APGA foresees greater Nigeria

The All Progressive Grand Alliance
APGA, in a press statement, has said that it has a vision that
the 2017 will bring good omen for the country.

According to the statement made available to Daily Times, by the
Director of publicity Mr. Ifeanacho Oguejiofor,APGA is optimistic that Nigerian economy will bounce
back with great supports given to the present administration by the
entire Nigerian citizenry. It particularly wishes its members,party
supporters a pleasant and remarkable new year celebration and  a
hopeful and glorious 2017.

The party, implores Politicians,especially the elected Officials at
all levels of governance,to be altruistic in their services and
sensitive to the suffering and needs of the people,in order to
extenuate  the man made and unacceptable very harsh economic cum
social conditions Nigerians are subjected to at the present, stating
that that will soon be a thing of the past.

It however, reiterated the party resolve to work with present Mohamadu
Buhari administration and not to criticize the APC led government
without any justifiable reason especially within the one and half
years spent in office, stressing that the government needed some time
to find its footing,

Meanwhile,APGA is worried that the current administration is treating
it’s anti-corruption war as a replacement for the normal government
function of governance. This approach has to be really changed if the
APC government is to turn round the faltering and depressing economy.

It warned that while there is improvement in the war against Boko
Haram,new theaters are opening in the South East and South South
mostly as a result of the government’s poor handling of the hitherto
minor agitations. The party calls on the government to use practical
approaches that are less confrontational to resolve the issues.

“The development in the Niger Delta region calls for concern. The
Federal Government must find constructive ways of engagement and
resolution of the issues that gave rise to the recent upsurge in
militancy.If disruption of oil supplies continues in this 2017, the
economy of the country will be crippled and Nigerians especially the
less privileged will be the worse for it than it experienced in the
preceding year”

The party also condemns the activities of the herdsmen that do not
seem to get the level of attention that groups like IPOB get from the
federal government and calls on the security agencies to be proactive
in ensuring that security of Nigerians is paramount.

On the Review of past election irregularities that greeted 2015 and
2016 elections, APGA advises the Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC), “to be mindful of the poor and negative public
perception of its electoral process instead of the present bizarre and
shenanigans of manipulation of vote and allocation of scores,as the
party witnessed during the Bye-election of the Toto/Nassarawa federal
constituency, in Nassarawa State,and the last Edo State governorship
election”

“The body should stop its officials from conniving with some
unscrupulous Politicians and  law enforcement Personnel on election
duties from writing false election results.Also,it should guide
against the body’s seemingly general disposition as if it were a
department of the ruling party;the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The commission should note that any act that undermines an electoral
process or an election,no matter how infinitesimal or minute it may
be,will ultimately affects the outcome and undermines our
democracy.Therefore, INEC should be transparent as well as provide a
level playing field while dealing with political parties and their
Candidates, so that the process and the outcome of any election will
be free,fair,credible and acceptable to all objective minded
individuals,which will help make our democracy meaningful, people
oriented and sustainable”