Opposition Young Progressives Party (YPP) has, accused President Muhammad Buhari and his ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of playing with the lives of Nigerians, who the swore to an oath to protect
Arising from its 17th NWC meeting in Abuja, the party condemned in strong terms the unabating state of insecurity
in the nation with emphasis on the recent killing of over 90 people in
the Kanam and Kakura in Chikun local government areas of Plateau and
Kaduna states respectively
The YPP in a statement issued at the end of the meeting by its National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Egbeola Wale Martins charged the federal government to “go beyond the
laughable rhetoric of bringing perpetrators to book and act as the
book is already full on account of empty promises.”
The NWC, which expressed its loss of confidence in the president, regretted that it’ has, always been an effort in futility from government, trying to proffer solutions to the myriad of challenges confronting Nigeria, “especially when it makes no sense to a docile government not ready to act,
“As,a political party, we have lost faith in President Muhammadu Buhari and we
view his continuous defiant stay in office amid the nationwide insecurity as unpatriotic.
“Conclusively, the NWC call on the government to quit playing politics with the lives of Nigerians as the incessant killings don’t discriminate based on ethnicity, religion or party affiliation.
“The only feasible way out for Nigeria after painstaking deliberation is
for Mr President to resign as a mark of patriotism to give room for the emergence of a more sensitive leadership with the political will to act and inspire hope.”
The NWC also ratified its timetable and schedule of activities for the conduct
of the 2023 general election in accordance with the Provisions of the
Electoral Act 2022 (as amended) and the Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC) guidelines, adding that sales of nomination
forms for all elective offices, has already commenced since 14th
March 2022.
“While it released dates for primaries to elect it State and National Assembly candidates, the party stated that Special congresses/primaries for governorship aspirants have been slated for 28th May 2022 while the Special National
Convention/presidential primaries will be held on 1st June 2022.
