Protests: Tinubu’s Speech Diversionary, Fails To Address Issues -PDP Claims
By Sunday Etuka, Abuja
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asserted that the speech delivered by President Bola Tinubu while addressing the nation failed to offer any concrete measure to address the excruciating hardship in the country.
PDP, in a statement on Sunday by its
National Publicity Secretary, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, said, it was equally shocking that the speech did not order an investigation into the brutal killing of unarmed Nigerians by certain unscrupulous operatives of security agencies while demanding for good governance, protection, security and welfare, which are the primary purpose of government
It said, “instead, the speech dwelt on APC’s counter-productive action of disregarding the feelings and pains of the people by focusing on self-praise, claims of imaginary achievements and empty projections in the face of apparent and obvious failure of the APC in every aspect of governance”.
Such, it said, only reinforces public apprehension that the APC administration is uncaring and impervious to the suffering and pains of millions of Nigerians, particularly the youths whose dreams, hope and aspiration are being dashed by the APC.
“It is clear that the APC administration is overwhelmed and has no answers to the myriads of problems occasioned by its anti-people policies that are suffocating life in the country.
“The APC must admit failure and be willing to accept alternative views and suggestions at this moment recognizing that what Nigerians need now is solution and not rhetoric”, PDP said.
The Party called on President Tinubu to come to terms with the fact that the nation is in dire straits under his watch.
“He should address the demands of the people particularly to reduce the cost of petroleum products, stabilize the Naira and take immediate steps towards the provision of food items to Nigerians.
“President Tinubu should cut the size of governance, expenditure on luxury items and free more resources for immediate intervention towards the wellbeing of Nigerians”, it said.
