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President Buhari’s Independence Day Speech Is A Huge Slap On Nigerians – PDP

Tobias Sylvester
By Tobias Sylvester
Published: October 2, 2020
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s independence anniversary speech as a huge slap on the sensibilities of Nigerians.

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KanyiDaily recalls that during his Independence Day speech on Thursday, October 1, 2020, President Buhari said that the price of petrol in Nigeria, is fair when compared to other oil producing countries.

Buhari stated that it makes no sense for Nigeria to sell petroleum products at prices lower than those sold in oil-producing nation like Saudi Arabia.

However, in a statement by its spokesman, Kola Ologbodiyan, the PDP stated that the attempt to justify the N161 pump price in Nigeria with the N168 in Saudi Arabia was ”a morbid joke.”

The opposition party wondered the essence of the comparison between Saudi Arabia that pays N305,113 minimum wage with Nigeria that has N30,000 as its own minimum pay.

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PDP therefore charged Buhari to wake up to reality and take demonstrable steps to address the divisive tendencies and poor economic policies of his administration, “which are fast decimating our dear nation under his watch.”.

“Is Mr. President not aware that, on the average, a person working in Saudi Arabia earns around 4,230SAR (N430, 267) to 16,700 SAR (N1,698,693) per month?

“Our party charges Mr. President to always check his books before making such offensive comparisons including the price in Egypt where monthly average earning is around N222, 841 (9,200 EGP) against our N30,000.

“In comparing our costs with other countries such as Ghana, Chad and Niger where purchasing powers of citizens are much more higher, did Mr. President reflect on the cost of house rent, education, healthcare and average dependence on fuel for daily survival by ordinary citizens as obtainable in Nigeria?

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“If the flawed assertions as evident in Mr. President’s speech are a direct reflection of how policies are formulated in his administration, then one needs not wonder why our economy is in doldrums.

“Indeed, it is imperative to state that if the Buhari administration had summoned the competence and honesty to continue the programs already laid by previous administrations under our party to revive our refineries and provide infrastructural backbone for our productive sector, fuel price will not be more than N100 per liter, in addition to the gains from by-product from crude oil.”

The PDP, therefore, urged the president to engender harmony and productivity by allowing for more robust discourse that would lead to affordable prices for fuel and other essential commodities in our country.

“Our party also holds as ludicrous that President Buhari is hyping his ‘better together’ theme when the administration he heads, runs on nepotism, disregard for rule of law, human right abuses, corruption, political intolerance, suppression of free speech and aggression towards dissenting voices.

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“We urge Mr. President to end his rhetoric and take practical steps to entrench the culture of rule of law and strengthen harmonious living through inclusiveness, equity in wealth distribution and equal access to opportunities for all Nigerians irrespective of creed, class, and ethnicity.

“Furthermore, credible elections are essential to harmonious living. Our party therefore restates our commendation to Mr. President for his new found commitment to non-interference in elections leading to conduct of free, fair and credible governorship election in Edo State on September 19.

“We urge President Buhari to toe the line of the Edo election in the October 10 Ondo governorship election so as to consolidate the legacy of free and fair election under his watch,” the PDP said.

KanyiDaily also recalls that during his Independence Day Speech, President Buhari blamed Nigeria’s leaders Obasanjo, Yar’Adua, Jonathan for the “near destruction of the country.”

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