The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described as reckless and reprehensible display of arrogance, the attack on Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, by the All Progressives Congress (APC). There has been exchange of words between APC and Makinde over the crisis in PDP. PDP, in a statement yesterday by the National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, said the governor is waging war against the plan of APC to turn Nigeria to one party state.
“The attack on Governor Makinde also confirms that the APC is jittery that its days are numbered as Nigerians have seen through its lies, subterfuge, falsehood, suppressive policies and crass incompetence in governance.” It described Makinde as “a credible and effective leader with astonishing record of performance,” pointing out that he spoke for the Nigerian masses who have been subjected to untold hardship by the APC administration. According to the PDP, the Oyo State governor is working with other governors elected on the platform of the party for sustenance of democracy and resistance to APC’s scheme to turn Nigeria into a one party state.
“It is indeed an assault on the sensibility of Nigerians that in the midst of worsening insecurity, biting economic hardship, widespread hunger and starvation, APC is claiming that Nigeria is ‘on the cusp of prosperity.'” It observed that the APC administration has crippled Nigeria’s productive sector, weakened currency, leading to the closure of thousands of businesses with over .
