The National Chairman of the
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Uche Secondus, has said that President Muhammadu
Buhari and his ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, have laid landmines that
may explode and ground the country in 2020 and warns Nigerians to brace up for
the dictatorial regime in the new year.
Prince Secondus said that with
the Judiciary caged, the legislature ready and willing to rubber stamp whatever
comes from the executive, media and the opposition intimidated, Nigerians
should await the fang of a dictator wearing the apparel of a democrat.
He said that with the huge loan
demands passing through the National Assembly without scrutiny coupled with the
accompanying high taxation bills from the executive, 2020 portends further hard
times for Nigerians.
According to the opposition
leader, 2020 is going to be tough with the high level of corruption already
rated by experts to be worse under this administration as they continue to look
away to reported cases of fraud involving high profile members of the regime.
Added to this is the ineptitude
that has engulfed the oil sector and various agencies of government as square
pegs are put in round holes at the expense of merits.
Reviewing the activities of the
past twelve months in the country, Prince Secondus lamented that 2019 remains
the worst year for democracy in our land.
He noted that the worst form of
vandalization was done to democracy and rule of law in our country in the out
going year and blames it on the anti-democratic forces being breed and nurtured
by the APC to achieve their one party agenda for the country.
The PDP boss said in a new year
message to Nigerians released on Tuesday that the rape done to democracy in
2019 during the February and March general elections set the nation’s
democratic journey many years backward and laid foundation for a wobbling 2020
politically and economically.
“The use of military in the
election matters and the intimidation and harassment of democratic institutions
that was climaxed in the burning to death Mrs Salome Acheju Abu in Kogi state
last November continues to raise concern over citizens right to vote under this
regime.”
Prince Secondus noted in a
statement from his media office signed and made available by Ike
Abonyi that in the out going year, the APC administration dragged down the
country and many are no longer proud to hold the national passport.
He, however, urged Nigerians to
refuse to be deterred by the impunity and provocative attitude of the ruling
APC whose agenda is to run a despotic regime disregarding the rule of law and
tenets of democracy.
The National Chairman appealed to
all critical stakeholders in the nation’s democracy particularly the media and
civil society groups to remain alert to their responsibilities and hold APC
administration accountable in 2020 as its curious open visa policy has dubious
political undertone.
While wishing Nigerians a
prosperous 2020, Prince Secondus charged members and leaders of PDP to put all
hands on deck in the new year as the task ahead is enormous but surmountable
with God on the side of the just.
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