Inexperience makes APC jittery – PDP ‎

• Says Nigerians want answers to questions not insults

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said the resort to insult and abuse by the All Progressives Congress (APC) whenever issues of governance was raise stems from its lack of experience and direction.

In a statement Monday by its National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh, PDP advised the governing party that insults and abuse cannot be the solution but only confirms the insincerity and emptiness of the APC even as a party in power.‎

It noted that APC failed to provide answers to burning national issues that border on the government’s lack of transparency, abuse of power, dwindling economy, escalating insecurity and apparent failure of governance since it assumed power at the centre.

‎”Furthermore, the nation is still waiting for the APC and the Presidency to address the issue of the divisive and tendentious statement by President Buhari who declared to the world that he would run a discriminatory government based on voting pattern in the last general elections, in clear violation of his oath of office and the provisions of the constitution,” the statement added.

It said the APC failed to address the issue of the recent organized public harassment and humiliation against the immediate-past First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan at the Port Harcourt airport obviously organized and orchestrated by the Director of Protocol in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Husseini, who cited ‘order from above’ in his direct threats and insults to the former First Lady on phone.

PDP reminded APC spokesman, Alhaji Lai Mohammed and APC that being in government comes with demands of accountability, civility and decency.‎

“We appreciate the elementary knowledge of the APC spokesman in his new role especially against the backdrop of his struggling to impress two masters at a time, Bourdellion and the President, who distributes the largesse at the moment, but Nigerians expect that in his search for job, he should be decorous, mature and on the side of truth and accountability.

“Nigerians are still waiting for explanations on the embarrassments that characterized the President’s US visit, which instead of bringing gains, yielded only disagreements, accusations and exchanges between the Presidency and their American hosts.

“The Presidency and the APC are yet to address the issue of the disgraceful treatment meted out on some Nigerian bankers and captains of industries by the President during the visit as well as the absence of an economic team in an important meeting with US officials thereby robbing the nation of the benefits of the discussions,” the party said.

According to PDP, Nigerians are still waiting for answers on the issue of resort to sole administratorship by the President in managing of the affairs of the nation without proper recourse to statutory arms and organs of government as stipulated by the constitution.

“They are still waiting for explanations for the lack of policy direction that has left the nation’s economy in tatters with continued fall of the naira and agonizing loss in the capital market which has lost over N1.1 trillion in the last two months.

“The citizens are still awaiting clarifications on the important issue of the $2.1 billion loan the Presidency is taking from the World Bank for purposes yet unknown to the public and relevant arms of government. They want explanations on what the loan is for, what the terms are and who decides on how the money will be spent.”

It called on the presidency to come out clear on this loan as well as publicize details of its expenditure in the last two months.