The Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has criticised the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), saying he (Buhari) will leave many Nigerians in poverty.
The Director General, of the Presidential Campaign Council, Dr Mahmud Ajeigbe, said the APC-led government failed in its campaign promises and had succeeded in worsening the economic situation in the country.
Ajeigbe, who spoke in an interview with Saturday PUNCH, stressed that President Buhari, who would be exiting the office in May 2023, would be leaving the country in a huge debt burden.
According to him, the situation created by the Buhari regime worsened insecurity, economy, and corruption indices since he assumed office as the President in 2015.
He said, “Compare the debt burden from 2015 to what we have now; of course, it is higher. Secondly, look at the poverty. What N10,000 could buy for you a year ago, it cannot buy for you now?
“It’s so clear that this government will be leaving this country in poverty. Ask yourself; are Nigerians better off now than in 2015?
“The APC-led government came to power on the tripod of insecurity, corruption, and economy, but none of those have improved for more than seven years now.
“Is it in the economy? Are we better off than what we had in 2015? Insecurity in the North-East and other regions; has insurgency, banditry and kidnapping which have become the order of the day gone?
“In fact, banditry and kidnapping have become a major profession for those who engage in this evil act. Crimes and other social vices have increased. For corruption, do we say corruption has been reduced?
“You have a situation whereby the poverty index is increasing. The purchasing power of the naira currently has also become a big problem. What you could spend N30,000 on before won’t be enough to purchase same now.”
He however assured that the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, had the capacity to rescue the country from the current situation.
