You’re Inflicting Hardship On Nigerians’, PDP Tells Buhari

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has told President Muhammadu Buhari
that his policies and apparent lack of viable economic initiatives are
currently inflicting hardship on Nigerians.

PDP National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh in a statement on
Tuesday said it is disheartening that the Buhari administration has
remained insensitive and unresponsive to the groaning of Nigerians
occasioned by the apparent lack of competent hands in the management of
the economy.

“Rather than evolving economic initiatives to improve the lot of the
citizens, this administration has in the last seven months churned out
policies that stifle productivity in the formal and informal sectors,
thereby inflicting hardship on them. This has resulted in the
semi-destruction of the long-standing extended family system in our
society.

“It is a statement of fact that under President Buhari’s watch, the
nation has witnessed the gloomiest festive season. Under this
government, Nigerians have had the worst Sallah celebration and by all
indications, this Christmas season is going to be the bleakest ever.

“More worrisome is the fact that there is no indication that the
government has any plan for ameliorating the hardship of the people.
Instead, the situation may get worse as this administration, in its lack
of economic initiatives, is now rolling up its sleeves to introduce some
stringent tax policies, in addition to completely removing the social
palliatives Nigerians benefit from.

“On the issue of the persisting fuel queues across the country, we
demand that the government come clean. Is it market driven or a product
of government conspiracy? Our take is that if indeed it is true that the
government has a hand in this fuel crisis, then they should have a
rethink and show pity on innocent Nigerians.

“We therefore align with the people in declaring that this
administration is unprepared for governance. President Buhari and his
party came to power on propaganda, deceit and falsehood and the
government has now shown lack of initiatives and the required competence
to successfully move the nation forward.

It is saddening that a government that came to power on a mantra of
CHANGE now seeks to CHAIN the ways and means of the very people that
they deceived into voting for them.

Finally, we advice the government to note that any attempt to increase
taxes and duties will overstretch the lean income of ordinary Nigerians
and gradually inflict intolerable poverty in the land.

Signed:

Chief Olisa Metuh
National Publicity Secretary