PDP Reps Caucus Urges Tinubu To Address Hardship, Insecurity Across Nigeria

By Angel Ike

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Caucus in the House of Representatives has called on President Bola Tinubu to address the hardship and insecurity ravaging the country.

The caucus said Nigerians are suffering and expect better treatment from President Tinubu’s administration

The lawmakers noted the massive killings across the country,urging the government to ensure security of the citizens, lamenting that APC led government has failed Nigerians for the past ten years.

Fred Agbedi who spoke on behalf of the caucus after their meeting in Abuja, charged President Tinubu to respect the court judgement in Osun state on the local government election.

The lawmaker said the continued withholding of the local government funds by the federal government is illegal and undemocratic, insisting that it was imperative for the federal government to obey valid court judgement on Osun local government controversy.

“We want to also use this opportunity to ask the federal government to release, obey court, valid court judgments leading to validity or validating the local government elections that were held in Osun State.

“Osun State is led by a PDP governor, a successful government and governor who has proved that he’s in touch with his people and is delivering dividends of democracy to the people of Osun State.

“We are surprised that a supposedly democratic person, the president of Nigeria, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who himself encountered a similar situation, is holding the local government funds and local government administration of Osun State to ransom.

“This is anti-democratic and as a party caucus in the House of Representatives, who are lawmakers, we insist that the right thing be done, due process be complied with, legal judgments be obeyed, so that Oshun State and the people of Osun State and the local governments will enjoy the benefits of the creation and administration of local governments in the State.

“And so we urge Mr. President to put a stop to this illegality that is going on by seizing the funds of Osun local governments in Nigeria and immediately release the funds to the validly elected administrations across all the local governments in Osun State.” The caucus stated.

The Caucus also expressed support for the confirmation of Umar Damagun as substantive national chairman of the PDP as well as other resolutions reached by the opposition party at its 102nd National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in Abuja.