The Edo Government has accused the state’s All Progressives Congress (APC) chapter of being blind to the plight of the people.
The State Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare, stated this on Tuesday, July 9, during a press conference in Benin City.
He noted that instead of the party showing remorse over the suffering of the masses occasioned by the gross mismanagement of the economy by its government at the center in the last nine years, it has focused on spreading lies and propaganda to hoodwink the people of Edo.
According to him, “Despite the devastation caused by the APC Government, the party and its members in the State have buried their heads in the sand and continue to gush out lies and propaganda to dampen the people’s desire to break free from the stranglehold by which the APC has shackled them for the past nine years.”
The Commissioner further stated that “it was such a show of shame to see the party sitting before pressmen waving worthless pieces of paper as evidence for non-existent fraud allegations against a State Government that has enthroned transparency and accountability in the cause of the administration of the State’s resources.
“It has become imperative for us as representatives of our people in the State Government to draw the attention of the authorities and the members of the public to the plight of the Edo people and by extension the Nigerian people.
“Despite our best efforts to mitigate the suffering that Edo people and Nigerians have been plunged into by the APC Government through the increase in minimum wage, free WiFi in different parts of the State, free transport scheme that have benefited over six million Edo residents since its launch in September 2023, food palliative to millions of Edo people, free registration for pensioners into the State’s health Insurance Scheme, among others, we want to restate that the people are still going through untold hardship and this is as a result of the gross mismanagement of the economy by the APC as a government at the centre in the last nine years.
“It is on record how the haphazard withdrawal of subsidy by the APC Government on May 29, 2023, tossed the economy into chaos and pushed our people to the brink of starvation.
“As if that is not enough, they have continuously stifled business growth in the country, increasing taxes and doubling the burdens on small businesses.”
Nehikhare, saying that APC can’t lie its way back to power in Edo, added that the nation is gradually descending back into terrorism with the rise of suicide bombings, among others.
