The party described the message as full of praises for the security forces and the civilian populations that had given support to them in the fight against terrorism.
The National Secretary of LP, Dr. Kayode Ajulo, in a statement also disagreed with the President that non-oil export had grown consistently by eight per cent in the last few years.
While commending the President for his “succinct, highly coherent and all encompassing message of hope to all Nigerians” because its beginning signals that a new nation is being born, the party said the President missed the point in some other instances.
Ajulo said, “At some other level, the message can also be interpreted as a subtle campaign by Mr. President. He tries to highlight the achievements of his administration, especially in the area of economy and expansion of non-oil revenue. He reels out figures of billions of dollars being committed to agriculture, youth development and small scale businesses.
“It leaves much to be desired, however, when the statistics provided are juxtaposed against the reality on ground. For instance, the claim that access to potable water has improved from 57 per cent to 70 per cent seems mere figures and nobody can really convince Nigerians of the veracity of such claim. The claim that non-oil export has grown consistently by eight per cent in the last few years would raise more questions than it poises to answer against the background of the reality of a nation groaning under the pain of falling oil prices and plummeting value of national currency.”
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