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Akinwande Soji-Ojo
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors indicted themselves when they asked President Bola Tinubu to “throw in the towel” over economic hardship in the country.
The governors of the opposition party had on Saturday said the suffering in the land has become unbearable, and asked Tinubu to resign if he can’t find a lasting solutions to the challenges confronting the country.
But a statement issued on Sunday by APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, said PDP governors have become “doomsday vocalists,” instead of living up to their responsibilities.
According to Morka, it is cringeworthy that the governors who have stifled the local government areas in their states are speaking about the “buck” on the president’s table.
“Rather than live up to their responsibilities as chief executive officers of Nigeria’s federating units, the PDP governors have turned themselves into a band of doomsday vocalists, raising their voices to deafening decibels intended to drown the groans of their citizens battered by their critical inertia, ineptitude and dismal performance as governors of their states.
“As the federal buck ‘ultimately stops’ at the President’s table so the state buck ‘ultimately stops’ at the governors’ table.
“The PDP governors’ call to the President to throw in the towel is nothing short of self-indictment
“It is cringeworthy that the same governors that have never justified the massive federal allocations to their states, that have perennially stifled and dispossessed local government administrations of federally allocated funds are talking about ‘buck’. How can a governor of a state in utter shambles like Delta participate, barefaced, in a talk about ‘buck’?
“Has the PDP governor of Delta State even attempted to justify the over 483.57 billion naira federal allocation to the state in 2023? Which part or sector of Delta State bears witness to the use of that huge allocation?
“Delta State retirees have remained desperately pulverized by PDP’s uninterrupted reckless rule since the advent of this Republic in 1999.
“Since the buck also stops at the PDP governors’ table at the state level, they should practice what they preach by resigning from their offices rather than blaming the federal administration for their utter failure to mobilize massive resources at their disposal to improving the living conditions of their people,” he said.
Morka said Tinubu is taking responsibility and providing “solid leadership in this historic season of deep and enduring economic transformation in our country.”
“The administration has initiated bold and far-reaching reforms that are indispensable to economic recovery, sustainable growth and prosperity. Our people are going through transient but painful difficulties that the administration is supremely determined to mitigate as these policies begin to yield desired results.
“Nigerians deserve to live in peace and security, with access to basic social and economic amenities. Our Party and administration urges patience during these turbulent times as our nation soars unstoppably to firmer grounds and more prosperous future,” Morka added.