PDP Governors to Tinubu: Resign now if overwhelmed by Nigeria’s problems

Governors elected under the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have told President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), to step down gracefully if the party is unable to effectively rally Nigerians and coordinate all levels of government to address the nation’s numerous challenges.

The opposition governors, under the umbrella of the PDP Governors’ Forum, PDP-GF, highlighted the hardship and suffering being faced by Nigerians stressing that “a hungry man is an angry man”.

The PDP-GF gave the advice in a statement at the weekend by its Director-General, Hon CID Maduabum in Abuja.

The governors also knocked the Minister of Information and National Orientation and other APC-led Federal Government officials who attacked the PDP-GF for their recommendations, counsel, and patriotic intervention on the nation’s future in a communiqué following their most recent meeting in Abuja.

Despite the raging situation in the country, the party assured that as stakeholders in governance, it would continue to work collaboratively with the President in finding lasting solutions to “a very difficult situation created or exacerbated by the APC since 2015”.

The PDP-GF, in its statement at the weekend, said “Hardship and suffering being faced by Nigerians have no tribal, religious or party colouration. A hungry man is an angry man.

“While all tiers of government have a role to play, the APC led Federal Government has a disproportionate role to play in mobilising Nigerians and all organs and tiers of government for sustainable solutions.
“If it can not do so or is unable to do so, it should graciously throw in the towel.

“Attempts by the Honourable Minister of Information, APC Governors’ Forum and other officials of the Federal Government who criticised the PDP Governors’ Forum for their patriotic intervention should be guided by the fact that the APC sought power to solve the problems of Nigeria not to compound them or shift blame, or grandstand or use propaganda to obfuscate or confuse issues.

“PDP governed States are comparatively the best in Nigeria in terms of developmental policies, programmes, and projects that benefit their States positively, regular payment of salaries, pensions, gratuities, and minimum wage to their workforce.

“State governments that are delinquent on these issues are not of PDP extraction. It is false to say so.
“Even the food crises are exacerbated by insecurity and high exchange rate issues, among others, which are largely federal subjects.

“The PDP Governors as stakeholders in governance would continue to work collaboratively with Mr. President to find lasting solutions to a very difficult situation created or exacerbated by the APC since 2015. We believe in co-operative Federalism.

“The buck ultimately stops at Mr. Presidents table as the Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria, the President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federation, the Chief Salesman and leader of Nigeria.
“We are not in doubt that he is trying his best. We only hope and pray that his best is good enough to take Nigeria out of the woods in the shortest possible time”, the PDP Governors said.