BUHARI’S REGIONAL TOUR EXPOSES APC’S HYPOCRISY – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party has accused the All Progressives Congress of double standard and insincerity.
It said the party once chastised former President Goodluck Jonathan for seeking regional cooperation in finding solution to the challenge of insurgency.
It said it was unfortunate that the same party has been hailing President Muhammadu Buhari for toeing the same line of seeking help from neighbouring countries to fight Boko Haram.
PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Olisa Metuh, in a statement in Abuja on Sunday, said in the days ahead, Nigerians should expect further unmasking of APC’s “double standard and blackmail upon which they rode to power.”
He also condemned the venom with which he said that the APC attacked well-meaning Nigerians for daring to offer constructive criticisms to President Buhari, following apparent loss of tempo in the fight against insurgency since he took office, describing such as unacceptable in a democracy, especially in a country like Nigeria where the citizens have been enjoying freedom of expression in the last 16 years under the PDP.
Metuh said, “The APC must understand that the hallmark of democracy is freedom of expression and opinion, particularly on governance issues; inalienable rights of all citizens guaranteed by the constitution and which must not be denied them under any guise whatsoever.
“Though we had decided to give President Buhari and the ruling party sometime to settle down, indicators show that the APC is not getting its bearing right and the PDP, as a party that has nurtured and sustained democracy in the last 16 years, we cannot fold our hands and watch our nation drift towards dangerous undemocratic paths.”
Metuh also alleged that since the APC took over power at the center, there has been no clear sign of seriousness and direction, but confusion, selfish infighting and hysteria for positions of power, while the nation drifts, noting that the situation is unhealthy for democracy and national development.
“The concern of well-meaning Nigerians is that this may be a pointer to the fact that the APC lacks clear-cut directions on how to govern a nation as complex as Nigeria,” he added.
Metuh also observed that though some jostling for political offices were expected among politicians in a democracy, Nigerians are not comfortable with the confusion in the APC camp and the dimension it has assumed.
He said, “The negative effect of the glaring political commotion in the APC is compounding President Buhari’s self-confessed nervousness and puzzlement, his flip-flops and worrisome reneging on campaign promises for which Nigerians will continue to hold him accountable.
“Instead of fighting for positions, which betrays their lust, APC leaders should be more concerned with how to help President Buhari, who is still struggling with his ministerial list and basic appointments more than a week after his inauguration.”