The Board of Trustees (BOT) of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) has issued a communique urging President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to review his economic policies and quickly address the economic hardship facing the nation. The communique released after the BOT’s meeting at the Party headquarters in Abuja on Thursday, described the mood of the country as feeling a “general sense of misery, despondency.”
“Concern over the worsening economic hardship, acute food crisis and general sense of misery, despondency, uncertainty and hopelessness in the country occasioned by the anti-people policies of the All-Progressives Congress (APC) administration.
“The BoT demands that the APC administration immediately review its policies and take immediate steps to ensure the reduction in the price of fuel, make key investments towards food production, revamp our manufacturing sector to stimulate employment opportunities and mitigate the suffering of Nigerians,” the communique read, in part.
The BoT also alerted Nigerians that the alleged electoral manipulation of the Edo State governorship election is part of the sinister plot by the APC to foist a One-Party system and totalitarian rule on the country.
“The BoT in very strong terms condemns and rejects the brazen rigging of the September 21, 2024 governorship election in Edo State by the APC in connivance with INEC and some compromised Police operatives.”
The board insisted that from the votes cast at the polling Units, “it is clear that the PDP and its candidate, Dr. Asue Ighodalo won the election. The PDP will take every legitimate step to ensure the recovery of the mandate freely given to our Party by the people of Edo State.
“The BoT alerts Nigerians that the electoral manipulation of the Edo State governorship election is part of the sinister plot by the APC to foist a One-Party system and totalitarian rule on our country which must be firmly resisted.”
