APC Responsible For Nigeria’s Woes – PDP

The Sokoto State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has said the “immaturity” of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), was responsible for Nigeria’s current economic downturn.
Speaking in Sokoto, the state Secretary of the party, Kabiru Aliyu, also blamed the “poor performance” of the APC-led Federal Government on the frosty relationship between the executive and the legislature.
According to Aliyu, “Should the Senate and the Presidency be insensitive to the plight of the people and continue with the selfish fight among themselves? This is an act of immaturity. They do not have the people at heart.
“We expected the leadership of APC to take control of their ego by maintaining a smooth relationship between all arms of government, especially the legislature and the executive.
“The failure of the party to ensure this means that it is not in control. It has become a divided party.
“Nigerians are disillusioned by the poor performance of the APC-led administration across all levels of government.
“People are suffering, and in spite of the hope and trust that they had on this administration, they have been betrayed. Nothing has changed,” he argued.
Meanwhile, Sen. Shehu Sani (APC, Kaduna-Central) has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) may lose Kaduna State in the 2019 governorship election, if the state government’s “seeming anti-people’s policies” continue.
Sani spoke to newsmen in Kaduna, yesterday, shortly after he received complaints from traders on Governor Nasiru el-Rufai’s plan to demolish the famous Kasuwan Barci Market in Kaduna.
“The anti-people policies of the APC administration in Kaduna State is sending people away, many people now only have faith in Buhari, not in the party anymore.
“Most programmes of government in the state are not in favour of the people, and if it continues, APC will pay for it.
“The current administration’s policies are only designed to please some certain group of people in the state,” Sani claimed.
He urged the state government to shelve the plan to demolish the market, famous for its textile and second-hand clothing.
The senator noted that demolishing such market with 4,800 shops at this time of hardship would spell doom for thousands of families.
“I identify with the pains, concerns and fears of the traders, and I appeal to the governor to think twice with a human heart over the issue.
“We promised to deliver change to the country, and as democrats, whatever we will do, we need to consult and carry the people along.
“We cannot treat people with arrogance and insolence, and expect them to trust us again,” Sani said.
According to him, the traders are angry and fear that if the market is demolished, it will be difficult for them to get their shops back.
Sani, who is the Chairman, Senate Committee on Domestic and Foreign Debts, advised el-Rufai to suspend the demolition plan and concentrate on completing projects he had started.
“For all the projects he started, he has not completed any. So, the mistake will be when he demolishes the market, and there is no funds to reconstruct it, what will happen to the traders and the place?”
He noted that most government activities would shut down by 2018, when political activities begin ahead of the 2019 general elections.
“The market had provided jobs for more than 30,000 men and women, with many youth off the streets and engaged in tailoring, craft work and trading.
“Engage the traders in reconstructing the market by giving them a specific design to reconstruct with a deadline,” he suggested.
Sani told the traders that he would forward a memo to the governor on the issue, and advised them to also seek dialogue with the state government to resolve the matter.
He also advised them to approach the state House of Assembly, religious leaders and human rights organisations for intervention.
The senator added that the traders also have the option of taking legal action, if all efforts failed to stop the government plan.
The Chairman of the Market Traders Union, Haruna Umar, said that the market with 4,800 shops, records over N500million daily turnover.
Umar said there were more than 30,000 persons earning their livelihood from the market, adding that demolishing it would be devastating to them and their families.