PDP to APC: Change your economic policies in 2017

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has harped on the need for the All Progressives Congress, (APC)-led federal government to change its policies of high taxation’s with almost non-economic activity as well as provide palliatives in 2017 to reduce the effect of the recession, and the country will be better for it in the coming years.

The Chairman, National Caretaker Committee, NCC, of the PDP, Senator Ahmed Makarfi said this in his New Year message to Nigerians.

The PDP further advised the APC led administration to, in this Year 2017, urgently employ the services of economic experts to put in place viable policies that will revamp the nation’s ailing economy.

The PDP stressed that the country is presently in recession because of significant decline in government business in both internal and external spheres. The federal government, it advised, should increase money supply, cause rise in disposable income (spending) and decrease mindless taxation’s which have led to high inflation and multiple prices in money market.

The party charged Nigerians, in this New Year, to work harder and trust in their capacities to surmount the current economic condition in the country by the Grace of God.

The statement by the PDP reads, “The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ahmed Makarfi, CON, on behalf of all organs of the PDP and its family
nationwide, compliment Nigerians as we usher in the New Year 2017.

“We charge Nigerians in this New Year to work harder and trust in their capacities to surmount the current economic condition in the country by the Grace of God.

“The bad policies of the APC led government no doubt, have occasioned this economic recession with its attendant consequences of extreme hardship, starvation, deprivation, insecurity and rise in ethnic, sectional and political agitations for self-determination.

“The ‘Transformation Agenda’ of the last PDP Administration brought a lot of hope to Nigerians, the African Sub Region and our economy at large.

“Nigeria economy before handing over to the APC in May 2015 was declared the largest and the fastest growing in Africa (number 1) which is now nowhere near number 30. Why is that?

Incompetence it is!
It is no gainsaying that the PDP had better policies and programmes of reforming Nigeria’s economy to provide better living condition for its citizens well-being, which it did.

“We hope the government of the day changes its policies of high taxations with almost non-economic activity while providing palliatives in 2017 to reduce the effect of the recession, and the country will be better for it in the coming years.

“Against this backdrop, we again advise the APC led administration in this Year 2017 to urgently employ the services of economic experts to put in place viable policies that will revamp our ailing economy.

We are presently in recession because of significant decline in government business in both internal and external spheres. “The federal government
should increase money supply, cause rise in disposable income (spending) and decrease mindless taxations which have led to high inflation and multiple prices in money market.

“Once again, congratulations and happy New Year Celebrations to all Nigerians. God bless the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria”, it said.