Governors elected on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP have advised the All Progressives Congress, APC, led government to mobilise Nigerians, its organs and other tiers of government for sustainable solutions to the various challenges plaguing the nation.
The PDP-GF gave this advise in a statement by its Director-General, CID Maduabum in Abuja.
The PDP Governors gave assurance of the PDP-SGF’s commitment as stakeholders in governance, work collaboratively with the President in finding lasting solutions to the challenge.
According to the PDP-GF Director General, the PDP Governors frowned at the Minister of Information, APC Governors’ Forum and other officials of the APC-led Federal Government who criticised the PDP-GF for their suggestions, advice and patriotic intervention on the way forward for the country in a communique issued at the end of their recent meeting in Abuja.
He specifically noted that “the hardship and suffering being faced by Nigerians have no tribal, religious or party coloration, stressing that “a hungry man is an angry man.”
Sustainable solutions
“While all tiers of government have a role to play, the APC-led Federal Government has a disproportionate role to play in mobilising Nigerians and all organs and tiers of government for sustainable solutions. If it cannot do so or is unable to do so, it should graciously throw in the towel,” he stated.
CID Maduabum said “PDP-governed States are comparatively the best in Nigeria in terms of developmental policies, programmes, and projects that benefit their States positively, regular payment of salaries, pensions, gratuities, and minimum wage to their workforce” and that “State governments that are delinquent on these issues are not of PDP extraction. It is false to say so. Even the food crises are exacerbated by insecurity and high exchange rate issues, among others, which are largely federal subjects”.
The PDP Governors held a meeting on 12th February, 2024, under the leadership of Sen. Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, Governor of Bauchi State and on behalf of Member-Governors, issued a communique, which among other issues:advised the Federal Government to embark on initiatives involving both Federal and Sub-National Governments to tackle the security and economic challenges facing the nation.
Lateefah Ibrahim
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