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A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Alhaji Kawu Baraje, on
Sunday described the party’s performance since taking office close to
one year ago as unimpressive.
He also warned the party against repeating the mistakes made by the
Peoples Democratic Party, which led to its electoral defeat in 2015.
Baraje, a vocal ally of Senate President, Bukola Saraki, said this during a media briefing in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital.
According to him, Nigerians are not happy with the socio-economic and
political development in the country, adding that it was imperative for
government to address the sufferings and expectations of the people and
make them happy.
He cited the current petrol scarcity, poor electricity and hunger as some of the hardships being experienced by Nigerians.
Baraje said, “I belong to the group that is not very satisfied with
the performance of the party; not only because the Senate President is
having a very serious political issue, but because there are other cases
and instances where we are not happy with the performance of our party.
“I am not a prophet of doom, neither am I a political prostitute. Are
you happy going to queue up for up to two to three hours? Are you happy
that electricity is not functioning well and people sleep in darkness?
“What we are saying is that majority of Nigerians are not happy and
we need to make them happy. Most Nigerians are suffering and we need to
make our impact felt by addressing the suffering of the masses.”
In response, the National Chairman of the APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, described Baraje’s comments as unfortunate.
He said, “We are working on a solution in the medium to short term;
yes, we can make the fuel queues disappear but we don’t want the problem
to re-occur and to do that, you have to work out a
solution that will be long lasting.
solution that will be long lasting.
“If people want to play to the gallery they are at liberty to; they know why they are doing what they are doing.”
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