The
members of the Atiku Poverty Cure Initiative Coalition has bemoaned the
crippling poverty in Nigeria and serial peddling of falsehood, a malaise put
squarely on the doorstep of the ruling
All Progressive Congress of Nigeria.
This, the group said is the cause of the biting poverty, unemployment,
loss of lives, Nigerians now experience.
Furthermore,
the Group decried the painful turn as unacceptable, unnecessary and a rape of
democracy.
In
a statement issued in Abuja and signed by the National Coordinator, Chief Jones
Ogwumike and Abdul-Rasheed Atta the General Secretary, the group wondered why
the ruling All Progressive Congress has not yet owned up their weakness and
inability to function as a government or bring about the much desired economic
turn around and dividends of democracy for Nigerians.
The
group especially frowned at the recent rating of Nigeria by the World Bank as
the Number 88 in the poverty index and one of the poorest in terms of welfare
and provisions of amenities. They warned that unless this trend is halted,
Nigeria will cease to exist in the not too distant future!
The
Group castigated the All Progressive Congress for excessive borrowing and
worsening the standards and conditions of living insisting that this wasn’t the
covenant Nigerians signed with them by voting them into office.
The
Group noted that the APC has proven adept at peddling falsehood, leaving behind
a trail of abandoned projects, unfulfilled promises, sickness, deaths and
thousands of displaced persons as a result of which we now boast of what is
popularly known as IDP camps. Now, they said, Nigerians are now tired of being
fooled by visionless leaders who have nothing to offer the Nigerian masses.
Explaining
further, the Group pointed at the incredible statements credited to a serving minister
with huge responsibilities over crucial portfolios for falsely claiming that
all major roads in Nigeria have been repaired and power outages completely
reduced. The group described the statements as not only reckless, and
unfortunate, but a clear sign that Nigeria was in real danger! “If with what is
happening along Lokoja-Okene highway, Okpella-Ekpoma-Iruekpen highways,
Benin-Ologbo highway, Jos-Bauchi-Gombe highway to mention few are anything to
go by, then Nigerians must open their eyes”, disclosed Chief Jones.
The
group advised the APC to stop using State funds for frivolous purposes and
concentrate on providing real governance saying that the era of deception is
over. “Thank God for the advent of the social media and the globalization of
the world, there is no more hiding place for pretentious government officials”,
the group stated.
The
Group urged the APC to stop fronting Mr. President as Mr. Integrity, or the so
called corruption fighter as this has now been proven to be a mirage. “You
cannot be Mr. Integrity, when Nigerians are dying of hunger, children are out
of school, parents are groaning under crippling debts, and you say you are
bringing change”, said Chief Jones.
The
statement cautioned the ruling party to do away with nepotism, sectionalism and
work assiduously for the unification of Nigeria instead of leaving a fractious
nation. ‘Nigeria has never been worse off under this administration of
President Muhammadu Buhari”, the group added, insisting that nothing is worse
than becoming refugees in your own country.
The
Group expressed hope in the candidacy of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and vowed
Its
readiness to mobilize its Six Zonal Directors and 36 State Coordinators to
capture all 774 Local Governments top ensure victory for the PDP presidential
flag bearer.
The
group welcomed the unification of the People’s Democratic Party faithful for
uniting around their flag bearer, calling on those still in the fence to rally
round the PDP candidate.
The
group used the opportunity to call on Nigerians to vote massively for Alhaji
Atiku Abubakar because he is the popular choice of Nigerians especially now
that President Muhammadu Buhari has been demystified completely.
The
group noted that the current hunger ravaging the land is man-made arising out
of bad government policies and should be contained.
The
group stated that if the welfare of Nigerians is not paramount to this APC
administration, they have no business being in governance.
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