Nigeria, collapsing under Buhari, APC - PDP raises alarm

- The PDP says insecurity and rising political uncertainties have escalated under President Buhari and the APC

- The opposition party said Nigerians can no longer freely exercise their constitutionally guaranteed rights and are now being treated like a conquered people

- The party says the prevailing situation of hopelessness under President Buhari and the APC is threatening national cohesion and has urged the international community to help

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s National Working Committee (NWC) has stated that insecurity and rising political uncertainties have escalated under President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The opposition party said this in a statement released by its spokesperson, Kola Ologbondiyan, Channels TV reports.

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Legit.ng gathers that the party said it was compelled to raise alarms that “the nation is collapsing”, following a review of the biting economic hardship as well as prevailing tension in all parts of the country.

According to the PDP, “It is clear that the APC and the Buhari presidency have held Nigerians hostage.”

The PDP expressed worry that Nigeria, which was a prosperity hub and a reference point for democracy, personal freedom and good governance, now has all the trappings of a failed state.

The party said the government, under President Buhari, is unable to guarantee any of its fundamental duties; to the extent that citizens are now desperate to take their destinies in their hands.

Following what it described as “manifest total loss of faith by Nigerians, across the board, in the ability of the Buhari Presidency to provide a democratic leadership that can engender a peaceful and secure nation,” the PDP said its national leadership rose from a crucial meeting, noting that the red flag has become urgent.

The PDP said Nigerians can no longer freely exercise their constitutionally guaranteed rights and are now being treated like a conquered people.

The party said: “Executive high-handedness have become a state policy just as the APC government, burdened by challenges of illegitimacy, has lost direction and is only thriving in vindictiveness.”

The statement continued: “Today, the Buhari presidency cannot guarantee the security and safety of citizens.

“Bloodletting and violence have become the order of the day. Invaders, insurgents, kidnappers and killers have taken over major highways and communities.

“Our nation’s security machinery have become overstretched, Nigerians now live in palpable fear, they cannot freely travel within their country and the government has no answers.

“On the economic front, President Buhari has ruined our economy and led our nation to become the world’s capital of poverty, while condoning the humongous corruption that has become the hallmark of his failed administration.

“Sadly, President Buhari’s anti-development policies, the corruption in his government as well as its failure to provide security have scared away foreign investors from our nation.

“Only recently, the United Nations declared that 43 percent of our nation’s Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has taken flight to other countries. Unemployment has gone out of proportion and there is no hope in sight.

“Our worry is that the prevailing situation of hopelessness under President Buhari and the APC is threatening our national cohesion and corporate existence as a nation.”

The PDP urged all Nigerians of good faith as well as the international community to come to the rescue by “speaking out against the prevailing situation in Nigeria, before it is too late”.

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that the PDP expressed optimism in the outcome of its case at the presidential election tribunal, saying the APC had damaged its own case.

The party and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, spoke through their legal counsel on Thursday, August 1.

According to the PDP, the decision of the APC and President Muhammadu Buhari to close its defence early proved that it had nothing to show again.

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