Edo accuses Tinubu and APC of being insensitive to the plight of citizens
By Jeph Ajobaju, Chief Copy Editor
Edo government has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) and President Bola Tinubu of being insensitive to the plight of Nigerians through mismanagement of the economy at the centre and then spreading lies and propaganda to hoodwink people in the state.
Edo Communication and Orientation Commissioner Chris Nehikhare levelled the accusation in Benin City where he said despite the devastation caused by the APC federal government, its members in the state bury their heads in the sand and gush out lies to dampen people’s desire to break free from the nine-year stranglehold of the APC on Nigerians.
In his view, it is ridiculous to see APC officials sitting before pressmen waving worthless pieces of paper as evidence for non-existent fraud allegations against a state government that has enthroned transparency and accountability in the administration of resources.
“It has become imperative for us as representatives of our people in the state government to draw the attention of the authorities and members of the public to the plight of Edo people and by extension the Nigerian people,” Nehikhare said.
“Despite our best efforts to mitigate the suffering that Edo people and Nigerians have been plunged into by the APC government through the increase in minimum wage, free Wifi in different parts of the state, free transport scheme that have benefited over six million Edo residents since its launch in September 2023, food palliative to millions of Edo people, free registration for pensioners into the state’s health Insurance Scheme, among others, we want to restate that the people are still going through untold hardship and this is as a result of the gross mismanagement of the economy by the APC as a government at the centre in the last nine years.
“It is on record how the haphazard withdrawal of subsidy by the APC government on May 29, 2023, tossed the economy into chaos and pushed our people to the brink of starvation.
“Also, it is well noted by Nigerians how the poorly thought-through policy to unify the exchange rate blew our currency out of the waters, making it almost worthless, negatively impacting inflation and the general economic landscape.
“As if that is not enough, they have continuously stifled business growth in the country, increasing taxes and doubling the burdens on small businesses. The nation is slowly descending back into terrorism with the rise of suicide bombings, among others.”
“On the back of this devastation that has been caused by the APC government, the party in Edo State seems to be surprisingly oblivious of this terrible situation.
“Just like the ostrich, they have buried their heads in the sand and have continued to gush out lies and propaganda hoping to hoodwink our people and dampen their desire to break free from the stranglehold by which the APC has shackled them for the past nine years.
“It is such a show of shame to see them sit before pressmen waving worthless pieces of paper as evidence for non-existent fraud allegations against a state government that has enthroned transparency and accountability in the cause of the administration of the state’s resources.”
“As a party whose foundation was built on a web of lies and deceit, there is no gainsaying, the same way they manufactured this worthless paper is the same way they manufactured the court papers that they used in misinforming and misleading Edo people on the candidacy of the PDP candidate; it is the same manner in which they manufactured the crisis with the palace, all in a desperate effort to hoodwink the people and reawaken their completely comatose party in Edo State.”
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