Politics
Buhari is too weak to lead Nigeria – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party has said President Muhammadu Buhari is too weak to lead the country .The PDP National Chairman , Uche Secondus, stated this during a presidential rally of the party at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna on Thursday .
The PDP chairman stated that Buhari had tried his best and should go home and rest .
According to him , if Buhari is allowed to continue to lead the country , he will hand over the government to a ‘ cabal . ’
Secondus said , “ Now is the time for you to take a stand and firmly too, to know that it is time for us to ask President Buhari to go home . Let him go home . Baba has tried . Let him go home . The energy is no longer there . And we know that by the grace of God , we need somebody with a lot of energy . We need somebody who will work for 24 hours .
“ We don’ t need Buhari to give this government to a cabal . If you vote for the APC , the cabal will still be in control. There will be hunger in the land . The man is weak . President Buhari is weak . He cannot rule . We advise him to go home .
“ They have been sleeping on duty , that is why we have security problem in the country . They have been sleeping ; that is why we have hunger in the land . Now , it is time for us to ask President Buhari to go home . Let him go home , he has tried .
“ We need somebody who has experience in the private and public sectors with a lot of capacity and competence . When Atiku comes , he will provide jobs and food on your tables . ”
Secondus warned against rigging the forthcoming general elections.
He said , “ Never again will anybody rig the election in Nigeria . INEC , be warned ; you can ’ t rig this election . ”
Speaking , Atiku said with him on board as the President , he would not only tackle insecurity in the land , he would also return the country to the path of progress .
He said , “ The APC lied to Nigerians. They promised to revamp the economy in 2015 . Today , Nigeria is said to be the headquarters of poverty . The APC promised to tackle security challenges if elected but have they fulfilled the promise? Today , there are security challenges in the North- West , North- East and the North -Central . ”
Earlier in his remarks , the Director General of the Atiku Abubakar Campaign Organisation and Senate President , Dr Bukola Saraki, said the APC was running out of lies as the ruling party had not fulfilled any of its campaign promises to the people .
He said , “ Today in Nigeria and the entire North , there is no security. No jobs . Many years and months of lies , the truth must come out . Nigerians are seeing the truth now .
“ The APC promised us security but today , there is no security in the North- East , North -West and the North -Central . They promised us jobs but today , we have lost 10 million jobs ; no jobs for the nation’ s youths. ”