PDP, APC clash over Buhari’s agenda for next 3 years

The People’s Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress yesterday exchanged words over the nine-point agenda unveiled on Tuesday by President Muhammadu Buhari for the next three years.

PDP, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, said Buhari was still in a campaign mood five years after “seizing power, reeling out empty promises while other world leaders are showcasing their achievements.”

It alleged that Buhari had failed on his 2015 and 2019 campaign promises on anti-graft war, insecurity and economy.

The opposition party described Buhari’s new agenda for the nation as deceptive.

“President Buhari and the APC had promised to pay N5,000 monthly allowance to indigent Nigerians, provide massive employment, free houses, monthly allowances to discharged Corps Members, reduction in price of fuel, revamping of our refineries, bringing the US dollar to the same value as the naira and other bogus promises which have today, become streams of mirage.

Reacting, the APC, in a statement by its Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Yekini Nabena, said: “At this point, it’ll be a complete waste of time joining issues with the PDP which failed as a government and has become shockingly rudderless as a supposed opposition party.

“Under the President Buhari-led APC government, is Nigeria Africa’s largest economy? Yes. Are we beginning to eat what we grow? Yes. Have we achieved a sustainable petroleum pricing template? Yes. Is institutionalised corruption and impunity still the norm? No. Is money spent on ongoing infrastructure project being accounted for? Yes. With our steady climb in the global ease of doing business index, is Nigeria a profitable investment destination? Yes.”