The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of being responsible for the recent borrowing by the Muhammadu Buhari government.

Recall that Buhari had asked the National Assembly to approve $4.054bn, €710m and $125m fresh external loans to fund critical projects in the country.

But the PDP asked the National Assembly to reject the President’s request and probe the spending of all loans collected so far by the Buhari government.

In a statement on Wednesday, Secretary of the APC Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, Sen John James Akpanudoedehe, said the 16 years of misrule of the PDP was responsible for the foreign loans request.

Akpanudoedehe added that the APC-led government is borrowing to finance the deficit in the 2021 budget and develop critical infrastructure in the country.

He stated that the projects when completed will stimulate economic growth, generate jobs, reduce poverty and improve the general well-being of the citizens.

The APC scribe, however, welcomes the continued and multi-partisan cooperation which exists between the executive and legislature on national issues.

The statement reads: “Unlike in the brazen looting days of the PDP, the borrowings are designed to finance the deficit in the 2021 budget to enable the realisation of the Nigerian Economic Sustainability Plan that touches key sectors such as infrastructure development, boosting healthcare services, strengthening agriculture to deepen food security, more energy generation and continued tackling of the ravaging COVID-19 global pandemic.

“From the forgone, it is abundantly clear that the borrowing is hinged on genuine needs and based on the necessity to strengthen the foundation of the national economy and achieve the desired primary purpose of the government of uplifting the living standard of the citizens.

“It was in PDP’s era that loans to fund power generation, purchase arms and ammunition to fight a raging insurgency was misappropriated and diverted to fund PDP activities; and the borrowed money ultimately found its way to the pockets of cronies, friends and family members of administration officials. Nigeria is still servicing a $460 million loan taken from China to fund a phoney Abuja Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) contract awarded in August 2010.

“Nigerians should also reflect and recall that the PDP had in its 16 years of misrule pushed the country into a dark ditch of insolvency, and a period in which most state governments could not pay workers salaries, not even the minimum wage, or settle contractors’ bills and cater for patients in hospitals, to name a few.

“In a welcome and commendable change, the Buhari-led administration through its economic management skills bailed out states to pay salary backlogs and embarked on large-scale infrastructure development projects that stimulated the economy and exited the era of insolvency and recession caused by the ineptitude of the PDP administration.

“The APC welcomes the continued and multi-partisan cooperation which exists between the executive and legislature on national issues. This will ensure good governance, particularly in the area of economic development. The country and citizens are the ultimate beneficiaries.”

https://www./2021/09/15/pdp-responsible-for-buhari-obtaining-foreign-loans-apc/

What an incoherent and disjointed gibberish aimed at deceiving the gullibles. All this borrowings with nothing to show for it. INEC should do Nigerians a favor by de registering this devilish party from the pit of hell. They came to kill and destroy

APC is a devilish party from the pit of hell. Nigerians are tired of this satanic party

These shameless APC people having been doing the blame game for more than 6 years now . Shebi they said they could fix Nigeria...and what happened to those empty promises that made gullible Nigerians vote in this marxist government ? Nonsense

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Useless lunatic still blaming PDP for 6yrs now.I nearly broke a core buharist head today when he asked me to borrow him 10k that he is financially bankrupt.

This useless political party self.

Too laughable and unbelievable

Nigerians are definitely a joke to this APC people.

How can Nigerians keep condoning these people and their nonsense like north Korean citizens

PDP has it own problems as it also met huge debt burden pilled up by the preceding military regimes & even solved this by getting Nigeria the Paris club debt lay off. But what have clueless dumbasses given this failed nation except blaming anything including the good Lord for their idiocy? So disgustingly an annoying bunch of idiots in govt.

“Nigerians should also reflect and recall that the PDP had in its 16 years of misrule pushed the country into a dark ditch of insolvency, and a period in which most state governments could not pay workers salaries, not even the minimum wage, or settle contractors’ bills and cater for patients in hospitals, to name a few.

Ridicule is the first and last argument of a fool.”(Charles Simmons). This man brain has two sides.At the right side there is nothing left and at the left side there is nothing right. Omakwanu ka anyi si kwado? Omaro.Amadioha magbo unu dia.

Let us wait for , NGpatriot, sarrki, monogamy, Commentor and other hordes of zombies.

Shameless party APC ..even after 6 years of woeful performance they still blame PDP

It's been six years and these failures are still doing the blame game. So pathetic.

Chai! Which kain wahala person enter for this APC regime.

Haven beaten Nigerians to unopposed submission, APC and FG can now celebrate their conquest dancing naked in public as much as they so please.

They know no one dare stand-up to challenge them. That explains why they can put out any ridiculous statement without fear of the citizens.

Even the President in his request for loan did not specify what his government wants to use the loans for. That's how low they think of their conquered country men.

Ok we don hear next news please, PDP should not allow this calamity party called APC to use their failure to distract them o.

Lastmankc:
Useless lunatic still blaming PDP for 6yrs now.I nearly broke a core buharist head today when he asked me to borrow him 10k that he is financially bankrupt.

me am always looking at them anytime they are lamenting.

Only idiot sycophant will doubt this statement.