Buhari’s govt, most unprepared in history —PDP
October 11, 2015: Our Correspondents
Leave a Comment

The Peoples Democratic Party has berated the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration as lacking in capacity and worsening the country’s economy.
The major opposition party in the country said there was widespread disenchantment being expressed by Nigerians over the inept handling of governance and insincerity by the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government.
In a statement issued on Saturday by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Olisa Metuh, the PDP said Buhari’s government had become a huge source of worry for the health of the nation.
The party noted that the attitude of the APC administration to governance in the last five months and the feelings of a cross section of Nigerians underscored the fact that the PDP, notwithstanding the setback of the last general elections, remained the only true pan-Nigeria vehicle that guarantees the unity, stability and prosperity of the nation as well as the welfare of individual Nigerians, irrespective of class, creed and tribe.
The statement read in parts, “It is now manifest to all that the APC administration is completely bereft of ideas needed to effectively manage the nation, a consequence of which is the sudden decline in the economy, general anxiety and prevailing unhappiness and grumbling among the citizens across board.
“The apparent lack of capacity and ingenuity by this APC government to run the affairs of our dear nation has become evident in the myriads of political and economic glitches that have bedevilled the polity since it took office on May 29.
“Nigerians, going by their comments, are deeply disturbed that instead of focusing on issues that directly touch on their lives, especially given its long list of campaign promises, the APC administration has remained high on propaganda, violating the constitution for partisan capital, hounding perceived political enemies; while at the same time continuing in their trick of hoodwinking the populace, using their so-called body language theory in the attempt to appropriate achievements of the previous PDP administration.”
The PDP said the fact that the Buhari-led government had been unable to pursue any investment in any of the critical sectors, eliciting public fears of serious economic crisis in the coming years.

The party added that the APC was not the desirable alternative to the PDP, but a band of “power grabbers, who swindled the electorate to get into office using false promises and propaganda.”
In his reaction, the National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Mr. Lai Mohammed, asked what the PDP actually wanted.
While promising a comprehensive reply to the statement by the main opposition party, he said Nigerians know whether they Buhari government was working or not.
“They said we are not working, yet light has improved. They said we are not working, yet we are stamping out corruption and the PDP is not happy. They will bellyache for long,” he added.
Meanwhile, the Lagos State chapter of the PDP has dismissed the Lagos State National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal’s judgment upholding the declaration of Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila as winner of the March 28, 2015, House of Representatives election in the Surulere Federal Constituency 1.
Gbajabiamila is the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives.
The candidate of the PDP, Tony Ashikodi, who polled 14, 550 votes against Gbajabiamila’s 21, 715 votes, had headed for the tribunal to challenge Gbajabiamila’s victory.
The Justice C.U Anwuka-led three-man tribunal, on Friday, however, rejected the petition challenging the victory of Gbajabiamila and his party, the APC, in the said election.

The Publicity Secretary of Lagos PDP, Mr. Taofik Gani, in an interview with one of our correspondents, expressed disapproval of the verdict, stating that the party would challenge the judgment at the Court of Appeal, as well as petition the National Judiciary Council.
He said, “The popular opinion is that the PDP candidate, Mr. Tony Ashikodi, won that election. We are surprised that despite the array of evidence and the facts being so obvious to the tribunal, as put forward by our lawyers, the tribunal still went further to give judgment to Gbajabiamila.
“Again, on technical grounds, the tribunal in Lagos has not been delivering justice and we make bold to say that at the end of all, we will approach the National Judicial Council to probe the manner which this tribunal delivers judgment on the petitions in Lagos State.”

According to the party spokesperson, Gbajabiamila’s victory is momentary.
He added that the tribunal is under watch and expressed conviction that the NJC would investigate why “in Lagos, despite numerous petitions, all the tribunals are doing is delivering judgment in favour of the APC.”

Copyright PUNCH.

yes! the PDP is right about the PMB/APC led administration .
it is more like the administration does not know how to deliver its own goals.it is seriously "stuck" in two worlds.
a,a world of the military era where they can do things practically anyhow and to any extreme without being questioned.but it has realised it cannot do it because citizens have information of day to day govt activity and the citizens are demanding results!

b,a world where it wants to escape responsibility for "governance" but has run out of excuses!


where PMB/APC shot itself was when it released its angels ----+ mehn,even tinubu will never do a mistake like that??

PMB/APC should put their ....... together and start delivering economic dividends.but if it continues this poor under used govt show!
wow!it will be a straight forward embarrassment.


God Bless Nigeria
God Bless The President
God Bless the citizens!

Unfortunately true

"Is it that PMB wants to punish us for no just reason, or he's just as dull as a c o w? Imagine, he's leading us to a recession, and you see so many of his supporters dancing and celebrating when they post selfie online, will they continue to celebrate pictures till 2019? I pity Nigerians, we've been scammed". Quote me anywhere

Olisa Metuh please shut up,enough of your boring stupidity.

This truly captured the Buhari presidency

Ozin:
This truly captured the Buhari presidency

He really captured PMB/APC government like photo.

On a second thought I may not necessarily blame them. Buhari especially has been on the side lines since 1985 undeveloped so he thought it was like military dictatorship. I am sure by 2019 when PDP takes over he will be willing to support the PDP govt having tasted the pudding(you all know the taste of the pudding is in the eating)

K

Total finishing

No be lie.

This is a fact audible to the deaf and visible to the blind.

SO On point.BUHARIS body odour will ultimately finish this contry

Even the blind can see how stvpid APC appears in the relms of affairs !

The moment they started the body language ish on the front pages of National newspapers, I knew Nigerians have been punished by the most high with this present dispensation .

The stroke that broke the camels back was the moment Buhari submitted his ministerial list with same old recycled polithievescians ,so where is the change the Sai Baba psychophants were brainwashed with?


By 2019, APC will still blame the past administration for its woes !!

Too many id!ots on this thread. After 16 years of leadership, what can pdp boast of? Nothing.

abduljabbar4:
Too many id!ots on this thread. After 16 years of leadership, what can pdp boast of? Nothing.

As usual,you won't reflect on the issue at hand but will be quick to insult anyone with a contrary opinion to yours and even try to edit the truth.

After 16years,PDP can at least boast of preserving democracy