17th December, 2010
The National Democratic Party, NDP, has scored the ruling People’s Democratic Party, PDP, low stating that it has failed the people of Nigeria in its last 12 years of ruling.
The National Vice Chairman of the party, Otunba Babatunde Edu, made this remark in Lagos State recently while speaking on the state of the nation.
Edu particularly blamed the ruling party on the poor state of electricity supply in the country.
According to him, “failure to provide adequate electricity in the country has led to massive closure of industries and this has made many industrious citizens of this country unemployed.
“The situation has had a multiplier effect on the society with crimes on the rise.â€
Edu also spoke on the recent allegation made by Dr. Lamido Sanusi Lamido, the Central Bank of Nigeria governor, that 25 per cent of Nigeria budget were expended on the salaries of the federal legislators, the situation he described unfortunate, as such huge percentage of budget could be on a few number of people in the developing country like Nigeria.
The civil engineer urged Professor Attahiru Jega, the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, to avoid the repeat of what led to the nullification of elections in some states of the country.
He promised that if NDP is voted into offices in the coming elections, it would improve on power situation in the country, reorganised the educational sector and making it accessible, affordable and available to everyone.
It will also deal with the structural inbalance in the country as well as embark on massive road construction and rehabilitation.
Edu advised the ruling party to combat the unemployment, as such is the only way of tackling the growing crime rate in the country.
Present at the meeting were the chairman of the party from the south west zone of the country.
—Paul Sanusi