2018: Nigerians Should Brace Up For Challenges Ahead – APGA

The National Chairman of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), Dr Victor Oye has said that 2018 will be challenging and called on Nigerians to brace up for tough times.
Oye gave the charge in an interview with newsmen in Awka yesterday.
He described the outgoing year as generally impressive on security and economy but decried the harsh living condition of the people.
Oye said being a year preceding a general election, there would be heightened tension in the country and charged President Buhari and the security agencies to prevent untoward occurrence.
“Nigerians should gird their loins and be ready for the task ahead.
“2018 is going to be tough, politically, economically, socially and otherwise.
The tribunal will be heightened insecurity, I have envisaged it as a result of the 2019 general election.
“Politicians will get more money, more arms, there will be more tension preparatory to the election.
“President Buhari and the security agencies have a lot of work to do to ensure that the security of this country is maintained so that it will not affect the country adversely.
“I pray nothing bad will happen, may God give us humane and kind hearted leaders in this country and not those who masquerade as people’s messiah.
“I pray for leaders with passion and vision, men who will serve this country selflessly,” he said.
Oye blamed the late take-off of the economy in 2017 on late passage of the budget and called on the National Assembly to be more proactive in approving the proposal next year. He said though the fight against corruption was reinvigorated under Buhari, it needed to more wholistic.
“The outgoing year has been a good year for Nigeria and Nigerians, apart from some hiccups; politically, economically and socially it can generally be said to be a good year.
“It started on a very quiet note, the first quarter was fiscally tasking because it took the National Assembly time to pass the budget, that made the economy to operate a very slow pace”, he said.