DON’T REMIND NIGERIANS OF PDP's 16 WASTED YEARS- BMO TELLS SECONDUS
Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Uche Secondus has been advised to think before he talks or comments on the polity if he wants to be taken serious by right thinking people.
Giving this advice in a press statement in Abuja, the Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) said the head of the main opposition party in the country should stop sounding like he just crept out of an 'ogogoro' joint.
The group, in a statement signed by its Chairman Niyi Akinsiju and Secretary Cassidy Madueke, said Secondus' comment on President Muhammadu Buhari's handling of economy and security in the country made no sense.
"We like to believe that in his sober moments, in his right mind, Secondus knows that the rot left by his party's 16-year misrule is the root cause of all the problems the country is battling with at this time.
"In fact, the emergence of President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015 saved the country from total collapse, considering the ravaging attacks of the Boko Haram terrorists in the North East, Abuja and other parts of the country. On assumption of office, the president was able to stop their rampaging activities in the country.
"Also, failure of the past PDP administrations to diversify the economy led the country to an economic precipice resulting in hunger, unemployment and incessant industrial actions. Today, even with the outbreak of the dreaded Covid19, Nigerians are not in lack as the federal government’s agricultural policies are already yielding results.
"It is on record that some African countries sought the assistance of Nigeria in the supply of food to their people. It is obvious that the resilience of the Nigerian economy during the Covid19 era is based on the solid foundation that the Buhari administration started laying on the assumption of office".
The group said that the "numerous achievements being recorded by the Buhari administration can be attributed to the President's sincerity of purpose, running a government that is intolerant of corruption, and a leadership focussed on delivering democracy dividends to the people.
"This is unlike the PDP mindset where huge sums of money were expended on frivolities or ended in private pockets. For instance, in 2011 our earnings were more than 11 trillion naira, and between 2011 and 2014 we earned more than 30 trillion naira due to the high price of oil and increased production of crude. This was exclusive of 10trillion naira that the PDP secured from foreign and domestic lenders.
"We, therefore, challenge the PDP and its national chairman to show Nigerians evidence of a single project they started and completed in any part of the country with these humungous resources at their disposal", the statement added.
POLIO-FREE NIGERIA CALLS FOR CELEBRATION-BMO
The recent declaration of Nigeria as polio-free by the World Health Organisation (WHO) has come as big relief to Nigerians, bearing in mind that as recent as 2012, Nigeria accounted for half of the number of polio cases in the world.
According to the Buhari Media Organisation (BMO), this is no mean feat for which the Muhammadu Buhari administration should get some accolades, and for which Nigerians should roll out the drums in celebration.
The group in a statement signed by its Chairman Niyi Akinsiju and Secretary Cassidy Madueke, recalled that when President Muhammadu Buhari assumed office in 2015 he made a strong commitment to bequeath a sustainable health system to the country, and the administration swung into action and mapped out various strategies to realise the President's vision. "The eradication of poliomyelitis is a testimony to his efforts.
'It is, therefore, necessary to not only celebrate with Nigerians this landmark achievement but to also commend President Muhammadu Buhari for leading the struggle towards eradicating poliomyelitis in Nigeria.
"We should also acknowledge several local and international donors who played significant roles to help Nigeria attain this height. Such organisations include the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Sir, Emeka Offor Foundation, Dangote Foundation, USAID, European Union, Global Health Canada, WHO, and UNICEF, among others.
"We note that the eradication of polio in Nigeria over the years did not yield the desired result due to lack of political will by past leaders, as well as the pervasive corruption that discouraged international donors from helping in the fight to fully eradicate polio from our shores.
"We also wish to restate that it was on account of President Buhari’s honesty and commitment towards eradicating the ravaging sickness that local and international donors and organisations renewed their interest in assisting Nigeria to be fully cured of poliomyelitis".
BMO also called on all the stakeholders in the effort to eradicate polio from Nigeria to ensure that this milestone is sustained so that Nigerian children yet unborn will live healthy and fruitful lives.
