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PDP officially apologizes to Nigerians over misrule
Main opposition party in Nigeria, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has officially apologised to Nigeria for failing to led them aright, the inaction that cost them a re-election in 2015.
The party was in power for 16 years, from Nigeria’s return to democracy in 1999 to 2015. The PDP was criticised for lack of internal democracy and massive corruption.
The PDP is planning a come -back to power in 2019 election and has yielded to opinions that the party should apologise to Nigerians to have their mandate again.
The National Chairman of the PDP tweeted on Monday: “As the National Chairman of @OfficialPDPNig we admit that we have made some mistakes and we want to apologize for our past mistakes. We have learnt from our mistakes and we say “sorry” to all Nigerians that has entrusted so much to us #NewThinking”
President Goodluck Jonathan of the PDP lost to the opposition party led by former army General, Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari has shown some nerve in the fight against corruption. However, the 74-year-old general is not taking the ‘right’ steps on the economy and security.
In his recent assessment of Nigeria, Bill Gates, the Co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates faulted the Federal Government’s Economic Recovery And Growth Plan (ERGP), saying it does not meet the needs of the people.
Addressing stakeholders at the special session of the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo in the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Gates stressed the need for the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to take a second look at the National Economic Plan in terms of its priorities for human capacity development.
He said the ERGP, which must reflect the people’s needs, should also give priority to human capital development over physical capital as it is designed currently.
“To anchor the economy over the long term, investment in infrastructure and competitiveness must go hand in hand with investments in the people.
“People without roads, ports and factories can’t flourish. And roads, ports and factories without skilled workers to build and manage them can’t sustain an economy,” Gates noted.
According to him, if the current trends in education and health continue and government spends the same amount with the same results, there will be no economic growth as the country will only be keeping with increase in population without improvement in Gross Domestic Product (GDP).