The Peoples Democratic Party on Monday claimed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress was desperate to plunge the nation into needless war with Niger instead of protecting Nigerians.
“Instead of protecting Nigerians, the APC government is desperate to plunge our nation into a needless war in Niger Republic over a conflict in that nation that does not constitute any threat whatsoever to our National Interest,” the party said.
Raising this alarm in a statement made available to News About Nigeria and signed by its national publicity secretary, Debo Ologunagba on Monday, the main opposition party alleged that there was a huge disconnect between the President Bola Tinubu-led APC government and the citizens.
“Our Party is alarmed that there is a serious disconnection between the government and the citizens arising from the ill-planned and hasty implementation of policies that have brought excruciating hardship, horrifying insecurity and a general sense of apprehension that is already threatening the peace, unity and corporate existence of our nation,” statement by PDP read.
The main opposition party further alleged that the APC-led “administration’s lack of ingenuity, tact and sensitivity towards the wellbeing of Nigerians in the removal of subsidy and floating of the Naira inflamed unbearable high cost of living, crippled our national productivity, crashed millions of businesses and sparked massive job loss with attendant escalated poverty, hunger, insecurity and hopelessness across the country.”
PDP’s comment comes as President Tinubu-led ECOWAS continues to explore different measures to return Niger to democratic rule following a coup that happened in July.
