The Peoples Democratic party has felicitated Nigerians on the event of the 63rd Independence Anniversary of the Nation and for surviving over eight years of dreadful administrations of the All Progressives Congress.
The PDP, in an announcement by means of its countrywide Publicity Secretary, Debo Olofunagba, on Saturday, alleged that the APC has reversed all the good points made through the nation's founding fathers and immeasurable achievements recorded all the way through its sixteen years in government.
The opposition birthday party defined that the independence of any nation and its sovereignty is embedded in the appropriate, liberty, and freedom of citizens, notably to take part in governance through free, reasonable, and credible electoral manner under a transparent and dependable govt with the utmost admire for the rule of legislations.
"Painfully, the APC administrations have virtually back our nation to a state of bondage; a nation dominated with the aid of circles of cabals where residents are treated with utter disdain like conquered people; the place government has no cost for the lives and welfare of residents; the place dissenting voices are treated like enemies of State and the place primitive dictatorship, violation of Human Rights and electoral malpractices are extended as State policies," the party introduced.
PDP lamented that the as soon as secure nation has been opened up to terrorist points, stating that the nation ranks as one of the crucial maximum on the earth terrorism index.
It also declared that "APC has wrecked our productive sectors and turned our as soon as economically thriving nation, into the poverty capital of the realm, with an alarming 40% unemployment rate and where over 80 million Nigerians can't come up with the money for their daily food.
"existence has turn into so insufferable below the APC-led Nigeria that citizens at the moment are resorting to suicide; more than three million residents are internally displaced, over four hundred,000 crossed the borders to neighboring international locations as refugees while hundreds of our promising youths are fleeing to abroad.
"it's lamentable that regardless of all its atrocities, the APC continues to take Nigerians for granted with its vanity, fake promises and false efficiency claims.
"The 63rd Independence Anniversary, therefore serves as a wake-up call to all Nigerians and enthusiasts of freedom in all places the world to stand in protection of Democracy, Rule of legislation, admire for Human Rights, and Transparency in the governance of our nation," the statement read.