T[b]he Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has directed its members across the country to intensify their efforts in providing assistance to vulnerable Nigerians in their neighborhood to further mitigate the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 lockdown directives.[/b] The PDP also asked the federal government to bring in the hands used in winning the battle against the Ebola virus disease as well as commission indigenous manufacturers, especially auto and equipment producers, to concert effort towards production of ventilators and other equipment needed in the fight against the pandemic.

The PDP in a statement on Saturday by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan also called on more Nigerians to join public-spirited individuals and groups in extending assistance to vulnerable citizens in the overall effort to contain and check the spread of the pandemic in the country. The PDP said its call is against the backdrop of the failure of the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led administration “to shelve its greed and corruption and make adequate provisions for social palliatives and other panaceas to Nigerians, despite the immense resources at its disposal.”

Stating that its position is also in line with its manifesto and guiding principles to ensure the security, wellbeing and happiness of all citizens, irrespective of creed, ethnicity and political persuasion, the PDP called on all Nigerians to look beyond primordial considerations and join forces to defeat the virus. “The party therefore urges Nigerians to use this time to further display their spirit of brotherly care by assisting vulnerable persons around them particularly the aged, the unemployed as well as individuals and families whose means of livelihood had been crippled for the restriction directives.

“Furthermore, the PDP laments as worrisome, that at a time as this, the APC and its government would remain lethargic and allow sheer incompetence, greed, avarice and primitive corruption to continue to constrict it into unnecessary parochialism in the handling of effort against the spread of COVID-19 in our country. “Our party also bemoans the lack of accountability and the manifest sleaze in the disbursement of financial palliatives with allegations of diversion of billion of naira to private purses to the detriment of poor Nigerians. Indeed, such is not the way to go,” the PDP said.

“The party therefore urged the Federal Government to be transparent and involve more capable Nigerian medical experts, researchers as well as equipment manufacturers to assist in checking the spread of the pandemic in our country,” the party said.

Chomolungma:
I really feel bad for not being created as a pair of scissors, a cat, flowers or I'd have just come to this life as a handbag. Who send me message come this Wahala world

I'm tired of all these bad, sad and mad news. The kind of panic in my mind can even wreck more havoc than this stupid contagion.

God, please help us.

SoapQueen:
I really feel bad for not being created as a pair of scissors, a cat, flowers or I'd have just come to this life as a handbag. Who send me message come this Wahala world

I'm tired of all these bad, sad and mad news. The kind of panic in my mind can even wreck more havoc than this stupid contagion.

God, please help us.

chatinent:
PDP and APC are the only political parties in Nigeria. Others are mere social groups.

klax:


Calling other political parties social group you have even overrated them. All other political parties are mere family meeting or all those CDA of streets.

kerry57:
Eeeeh, feedeefee self wan intervene? Make them give us back the uncountable that they stole from the masses and make Afeecee give us the ones they have stolen and are currently stealing, then i bet everyone. God bless naija.

AntiChristian:
The post started neutrally addressing issues only to later go into blaming the other party!

Anuofia! The pot calling the kettle black!

SEGLIZ:

#FEARNOT
create not course to worry for You are Fearfully and Wonderfully made in God's image.
Fear Not for Lord Almighty is got your back, no evil shall come near You, Your Family and Friends and Everything that has to do You.
You are Greatly covered by the Covenant in the Blood of Jesus.
Amen.

helinues:
Nice one from Pdp.

This is the kind of opposition they should be playing..


Everything shouldn't be about condemnation all the time..

Hope Apc as a leading party can also start to behave maturely most especially stubborn Oshiomole

SoapQueen:


Amen Amen. God Bless You. Same to you