The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has berated the
presidency for throwing tantrums at Nigerians for complaining about President
Muhammadu Buhari’s failure to provide palliatives to cushion the effect of the
COVID-19 pandemic in our country.
The party said rather than listening to Nigerians, shed its
corruption and take urgent steps to address the issue of panacea being raised
by poor masses whose means of livelihood have been crippled by the restriction
order, the Buhari Presidency chose to spew vituperations against the PDP just
to divert public attention from its failure.
The party urged Buhari to immediately ensure cash and food
items get to Nigerians to cushion the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic.
PDP spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan, in a statement Tuesday
night, said what Nigerians expected was for the president to accept his lapses
and immediately take steps to address the issue of palliatives.
“For the avoidance of doubt, all that the PDP has done, even
before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in our country, is to counsel the
Buhari Presidency like other Nigerians, on how to safeguard our nation from the
pandemic, most of which were largely ignored.
“From the moment that the index case was established, our
party had continued to advise Mr. President on how to manage the situation. The
PDP had also consistently requested of Mr. President to provide an economic
palliative that will help the country manage the fall out of the pandemic.
“All that our party had done had been in the best interest
of Nigerians and the good governance of our nation. We believe that this is the
duty which PDP owes Nigerians at this critical time.
“The PDP therefore urges the Buhari Presidency to desist
from this attempt to politicize the COVID-19 effort and take urgent steps to
address the concerns being expressed by our party and majority of Nigerians in
the overall determination to check the spread of the pandemic in our country.”
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