The minority leader of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Ndudi Elumelu has linked mass killings of Nigerians, kidnapping, banditry, youth restiveness, growing unemployment and general hunger in the country to misrule by the current administration in the country.
Elumelu took this position during the emergency National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja. He said Nigerians across the board are now looking up to the PDP to rescue the nation and the party must not fail them.
According to him, PDP had worked hard to achieve a stable and more united country with impressive economic growth, a trend he said has been reversed by the ruling party.
These lofty gains have been wrecked within a space of six years by the overtly inept, corrupt, divisive, and insensitive APC administration. We have never had it this bad in the history of our nation and Nigerians are crying out in pain”.
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He praised the PDP national leadership, PDP Governors’ Forum, and the board of trustees for their effort in resolving the leadership issues that confronted the PDP’s caucus in the House of Representatives.
“Since the resolution of all the issues, I and my colleagues in the House of Representatives have continued to enjoy the confidence and support of the leaders of our party.
“I am glad to report to NEC that our caucus has been working tenaciously a strong, united and focused front in furtherance of our cause on the platform of our great party, to rescue our dear nation from the misrule of the APC administration.
“Our great party, the PDP was founded on the solid principles of national unity and inclusiveness as well as democratic tenets of rule of law, social justice, equal opportunity, transparency, mutual respect, sustainable economic development; welfare, security, and happiness of all.
“I must commend the leaders of our party for the unity and oneness of purpose that has been achieved in our fold for the task ahead. It is indisputable that if we continue in this stead, our party will certainly take back the reign of power at the centre and in most states of the federation, come 2023 and save our nation from this despondent situation.
“Our caucus, against this backdrop, intensified legislative activities in exposing the ills, incompetence, corruption, and undesirability of the APC administration while highlighting that solutions lie only in returning the PDP to power at the centre in 2023.
“I am pleased to report to NEC that given our unrelenting efforts, many of our colleagues in the APC have seen reasons to join forces with us and they have expressed their readiness to cross over to our party for the patriotic task ahead.
Elumelu, however, stressed the need for the party to remain stable, saying “I call on our leaders and critical stakeholders to unite in the onerous task of piloting the affairs of our great party, for the task ahead.”
