The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and Labour Party, LP, yesterday, have accused the President Bola Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress, APC, administration of implementing anti-people policies they said had made it difficult for many people to celebrate Eid-el Kabir.
The PDP and LP’s criticisms, which came on a day President Tinubu clocked one month in office, elicited an immediate response from the Presidency, which accused the PDP of being envious of Tinubu’s achievements in three weeks, saying the president did in three weeks what the PDP could not do in 16 years.
Similarly, the ruling APC urged Nigerians to continue to support President Tinubu as he is taking courageous and decisive steps to reposition Nigeria for rapid economic growth and wholesome greatness.
Congratulating Nigerians on the celebration of Eid-el-Kabir, the PDP cautioned the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Federal Government controlled by the party against visiting anti-people polices on Nigerians and asked the people to use the divine occasion to pray fervently for the triumph of justice and the will of the Almighty Allah in the affairs of the nation.
The PDP, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Debo Ologunagba, commended Nigerians for their resilience in the face of what they called a “most harrowing economic hardship under the APC Federal Government.
In response, The Presidency through the Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy, Mr. Dele Alake, said it was expected that the PDP that allegedly lacked the mental capacity and managerial acumen while in charge of government for 16 years would say worse things in days to come.
On its part, LP slammed President Tinubu’s administration for showing early signs of continuing “the wasteful lifestyle” of its predecessor with its long convoy of vehicles and bloated bureaucracy.
Acting National Publicity Secretary of the party, Obiora Ifoh, said this in an interview with Vanguard, in Abuja, yesterday.
He said it is ironic that an administration whose legitimacy is still being challenged in court will ask Nigerians to “tighten their belts and make sacrifices” while living in opulence.