The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has accused the Peoples Democratic Party of its failure to revamp the economy since 2015 when it was in power.
In a statement in Abuja on Sunday, the Minister reminded the governors that President Bola Tinubu has been battling to clear the mess created by the 16 years of the PDP’s administration.
According to the statement, the PDP held sway in Nigeria at a time of windfall but failed to improve the lives of Nigerians.
This came on the recent call by the PDP governors on President Tinubu to throw in the towel if he cannot solve the prevailing challenge in the country.
Idris mocked the PDP governors for abandoning the works for which they were elected but decided to distract him through a call for his resignation.
“The call (on Tinubu to resign by the PDP’S governors) is nothing but an attempt at distraction by people who should instead be busy supporting the President’s efforts at bringing economic relief to the Nigerian people.
“It is our considered view that the PDP and its Governors should not be seeking, through the back door of intimidation, what they have consistently failed to achieve by democratic means, since 2015.”
The minister said that the state governors have all benefited from huge financial support since the inception of the Tinubu administration, regardless of party affiliations.
“To whom more has been given, more is therefore expected. The President and his administration recognises the unfinished business of revamping our national economy, kick-started by the of President Muhammadu Buhari, through programmes focused on large-scale infrastructure, social welfare, prioritizing the equipping and welfare of the military and security agencies, and reclaiming Nigeria’s strategic place in the comity of nations.”
The minister said that the Tinubu administration has tackled insecurity, with Boko Haram and its affiliates decimated.
According to him, the APC administration has cleared several liabilities left behind by the PDP government, including subsidy claims by oil marketers, Paris Club Refunds, unpaid pensions, gratuities, and salary arrears owed various categories of pensioners from liquidated and existing State-Owned Enterprises.
