₦airaland Forum

PRESS STATEMENT 11/4/24

PDP IN A QUAGMIRE

From all indications and circumstantial convictions, the ruling People Democratic Party in Plateau State is in a dire stress and fast running out of steam.

Barely ten months in office, the government is running on fumes, looking seriously exhausted and overwhelmingly frustrated with the demands and challenges of governance.

It is therefore not surprising, that within such a short span of time, the people on whom the PDP rode on their backs to power, are beginning to ask questions and accountability on the mandate so entrusted to the ruling Party in the State.

Unfortunately, this is what the PDP and the government would hate to hear or tolerate, especially any promptings from the opposition parties which has often resulted in the ground- swelling resentment in the State.

In the past few days, the PDP has been in a state of melancholy and obscurity, for no fault of anyone, but self inflicted unpopularity, caused by ill thought out policies and actions of the government.

Undoubtedly, the political space has been agog, charged and full of histrionics put up by the PDP, just because the APC and it's Council of Elders statesmanly alerted the government on the looming danger over the closure of the Plateau State University Bokkos, by the National University Commission (NUC).

The APC as a responsible opposition party did not just speak without facts, but acted on a verifiable document to advise on the way out of the quagmire.

But typical of the PDP and it's Social media Skunks, without any decorum and sense of superior reasonings over the government's action or inaction, resorted to making avalanche of belittlements as well as mean-spiritedness in condemning any patriotic voice.

What is baffling and incomprehensible is that, whenever the PDP's government inadequacies are pointed out, the party always shifts the blame on former governor Simon Lalong, who as far as the Bokkos University is concerned, is one of the architects apart from Governor Joshua Dariye,that initiated and executed the establishment of the Institution.

Going memory lane, when the idea of the State University was muted out by the Dariye government, it was Senator Lalong then, as the Speaker, who ensured the speedy passage of the law establishing the Institution and the allocation of funds for its immediate take-off within a record time.

Furthermore, immediately Senator Lalong became the Governor of the State, he opened the University, earlier closed down by the Jang administration, in addition to the appointment of an academic of international repute, in the person of Professor Attahiru Jega as its Pro-Chancellor, leading to the accreditation of numerous courses in the Institution by the NUC.

Added to this, is the immeasurable contributions of Senator Lalong to the development of the Institution,as was seen in the first joint matriculations of the University which attracted national attention and public assistance by some spirited individuals as well as entities.

It is therefore uncharitable and foolhardy, for the PDP and it's media play boys to always blindly and without any intellectual flavour, put up an escapist defence on the inadequacies and inefficiencies of the government.

For the APC, it believes that the ruling Party should be accountable to the people, with the Opposition providing alternative policies and perspectives in the art of government.

And that is what APC is doing, and will continue to do without any fear of intimidation, harassment and character assassination by a group of dumb bunnies.

Signed.
Shitttu Bamaiyi
Acting Publicity Secretary.

PDAPC