“Resign Now” – PDP Governors Tell Tinubu And APC

Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, or PDP, have urged President Bola Tinubu’s ruling All Progressives Congress, or APC, to resign if they are unable to put together Nigerians and all branches of government to find long-term solutions to the numerous issues facing the country.

The governors specifically stated that the pain and hardship experienced by Nigerians are not influenced by a person’s tribe, religion, or political affiliation in a statement released on Saturday, February 17 by Cyril Maduabum, Director General of the PDP Governors Forum. The governors emphasised that “a hungry man is an angry man.”

The PDP Governors reminded the APC-led administration that it was important to remember that it came to power to address Nigeria’s problems, not to exacerbate them, shift blame, stage a grandstand, or employ disinformation to confuse or complicate the situation.

The statement reads; “It must be noted that even though Nigeria is a Federation, there is indeed only one economy. “Hardship and suffering being faced by Nigerians have no tribal, religious or party colouration. A hungry man is an angry man. While all tiers of government have a role to play, the APC-led Federal Government has a disproportionate role to play in mobilising Nigerians and all organs and tiers of government for sustainable solutions.

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“If it can not do so or is unable to do so, it should graciously throw in the towel.

“Attempts by the Honourable Minister of Information, APC Governors’ Forum and other officials of the Federal Government who criticised the PDP Governors’ Forum for their patriotic intervention should be guided by the fact that the APC sought power to solve the problems of Nigeria not to compound them or shift blame, or grandstand or use propaganda to obfuscate or confuse issues.

“PDP governed States are comparatively the best in Nigeria in terms of developmental policies, programmes, and projects that benefit their States positively, regular payment of salaries, pensions, gratuities, and minimum wage to their workforce.

“State governments that are delinquent on these issues are not of PDP extraction. It is false to say so. Even the food crises are exacerbated by insecurity and high exchange rate issues, among others, which are largely federal subjects.

“The PDP Governors as stakeholders in governance would continue to work collaboratively with Mr President to find lasting solutions to a very difficult situation created or exacerbated by the APC since 2015. We believe in cooperative Federalism.

“The buck ultimately stops at Mr. President’s table as the Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria, the President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federation, the Chief Salesman and leader of Nigeria.

“We are not in doubt that he is trying his best. We only hope and pray that his best is good enough to take Nigeria out of the woods in the shortest possible time.”

A Gentle Reminder: Every obstacle is a stepping stone, every morning; a chance to go again, and those little steps take you closer to your dream.

Nnamdi Okoli