The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has claimed that unlike the All Progressives Congress (APC) which is running away from campaigning with President Muhammadu Buhari’s achievements because it plunged Nigerians into deeper hunger and poverty, it is proud of its records.
According to the PDP in a statement by its Presidential Campaign Spokesman, Charles Aniagwu, unlike the APC which has nothing to show, it is very proud of running on records achieved during its 16 years of rule.
He noted that the PDP’s 16 years record is attractive enough to run on because things were much better in 2015 than they are now.
Aniagwu also bemoaned the APC for allegedly destroying the structures the PDP put in place, prior to 2015 when the party took over the reins of governance.
The party said the APC’s Presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu’s handlers were always referring to Lagos in their campaigns because the party had failed Nigerians on their campaign promises.
The presidential campaign Spokesman stated that “but on the basis of what we did even in the first 16 years, we don’t have to run away from it and I can tell you that we liberalised the telecoms sector, pension reforms, banking consolidation, and setting up a number of institutions to fight corruption, EFCC, ICPC, Due Process Office and many more.”
The PDP said in its 16 years of the rule before 2015, it ensured that Nigerians were united, but in the last seven years under the APC, “those things that put us together have been so bastardised.
“We are very proud of running on our records and Atiku Abubakar and his running mate Dr Ifeanyi Okowa have seen the many challenges bedevilling the country and they have mapped out strategies to reposition the country to function effectively.
“Those who asked for a change in 2015 have seen that the change they asked for did not yield the dividends of democracy they so desired and I can assure you that Atiku-Okowa will make a difference,” the statement read in part.
The PDP Presidential Campaign Spokesman, who faulted the APC for holding a campaign rally on a Sunday morning, described the move as insensitive and that the APC does not understand the sensibilities of this country.
Aniagwu advanced that “I watched with dismay how the APC organised a campaign rally on a Sunday morning in this country when people are supposed to be worshipping God, they were very busy in Lagos blocking everybody in the name of a rally.
“That was insensitive and it simply tells you clearly that they don’t understand the sensibilities of this country.”
This article was originally published on OsunDaily News
