The main Nigeria opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Rivers State has slammed the federal government for stating that the nation’s economy is out of recession, asserting that there was no evidence to justify the claim.
The party insisted that the exit from recession was a concocted claim to calm palpable tension in the country and wondered how the Federal Government could accept such deceit.
According to the state Publicity Secretary of PDP, Samuel Nwanosike, who made this known in Port Harcourt, the state capital, he also declared that state Governor, Nyesom Wike, has emerged as the party’s right candidate for the 2019 governorship election.
The party leader said PDP endorsed the governor because he had prudently used the meagre resources of the state to impact positively on all the sectors, stressing that there is no candidate in the party that is more qualified to challenge Wike.
Nwanosike, who said the governor’s developmental achievements were evidence of good governance, boasted that the PDP would defeat the All Progressives Congress, APC, at both the national and state levels in the 2019 general elections.
He said: “The Nigerian Government cannot tell the people that we are out of recession, when our economy has not improved. Prices of foods are still on the increase. People cannot access medical care or send their children to schools.
“There is confusion all over the country: Boko Haram and herdsmen destroying our lands and property. Nigerians are tired of those shows and deceit.”
The PDP spokesman also stated that the APC-led federal government has failed and has been looking for ways to cover its inadequacies.
He alleged that the APC has succeeded in dividing Nigerians into different small units, hence the current calls by regional groups for secession.
“The APC government at the Centre has failed. The time to vote out those who do not know how to manage the resources of the people is near. They are the ones who manage the economy of the nation, they have failed the country.”
The party further stressed that with the kind of leadership and style of governance of the APC, 2019 elections will be a walk over for the PDP in the state and at the centre.
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