th Tokyo International Conference on African
Development (TICAD7), at the same time his Ghanaian counterpart, Nana
Akufo-Ado, sealed a deal with automobile giant, Toyota, to establish a
Toyota and Suzuki manufacturing plant in Ghana.
Nevertheless, since Mr. President is appearing before the UNGA, the PDP
tasks him to use the opportunity to address world leaders on the reports
by the European Union (EU), African Union (AU) and other international
bodies, detailing heavy manipulations and outright rigging of the 2019
general elections to favour him and his party.
Our party also urges Mr. President to address the world on reported
issues of violations of human rights, disregard to the rule of law and
constitutional order, disobedience to court orders, arbitrary arrest and
detention of citizens, extrajudicial killings, impunity and swelling
corruption under his watch.
The PDP also insists that President Buhari should address the world on
the UN Rapporteur’s report as well as issues of violent division,
escalated banditry, bloodletting and general insecurity in our dear
nation under his woeful administration.
In the same vein, the PDP demands that Mr. President addresses the world
on how his administration wrecked our once robust economy from a
prosperous nation to the world poverty capital in a space of four years.
The PDP states that these are facts known to all and for which the world
is demanding answers from the Buhari Presidency.
Our party also urges Mr. President to assert the confidence and courage
required to demand for help from other world leaders.
Signed:
Kola Ologbondiyan
National Publicity Secretary
