…Describes Tinubu’s policies ill-planned, rejects PEPC judgement, rest hope in S’Court
Joel Oladele, Abuja
The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the party will do everything within its power to resist the alleged desperation of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to turn Nigeria into a one-party State.
This was contained in a communique read by the Acting Chairman of the Board, Senator Adolphus Wabara at the end of its 75th meeting on Thursday.
Wabara said the state of affairs of the nation and the party was thoroughly reviewed at the meeting and “restates its rejection of the judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) in upholding the declaration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winner of the February 25, 2023 Presidential election, in spite of the evidence clearly pointing to the contrary.
“The BoT is also monitoring and studying the outcome of cases in various election courts with regards to their level of adherence and respect to the Rule of Law and evidence before such court.
“The BoT is resolved to take urgent steps to resists the current manifest desperation by the APC to turn Nigeria into a One-Party State.”
He therefore commended the party’s Presidential candidate in the last election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar for his relentless efforts to retrieve “mandate freely given to him” by Nigerians.
“The BoT Commended the PDP Presidential Candidate for following due process of the law in his quest to retrieve the Presidential Mandate freely given to him at the February 25, 2023 Presidential election.
“The BoT is confident in the capacity and courage of the Supreme Court to ultimately and decisively right the wrongs and correct the manifest errors contained in the Judgment of the PEPC in the interest of the unity, stability and corporate existence of our Country,” Wabara noted.
Expressing concern over the state of the nation, the acting chairman faulted the policies of the current administration led by President Bola Tinubu which he described as ill-planned.
“The BoT expressed serious concerns over the excruciating hardship, worsening insecurity and general sense of apprehension and despondency across the country occasioned by the hasty implementation of ill-planned policies of the overtly insensitive APC administration.
“The BoT is seriously worried over the continued fall in the value of the Naira arising from the ill-implemented policies of the APC with attendant devastating negative effect on the economy resulting in agonizing high costs and unbearable pressure on families.
“The BoT laments that the APC is pushing Nigerians to the wall and worry that the level of poverty and anger in the polity over the suppressive rule of the APC is capable of snowballing into a serious crisis if not urgently addressed.
“The BoT observed that the nation is currently in a precarious situation under the APC and Nigerians look unto the PDP for solution and direction at this time.
“The BoT supports the position of the Party and assures Nigerians that despite the challenges, the PDP remains united, stronger and more determined to continue to lead the charge to rescue our democracy and return our nation to the path of credible elections, Rule of Law, national cohesion and economic prosperity,” he said.