Tension Boils As PDP Warn Buhari Against Incessant Excuses

 
 

Earlier today, President Muhammadu Buhari claimed he inherited a "virtually empty treasury" from the past administration.

But the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh in a statement on Tuesday said the party notes with dismay, President Buhari’s statement on Monday that Nigerians should not expect much from his first 100 days in office on claims that he met “virtually an empty treasury and huge debts”, noting that such only underlines the fact that the present administration is really not equipped to face the challenges of governance.

The statement reads in part:

“While we restate our resolve to engage only in credible and issue based opposition, we want the President and the APC to note that their plea for patience from Nigerians does not arise, because ab-initio, there has not been any indication that they are actually serious and determined to deliver on their campaign promises upon which they rode to power.

“Of course Nigerians are willing to support and cooperate with the President, but we are worried that the pictures emerging from his presidency and his party do not in any way inspire hope in the citizenry, especially as they have continued to show that theirs is ostensibly a matter of obtaining power by false pretenses.

“President Buhari and the APC must know that Nigerians did not give them the mandate to engage in frivolous excuses and pleas but to hit the ground running with solutions and quick fixes they promised during the campaigns."

He challenged Buhari to live up to the task of being the first man in the country rather than tread a path of excuses that will hamper the development of the country.
 

He further urged Buhari and the leadership of the APC to showcase their economic roadmap and other development plans for the people to see.