RESTRUCTURING: PDP taunts APC, says Abdullahi being clever by half

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the All Progressives Congress (APC)’ National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, as being clever by half.

The party was reacting to comments the APC spokesman made over the PDP’s stance on Nigeria’s restructuring.

Abdullahi had reportedly said that the PDP was exploiting the growing calls for restructuring to plot a return to power.

But reacting in a statement signed by Chinwe Nnorom, head of the PDP’s publicity division, the party said that the APC spokesman had exposed his ignorance and lack of comprehension on the matter.

The opposition party went further to say that the sudden change of position on the issue of restructuring by the ruling APC was nothing but a mere trick to hoodwink unsuspecting Nigerians ahead of the 2019 general elections.

“The Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), is once again constrained to react to a statement made by the National Publicity Secretary of the Ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), Mr. Bolaji Abdullahi in another failed attempt with the Mischief his Party is known for – manipulation – against Nigerians (this time) into believing that the APC is interested in ‘restructuring’.

“Nigerians will recall that in our statement, we were categorical that the leaders of the APC had denied promising restructuring at different times but suddenly jumped at it as ‘the latest in a series of deceitful ploys designed and being implemented by the party to hoodwink Nigerians ahead of the 2019 general elections’.

“We were correct! Mr. Bolaji confirmed our hint of their ploy on paragraph 4 of his statement thus, ‘We understand that PDP needs desperately to return to reckoning; and realizing that restructuring is the new political currency in Nigeria, it is latching on…’

“Indeed, ‘restructuring’ is the APC’s …’new political currency in Nigeria’,… to further delude and buy the votes of unsuspecting Nigerians ahead of the 2019 general elections given that its original ‘Change’ mantra has failed woefully.

“We wish to emphasise that the APC’s response was another misadventure and inglorious efforts to further misinform Nigerians especially by just quoting a part of the sections of the PDP Constitution that was included in our statement – Preamble 2(b), which of course resonates with the PDP’s endeavor towards economic and socio-political growths; and he referred to it as our misunderstanding of the word – restructuring.

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“Let Mr. Bolaji recall that we also quoted other sections such as Preamble 2(e) which states, ‘to devolve powers equitably between the federal, state and local governments in the spirit of federalism”; and 7(2b) which states that, ‘The Party shall strive to promote federalism and an equitable revenue sharing formula’ PDP Constitution (As Amended in 2012).

“Mr. Bolaji should be informed that we did justice in our statement by explaining what the Word ‘Restructuring’ means especially in Nigeria context of governance. But no, he has to argue and sadly after rolling around in his text, he came on the same page with us by quoting the APC Manifesto – Section 3(1) – on their so called restructuring thus, “We will devolve more revenues and powers,…That means, both parties are referring to Nigeria restructuring in the Context of ‘devolution (decentralization)’ of power for equity and functional federalism.

“In the light of the above, we make bold to state that Mr. Bolaji is clever by half! It is therefore important at this point to state that personalities like Bolaji Abdullahi’s disrespect to organisation’s norms and ideology contributed largely to the delayed restructuring of the country since 1999, when he and most of his APC leaders where at the driving seat of the then ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party”.

By Ebere Ndukwu …

 

 

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