PDP insists on restructuring, dismisses APC as deceitful

From Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja 

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reiterated its support for the restructuring of the polity to ensure efficiency in governance across the various tiers of government. 

The opposition party stated this yesterday in a statement issued in Abuja by its National Publicity Secretary, Prince Dayo Adeyeye. 

The PDP, which was reacting to a statement by the National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Mr Bolaji Ojo-Abdullahi, where he accused the main opposition party of not being interested in restructuring, dismissed the APC as a deceitful party that thrives on propaganda. 

It said  APC’s sudden interest in restructuring after several denials by its National Chairman,  Chief John Odigie-Oyegun and other key functionaries of the ruling party that they did not promise restructuring in the 2015 presidential poll, is a ploy to hoodwink Nigerians in the run-up to the 2019 general elections. 

The opposition party said because of its commitment to restructuring, it amended its constitution to provide for the devolution of power in the country as parts of its objectives.

The statement also added that the last PDP administration, led by Goodluck Jonathan organised a National Conference in 2014, because the party believes in restructuring the country. 

“It is imperative to inform Nigerians that our party is not against restructuring of the system of governance in the country, in a manner that places Nigeria firmly on the path of growth, development and prosperity.

“Indeed, our party’s commitment to constantly seeking solutions to the challenges confronting the nation caused us to amend our party’s constitution to include the equitable devolution (decentralisation) of power for greater functionality, national integration and rapid economic and social reconstruction, among other things. Examples can be found in Preamble 2(b) and (e), Section 7(b) and (f), and many more provisions of our party constitution.

“It is against the backdrop of our party’s commitment to restructuring the system of socio-political governance in Nigeria, for better functionality and efficiency, that the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan summoned a National Conference to recommend amendments to the Nigerian Constitution. The conference submitted a report with several proposed amendments to the Constitution which the APC led Federal Government has refused to implement more than two years later,” the PDP stated. 

The opposition party urged Nigerians to be wary of the APC, which it said was founded on “unbridled propaganda”. It said the ruling party has nothing to offer the country. 

“Nigerians should never take the APC for their word. It is a party that was built and is still being sustained by propaganda. Making empty promises is their stock in trade. It is a do-nothing party that believes in nothing,” the PDP added.

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