Spokesperson of the Delta State Campaign Council of the Peoples Democratic Party, Fred Oghenesivbe says politicians who recently defected from the party do not have the interest of the people at heart.
He spoke in Warri where he stressed that the PDP has what it takes to deliver the country from the economic hardship Nigerians are currently going through.
The Delta PDP Campaign Council spokesperson noted that the excruciating financial hardship rocking citizens of Nigeria as a result of the devaluation of the Naira, depleted foreign reserves, lack of foreign direct investments and N77 trillion reckless loans, ought to be a major concern for all ahead the polls.
He says the PDP is uniquely positioned to take back and reset as assured by the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar and his running mate, Ifeanyi Okowa.
Mr Oghenesivbe also assured that PDP governorship candidate Sheriff Oborevwori, will advance Delta State beyond May 29 terminal date of the Okowa administration.
Mr Oghenesivbe advised eligible voters to collect their PVCs and vote massively for the PDP in the February 25 and March 11 polls.
NBA APOLOGISES TO NIGERIANS OVER FAILURE TO ADDRESS ISSUES OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
The president of the Nigerian Bar Association Yakubu Maikyau has apologized to Nigerians for the abdication of their role.
He noted that members of the Bar, are reputed more for how much fees they charge their clients as opposed to the discharge of their primary call which is to offer guidance for the advancement of the cause of the country.
This apology, Mr Maikyau says, has become necessary because, no other group of professionals other than lawyers, are called to this privileged position.
Sustainable development goal 16 is focused on improving people’s lives by reducing violence, improving access to justice, and promoting effective, accountable, and inclusive institutions.
Strong, effective, transparent, and accountable institutions are essential for sustainable development and critical for governments to deliver services to their citizens.
As Nigerians go to the polls on 25th February to elect a president, lawyers are by the privilege of their training, are expected to position themselves to ask the right questions, interrogate the system and call to account, those saddled with the responsibility of providing security for Nigerians.
This is to guide Nigerians in making the right choice of candidate.
This one-day dialogue organized by the NBA on security, economy and administration of justice seeks to engage Presidential candidates
This in the hope that whoever wins the election, would have a basis to further engage and be accountable to the people of Nigeria.
The NBA president says lawyers need to do more, than focus on the remunerations they get from their clients.
President Muhammadu Buhari, who was represented by the Secretary to the government of the federation Boss Mustapha, noted that government is continuous and no one government can solve all the country’s problems.
The inclusion of youth and women in decision-making is an aspect of governance the deputy secretary general of the United Nations wants to the incoming administration to allow.
ATIKU BEMOANS DOWNGRADE OF NIGERIA’S CREDIT RATING, PROMISES IMPROVEMENT
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has expressed disapproval of the recent downgrade of Nigeria’s credit rating by Moody’s Investors Service.
With the global credit agency downgrading the country’s foreign debt for the second time in just over three months, the credit rating which was released on Friday marks the lowest Nigeria has received since 2006.
Atiku, in a series of tweets on Monday, said Moody’s took account of the government’s inability to curtail its addiction to deficit financing and its appetite for more funds from the Central Bank’s Ways and Means.
“Late last week, Moody’s Investors Service (The Moody’s) sadly, but not unexpectedly, downgraded the Nigerian Government’s Credit Rating from B3 to Caa1. This is a very significant downgrade,” he wrote.
“Moody’s notes the FGN’s deteriorating fiscal and debt position and its lack of capacity to respond to same; it notes the ‘exacerbating policy trading-off’ between debt servicing and the financing of critical sectors, including education, health, and other social programmes.”
The former Vice President described the observations as a direct indictment of the country’s political leadership for what he said is its failures in the management of our fiscal resources.
According to him, the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led government lacks the critical competencies to initiate and implement innovative solutions to our problems and deliver on their mandate with the desired impact.
