PDP slams Tinubu’s New Year address, labels it ‘hopeless’
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has criticized President Bola Tinubu’s New Year address, stating that it fails to provide solutions or hope for Nigerians facing economic hardship.
In a statement on Wednesday, Debo Ologunagba, the PDP’s spokesperson, described the president’s message as “self-satisfying,” claiming it reflects a government disconnected from the realities of the country’s economic challenges.
The opposition party accused the Tinubu administration of indifference to the plight of citizens, particularly regarding rising living costs and economic instability.
The PDP called on the government to focus on policies that would alleviate poverty and provide relief to Nigerians struggling with daily challenges.
“Nigerians are appalled that, despite the prodding by the PDP and well-meaning citizens, President Tinubu’s New Year speech failed to articulate any specific direction for the nation or proffer solutions to the myriad problems caused by the APC’s misrule,” the statement reads.
“President Tinubu’s speech again underscores the APC’s insensitivity to the anguish of Nigerians by failing to present any definite policy roadmap towards reducing the price of petroleum products, addressing widespread hunger, and revamping our ailing productive sector.”
“It was also pathetically devoid of a precise plan to address unemployment through strategic investments to stimulate multisectoral small and medium-scale enterprises in the country,” Ologunagba added.
“If indeed the APC administration has the interest of Nigerians at heart, the New Year address would have included definite pronouncements on the price of fuel. With deft, transparent, and innovative management of resources, economic potentials, comparative advantage, national refining capacity, and effective policing of our borders, Nigerians should not pay more than N350 per litre for petrol within the country,” the statement concluded.
