THE leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) has slammed the All Progressive Congress(APC) over its decisions to boycott the forthcoming national dialogue,affirming that the opposition has nothing to contribute for the progress of the nation.
The APC had, through its Interim National Publicity Secretary of the party, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, described the planned conference as diversionary and that the Federal Government lacked credibility to organise such a conference.
Mohammed said, “what we see today is that this government has lost focus; it has lost credibility, it has lost control of the economy. In any event, we see this thing as nothing but a diversion and what are we talking about a national conference for when even the President(Dr. Goodluck Jonathan) himself has said the outcome of the conference would be subjected to the approval of the National Assembly?” the APC said.
The PDP, through its National Publicity Secretary of the party, Chief Olisa Metuh, however, condemned the APC as lacking ideas for national growth and development,declaring that the dialogue was not a conference of political parties but that of Nigerians of various ethnic nationalities.
Describing the position of the APC as unpatriotic, the PDP said Nigerians were ready to talk and Dialogue,accusing the opposition party of operating divison and discord as a tool for politics.
Said Metuh, “the APC thrives in sowing seeds of discords and division. They promote ethnic interest above national interest and they value the interest of their Financial overlords.
“Nigerians have welcomed the conference.Traditional ,religious leaders and leaders of civil society have embraced the dialogue. If they are boycotting,it is because they have nothing to contribute to the progress of the nation?”
The PDP, he said ,believed in the national dialogue, adding “we believe we can be better than what we are today. We believe the goal is to bring up ideas to build greater nation,” he said.
Source: Tribune
