By Levinus Nwabughiogu ABUJA-All Progressives Congress, APC, has described as “laughable”, the comment credited to the new national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ali Modu Sheriff that PDP would regain power at the center in 2019 elections. In a statement titled “Sheriff And 2019: If Wishes Were Horses, Beggars Would Ride”,and signed by the national secretary of the party, Mai Mala Buni, APC wondered how a party, it said, ruined the economy would regain power. It submitted that Nigerians cannot abandon APC’s smooth sailing ship for a sinking and rudderless PDP ship, come 2019. The party stated that it was left for the people to evaluate what the present government has so far done with 8 months in office. The statement read thus: “The All Progressives Congress (APC) in reacting to the laughable comments credited to the newly-selected National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ali Modu Sheriff, is mindful of the 16th century English language proverb and nursery rhyme “If wishes were horses, beggars would ride”. “In monitored media reports, Ali Modu Sheriff boasted in Umuahia, the Abia State capital that the ailing PDP which lost power in 2015 will regain control of the federal government in 2019. “Ali Modu Sheriff was also quoted saying the PDP would soon come out with its “master plan” to regain power. “The APC is reluctant to join issues with Ali Modu Sheriff’s idle 2019 postulations and would rather join issues that will bring about all-inclusive development in the country. “However, the APC and indeed Nigerians seriously hope the touted “master plan” includes how the PDP and its cronies will return public funds stolen under the PDP’s watch for 16 years. “Nigerians are aware that the current economic hardship and institutional rot was caused by the PDP’s 16-year misrule and pillage. “President Muhammadu Buhari has been working assiduously to correct the PDP’s years of damage and bring about people-centric governance. It is baffling how the PDP expects Nigerians to abandon APC’s smooth sailing ship for a sinking and rudderless PDP ship, come 2019. “The 2015 elections has been won and lost. The priority of the present APC administration is to deliver on election promises made by the party to Nigerians who long-desired change of political leadership at the federal level and in many states. “Happily, Nigerians can look back, with relief and attest that since the APC-led administration took over governance, Nigeria is back on the right track – economically and security-wise – and has taken its right of place among the comity of progressive nations. “The widely-acclaimed job creation, social welfare and inclusion programmes proposed by the President Muhammadu Buhari administration has been well received. “The full implementation of the Treasury Single Account (TSA) by the present administration has greatly plugged revenue leakages. The presidential directive to the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) to adjust its pricing template to reflect competitive and market driven components has‎ resulted in a more efficient and realistic pricing system for petroleum products and also brought about constant availability of fuel nationwide. “Nigeria is winning the war against insurgency. “In spite of desperate attempts to discredit ongoing anti-corruption efforts, the war against graft is being won. “In reiterating the recent submission of the APC National Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, for the first time in many years, Nigeria now has a solidly positive international image and the president is trying to cash in on this image to help rescue our nation from the throes, the economic morass which the PDP 16-year misrule has plunged Nigeria. “These are clear indicators showing that the APC and the President Muhammadu Buhari administration is on the right track to delivering on its Change Agenda. With the support and prayers of Nigerians, the APC assures that Nigeria will reach its full potential under our leadership.”

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Double-speaking: they are not joining issues with PDP while, in fact, they are doing so. We want to see the change, not in rhetoric delivered on political podiums but in reality. A recent UNICEF report says up to 300,000 Nigerian children are at the risk of death from malnutrition in 2016 and we can see that on the streets. Inflation is on the rise. We can see these on the streets - far away from podiums. We don't want a kind of change where budget documents grow wings and fly and figures are stolen in from the backdoor. We need this government to make good its promises of a POSITIVE paradigm shift and not to be seeking every opportunity to blame the so called '16 years of misrule'. It makes them sound like people who have lost confidence in themselves and are seeking excuses for expected certain failure. We can't take any excuse: after all they knew the economy was mismanaged when they promised change.

I am Gej and I reject Modu sheriff, he is tu surrounded by controversies.

Sheriff is simply hi on kunu frm sick cattle