PDP scores 5 years of APC govt in Niger low
A Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP in Niger state, Tanko Beji has declared that the five years that the All Progressives Congress (APC) government of Governor Abubakar Sani -Bello has been at the helms of affairs in the state have changed nothing in the state.
According to him, most roads in the state are still in a deplorable state, while people cannot sleep with their two eyes closed as a result of the high level of insecurity.
The party chieftain who is also a state chairmanship aspirant made known the position of the PDP while speaking to newsmen in Minna.
He decried the present situation whereby the morale of people in the state is low because the APC has not delivered the much promised change
“They (APC) have not lived up to expectations, they should have done better; the people have expected that they will do what is right at the right time,” Beji stated.
However, he commended the people of the state for their patience and resilience in the face of these daunting challenges in the last five years, assuring that very soon things will change for the better.
Beji, who is seeking re-election as chairman of the party for a second term, urged party faithful to eschew ethnic and religious considerations while making their choice of new leaders for the party.
He said the party has in the last couple of years operated as one indivisible family, notwithstanding the areas of the state its leadership come from, warning that any attempt to bring religion and ethnicity into the party’s affairs will spell doom for the PDP.
He reminded the supporters of the party that most national officers of the party from the state are presently from one ethnic nationality with members of the party lending them support, advising that “we should not truncate the peace and unity we have in our party now with ethnic and religious considerations.”
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The PDP chieftain claimed he has already traversed 19 out of the 25 local government areas of the state and expressed optimism at being re-elected as chairman.
He pointed out that most of the leaders of the party in the three senatorial zones of the state are on his campaign team rallying support for his ambition.
He promised to carry out major reforms in the party if re-elected, stressing that a reward system for members that contribute to the growth of the party will be introduced, just as the administration of the party will be taken to the grassroots where the people are.
