…Urges unity, love
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged Nigerians to use the occasion of Christmas, the festival of the birth of Jesus Christ to strengthen the bond of love and unity despite the hardship, pain and misery brought upon the nation by the divisive and suppressive policies of the Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress (APC) administration.
This is even as the Party, the governors under the platform of PDP, congratulated the Governor of Oyo State, Engr. Seyi Makinde, as he marked his birthday on Christmas day.
The PDP, in a statement by its spokesman, Debo Ologunagba, charged Nigerians to continue to be their brother’s keepers, especially at this trying time, and not allow the hardship, difficulties and uncertainties imposed on the nation by the APC administration to change their caring nature.
The PDP lamented that the Tinubu-led APC administration has further mismanaged and wrecked the nation’s economy and social life with its self-serving and oppressive policies such that millions of Nigerian families are economically stranded, socially dislocated and can no longer afford their daily meals and other necessities of life, especially at this festive period.
The PDP said, “Our Party is grieved that while families in other climes and nations are celebrating with joy, Nigerians are observing Christmas in hunger and misery because of the anti-people policies of the APC administration.
“Instead of caring for Nigerians, the APC administration continues to allow the mindless plundering and diversion of our national resources to fund the luxury appetite of APC leaders while other Nigerians suffer excruciating hardship.
“Is it not heartless that instead of taking steps to revamp the economy, the APC administration deliberately caused an increase in the pump price of fuel from N167 to over N700 per litre; devalued the Naira to trigger high costs, and crippled the productive sector with attendant job losses in their quest to weaponise poverty and suppress Nigerians to surrender to totalitarianism?
“This explains why the N27.5 trillion 2024 budget is completely devoid of concrete mechanisms to address the comatose manufacturing and productive sectors, human capital development and depleting life expectancy of Nigeria citizens but heavily skewed to provide for the luxury appetite of APC leaders and their cronies”.
The PDP again charged the National Assembly to be on the side of the people by cutting all provisions for luxury items in the budget and channeling such funds to sectors that have a direct bearing on the well-being of Nigerians.
The PDP encouraged Nigerians not to succumb to despondency but to use the occasion and essence of Christmas to offer prayers as well as renew their hope and trust in the Divine intervention of God in the affairs of our nation.
The PDP felicitated with Nigerians and wished them a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year ahead.
Congratulating Makinde on his birthday, the party noted that the Oyo state governor is a caring and benevolent leader, insightful politician, visionary administrator, and brilliant professional, who continues to demonstrate extraordinary capacity for impactful leadership in all sectors of life.
The governors acknowledged his numerous contributions to the growth of the Forum and his nationalistic approach to governance.
“We celebrate his valuable contributions in his capacity as Vice-Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, to the growth of the nation and pray for more divine guidance generally in the line of service”, the governors stated.
