The former Deputy National chairman of the Peoples Democratic Parry (PDP) has taken a swipe at the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) stressing that the party has plunged the country into unprecedented hardship, pointing out that in a civilised clime, the ruling party would not have the temerity to present a presidential candidate and ask Nigerians to vote for him.
The Atona Odua of Yoruba land made this remark at a press conference on Thursday which was also attended by party chieftains and associates.
George he noted that he was not speaking as a chieftain of the PDP but as a concerned Nigerian, said, “I see it as absolute lunacy for anybody to campaign for the APC or to contest on the platform of APC, due to the state of formlessness the ruling party has thrown Nigeria into.
“It is grieving to see Nigeria slowly sliding into a state of perpetual hopelessness.
In all honesty, I cannot decipher the logic of quietness against the cliff edge which the APC government has plunged the Nigerian state into, where there seems to be no opposing views, calling the ruling government to stop and rethink.
Talking about concerns over silence by other political parties who should be worried about the state of things, Bode George said, “Our party, the PDP, and others, such as the Labour Party, Social Democratic Party (SDP,) New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), seem to have concurred to the present shenanigan.
“I wonder, what hate, what evil, what madness will propel anyone of sane mind to plunge Nigeria into the present state of hopelessness, annihilation and abject suffering of the citizenry.
“It puzzles rationality. It benumbs our senses as Nigerians wake up every day to daily agonies of perennial fuel scarcity, tossed at us by the NNPC and the agony of non-availability of cash, occasioned by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) through its Naira rebranding.
He added, “Where is the presidential candidate of our party, the PDP, Atiku Abubakar? Where is Iyorchia Ayu, the National Chairman. How come the voice of the DG, Campaign Council of the PDP is drowned in perpetual silence against the atrocities of the APC government with the presidential election just a few days away?
“Why have they allowed their voices to be drowned in conspiratorial silence?
Where are the opposition political parties? What does the graveyard silence portend for Nigerians? It seems to mean that Nigerians’ right to good has been consigned to the dustbin by the political class.
George further stated, “Governments are elected to guarantee the pursuit of happiness , to ensure the protection of personal liberties, to create an atmosphere where all citizens can carry out their economic livelihoods without being subjected to oppression or being savaged by the lawlessness of incendiary actors.
“The center appears overwhelmed, stunned, halted, stalled, puzzled about grappling with the Nigerian challenges.
I believe the various state actors can do better.
He added!, “Managers of our economy should not take Nigerians for granted by churning out retrogressive economic policies. We should rather strive to review our focus and our ultimate horizon . Nigeria must withdraw from the destructive brink.
“Sadly enough, it is on record that Nigeria has continued to toy with the issue of power supply which is very germane to the development of any economy, particularly, a developing economy like ours.
Presently, our country loses an estimated $29 billion in accruable revenue every year due to epileptic power. This is not sustainable. Power is the very lifeblood of all industrial revolution. It is the fuel of all economic development.
The PDP leader when called to state which of the presidential candidates he would support, noted that he would not disclose who he would vote for but that Nigerians should vote for competence and someone who can take the country out from the doldrums.
He said, “I urge Nigerians to vote for the right candidate, someone with competence and not about political party. Peter Obi was one of us in PDP and Atiku Abubakar was a member of APC.
While alluding to the presidential candidate of the APC, he said, “In a civilised world APC will not have the temerity to present a presidential candidate after all they have put Nigerians through.”
Speaking further he said, “If the lingering crisis in our party is not resolved I will not cast my vote for Atiku. In our party the presidential candidate is from the North, the National chairman of our party is from the North, the DG campaign is from the North, the Deputy National chairman is from the North, where is justice here? Bode George queried.
He appealed to past leaders in the country to speak up concerning the evil that is happening in the country, stressing that this is the opportunity to speak up as Nigerians get ready to go to the polls in a few days.
(DailyIndpendent)
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