The All Progressives Congress (APC) has admitted that some policies currently being implemented by the Bola Tinubu administration are responsible for the hardships being experienced by most Nigerians.
In a statement on Sunday by the APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, the ruling party, however, noted that the federal government is implementing bold and far-reaching reforms necessary for the nation’s economic recovery, sustainable growth, and prosperity.
Morka was reacting to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governor’s advice to Tinubu to throw in the towel in the face of the hardships experienced by Nigerians.
“A federal system like ours operates on the idea of shared, constitutionally delineated responsibilities among the three tiers of government: federal, state, and local governments,” Morka said.
“Effective governance requires collaboration and coordination among all three levels to deliver the dividends of democracy to citizens.
“By virtue of their membership in the National Economic Council and National Council of State, governors bear a solemn duty to proffer constructive ideas and solutions to the challenges of governance,” he added.
He said that, like all citizens, governors were entitled to free speech, adding that such rights must be exercised responsibly.
He stressed that reckless utterances capable of inflaming passions and social upheaval must be avoided.
He said comparing Nigeria to Venezuela, even under the prevailing challenging economic and security contexts of Nigeria, smacks of righteous indignation.
Morka noted that rather than live up to their responsibilities as chief executives of their states, the PDP governors had turned themselves into a band of doomsday vocalists.
This, he said, they were doing by raising their voices “to deafening decibels intended to drown the groans of their citizens battered by their critical inertia, ineptitude, and dismal performance.”
The APC spokesperson said that the PDP governors’ call to Tinubu to throw in the towel was, therefore, nothing short of self-indictment.
He said it was embarrassing that the same PDP governors, who had never justified the recent massive federal allocations to their states, were buck-passing.
Morka added that since the buck-passing also stopped at the PDP governors’ table at the state levels, they should practice what they preached by resigning from their offices.
This, he said, they should do rather than blame the federal government for their failure to mobilise massive resources at their disposal to improve the living conditions of the people
Morka said that despite the country‘s challenges, Tinubu was taking responsibility and providing leadership in this historic season of deep and enduring economic transformation in the country.
“Our people are going through transient but painful difficulties that the administration is supremely determined to mitigate as these policies begin to yield desired results.
“Nigerians deserve to live in peace and security, with access to basic social and economic amenities.
“Our party urges patience during these turbulent times as our nation soars unstoppably to firmer ground and a more prosperous future,” Morka said.
