Monday, 10 August 2015
Stop appropriating our achievements’-PDP Cautions APC
This is a press statement from PDP through National Publicity Secretary Chief Olisa Metuh.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) counsels the All Progressives Congress (APC) to always be sincere and stop appropriating the achievements of past administration as theirs.
The party said, instead, the APC and President Muhammadu Buhari should make haste and activate the various economic outlets which have been stagnated as a result of their obvious inability to articulate a clear-cut economic policy for the nation.
PDP National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh in a statement on Monday
said it is disappointing that a government which came to power on
claims of high moral ground, rather than focusing on delivering its
promises, is dancing around the achievements of the previous government
in an attempt to make the public believe that recorded successes in
critical sectors are theirs.
“For instance, how do we explain APC’s spirited effort to make the public believe that the equipping of the country’s military for the fights against insurgency; the turn around of the nation’s oil refineries; and the polio-free certification of Nigeria were products of their government even when it is common knowledge that they have not been able to find their bearing for governance since their election into office.
"If the former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki had not been courageous enough to release those incontrovertible facts that the Goodluck Jonathan-led PDP administration actually fortified the country's military before leaving office in May, the APC would have succeeded in its propaganda against that administration and led Nigerians to believe that the equipping was a product of President Buhari’s recent diplomatic shuttles.
“It is an obvious fact that before the May 29 handover to the APC, the Nigerian armed forces, using these equipment sourced under the watch of the PDP government, had already pushed the insurgents to the verge of surrender in the Sambisa forest, only for them to now resurge under the APC-led government due to apparent lack of direction and confusion that have characterized this administration.
“In the same way, this government has positioned itself to claim credit for the turn around and resuscitation of some of the nation's oil refineries without reference to the past administration that initiated and executed the Turn Around Maintenance (TAM) of the facilities years back, which dividends the nation now enjoys and which we expect will result in steady supply of petroleum products in our nation.
“Similarly, informed Nigerians note with dismay how the APC administration has been celebrating the certification of Nigeria as polio-free in the last one year by the World Health Organization (WHO) without giving credit to the PDP-led government under whose watch the feat was achieved.
“While the PDP well understands the nervousness of the APC and its government in the challenge of fulfilling their bogus promises upon which they rode to power, such does not in any way rationalise the resort to deceit and flagrant appropriation of another’s achievements, a thing no serious, credible and honest government will do”.
The PDP said instead of trying to poach achievements to earn an
undeserved praise, the APC and its government should brace up,
articulate a precise economic policy, assemble an economic team and
urgently commence the delivery of their promises for which they were
voted.
The party said it finds it unacceptable, not withstanding the reasons being adduced, for a government in a democratic setting to run for almost three months without a cabinet and any policy direction whatsoever.
“This is the first time since independence that our nation has stayed without a complete composition of government for three months. Unfortunately, the negative effect of this anomaly, which has taken a huge toll on the country’s economy and the welfare of Nigerians, will be with us in the coming years.
“We express this concern against the backdrop of information that unpatriotic persons close to government are already hounding civil servants for inflated concessions, allocations, jobs and other favours being unduly granted, making the system fertile for heavy financial sleazes in the absence of appropriate statutory supervising officers.
“This is in addition to the avoidable economic downturn now manifesting in the abandonment of ongoing infrastructural projects, crippling of foreign and domestic investments and continued slide in the money and capital markets.
“Finally, we want to reiterate our earlier call on Nigerians to continue to pray for President Muhammadu Buhari, who for obvious reasons is surrounded by people whose divergent personal interests have become a huge burden on our dear nation, the integrity of this government, the health of our economy and sustenance of our democracy”.
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Ife chiefs finally confirm Ooni's death, appeals to residents to obey palace orders as burial rites begin
The Ife traditional council in Osun State today finally confirmed the
death of the Ooni of Ife, Okunade Sijuwade Olubuse II. Speaking through
the the Awara of Iwara-Ife, Chief Layi Adereti, the council of chiefs
said the official proclamation of the death of the Ooni who died July
28th, would be made on Wednesday August 12th.
"This is an official statement from the palace of Awara of Iwara-Ife who is the head of Oro deity that on Wednesday 12th August 2015, there would be official proclamation of the demise of Ooni of Ife. The proclamation will be made public during the Oro festival, being the final rites on the demise of Ooni of Ife.
The residents of the ancient town are therefore urged to keep away from the streets between the hours of 9am and 4pm during which the Oro diety will be out. With the announcement, people are advised to stay in-doors for the period when the Oro will be out.”he said He appealed to residents in the state to remain indoors during the Oro rites, adding that both male and female are barred from movement.
Buhari meets with reps of Min of Transport, queries diversion of foreign loans for rail project
President Buhari and his Vice, Yemi Osinbajo met with officials
from the Transport and National Population Commission at The
Presidential Villa, Abuja today. He queried the diversion of $600m from a
$1 billion loan collected from the Chinese Exim Bank meant to be used
for the construction of a standard gauge rail line linking Lagos to
Kano.
President Buhari expressed his displeasure at the
development when he met with representatives of the Ministry of
Transport at the state house Abuja earlier today.
“I hope that due process was followed before such diversions were
carried out. Taking money from one project to another has to be done
properly,” he said
President Buhari and his Vice, Yemi Osinbajo met with officials
from the Transport and National Population Commission at The
Presidential Villa, Abuja today. He queried the diversion of $600m from a
$1 billion loan collected from the Chinese Exim Bank meant to be used
for the construction of a standard gauge rail line linking Lagos to
Kano.
President Buhari expressed his displeasure at the development when he met with representatives of the Ministry of Transport at the state house Abuja earlier today.
President Buhari expressed his displeasure at the development when he met with representatives of the Ministry of Transport at the state house Abuja earlier today.
“I hope that due process was followed before such diversions were carried out. Taking money from one project to another has to be done properly,” he said
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