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All Progressive Alliance (APC) has said the message delivered by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to Nigerians on New Year struck the right cord with Nigerians on the prevailing situation in the country while proffering solutions to address them.
The ruling party, while reacting to the comment made by one of the opposition parties, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on the President Tinubu’s New Year message said, the president used the message to assure Nigerians of his administration’s commitment to fix the natiomal problems.
“The President’s new year message struck the right chord with Nigerians, assuring of the administration’s commitment to fixing power and energy challenges, locally refining petroleum products, crashing prices of products, creating jobs, enabling a more favourable business environment, tackling insecurity, expanding food security and affordability, implementing new minimum wage for workers, and more.”
Describing the comment of PDP on the message as a blight on the country democracy, APC in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary Felix Morka Esq and made available to ABABTNEWS affirmed that President Tinubu hit the nail on the head by expressing the state of the nation with the speech.
Stating that PDP’s comment was a testament to its incapacity to serve as a credible opposition party, Morka insisted that if the status of opposition party were to be a contested one PDP would fail miserably.
“The statement by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of January 1, 2024, waving off President Bola Tinubu’s new year message is a testament to the party’s incapacity to serve as a sensible or credible opposition party. If the status of opposition party were a contested one, the PDP would still miserably fail to pass muster,” Morka said.
He noted that democratic opposition politics is not exactly about being a masterclass of incivility or casting crude aspersions without justification or haughty display of ignorance of essential social and economic policy or willful blindness to the administration’s bold and courageous efforts to raise the bar for sustainable growth and development of our country.
The ruling party spokesman who affirmed that the President’s address on the New Year was an excellent one, even though not a policy speech but a goodwill message, insisted that it was fit for the purpose and occasion it was delivered.
“Both in tone and substance, President Tinubu’s New Year address was measured, sensitive, articulate, highly presidential and an excellent fit for the purpose and occasion it was delivered. A new year speech of any President is a goodwill message to the nation in celebration of the new year. It is a moment for tone-setting of expectations for the year ahead. It is not a policy speech delivered to a think tank. Even that basic understanding of the nature of a new year speech stands elusive to highly deluded PDP,” he said.
Adding, “The President was forthright in his acknowledgment of the transient tough impact that some of the administration’s policies have had on citizens, just as he was categorical in expression of commitment to do everything under the power of his office to tackle prevailing challenges and secure a safer and stronger country for the benefit of all. The President addressed Nigerians with candour, sensitivity and attentiveness of a kind unknown to the PDP in its 16 years of reckless, and never again, rule. Signing gning the 2024 budget into law on New Year’s Day is further evidence of the
Describing President Tinubu as a president who walks his talks, Morka said the president has been doing the job he is elected to perform and cannot be distracted by opposition’s ranting.
“President walking the talk. The President is busy doing the job he was elected to do and will not be distracted by PDP’s idle mischief,” he said
Morka therefore urged Nigerians to stand fast with the APC administration of President Tinubu as he delivers on his electoral promise to secure improved living conditions for all.
