Independence speech: PDP declares Buhari’s administration incompetent, worst in history

As reactions continue to trail President Muhammadu Buhari’s independence speech, the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday declared Buhari’s administration as incompetent and the worst in the history of the nation.

The party noted that Mr President’s confession that Nigerians were facing difficulties as have never happened before in his administration or such difficulties that are similar to the situation of the civil war under his administration has vindicated the party.

PDP’s verdict was contained in a statement which was issued by the National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbodiyan on Friday, saying, Buhari was right in comparing his own administration’s worst times to the agony of the civil war, adding that it underscores the horrible situation in the country today.

In President Buhari’s words “The past eighteen months have been some of the most difficult periods in the history of Nigeria. Since the civil war, I doubt whether we have seen a period of more heightened challenges than what we have witnessed in this period”.

This grave assertion brings to mind the ugly images of the Civil war; the killings, lawlessness, violence, human rights violations, poverty, hunger, starvation and other horrible situations as also being currently witnessed today under the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led administration.

From Mr. President’s admission, it is clear that he has nobody but himself to blame for the sorry situation in Nigeria under his watch

It is therefore a pathetic antithesis for Mr. President to attempt to exonerate himself by claiming that no government, since 1999, has done what his administration has done in six years; a claim that portrays a desperation to parry blame for the consequences of the misrule of his administration.

Rather, what obtains in the public space is that no government has since 1999 brought our nation to her knees on every facet of life like the Buhari administration.

It is appalling that in his speech, President Buhari had no concrete assurance on how to revamp our economy and how to end acts of terrorism in our country. Instead, the speech, as usual, dwelt on empty claims that have no bearing with the actual situation in the country.

PDP urged Nigerians to vote PDP out of power on 2023 to avoid ruining the nation.