The PDP Presidential Campaign Organization (PPCO) has mocked President
Muhammadu Buhari for attempting to claim credit for the construction of
new Terminal Building at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport,
Abuja, even when it is public knowledge that the project was designed,
conceptualized and fully financed by the PDP administration.
The PPCO said it is unfortunate that President Buhari, in his
desperation to nudge up his globally established non-performance rating,
ahead of the 2019 Presidential election, engaged in yet another failed
media stunt by trying to posture and claim credit for a project his
administration made no contribution towards the funding and execution.
In a statement on Thursday signed by Kola Ologbondiyan, PDP national spokesman, the party said, “It was therefore derisory to see Mr. President and his handlers, comically swaggering and gleefully hugging the cameras at the commissioning of a project they made no contribution.”
“If anything, like the Port Harcourt Airport terminal building, President
Buhari, in his flops, only succeeded in delaying the completion of the
project, which concept and construction was perfected by the PDP,
including payments to the contractors.
“Is it not appalling that President Buhari, who, out of sheer
incompetence and total disregard for the development need of our nation,
cannot point to any key development project he had initiated and
executed since his inauguration in 2015, despite the huge resources at
his disposal, only to be going around the country, claiming credit for
projects executed by the PDP?, “the party added.
The statement continued: “In any case, what would one expect from a President that has openly admitted that he lacked the capacity to manage an economy as complex as Nigeria’s for which he has promised Nigerians more suffering in the coming year.
“The PDP is aware that President Buhari is desperate to validate his
false performance indices, but seeking to lay claim to projects executed
by our party, only shows that he has hit the end of the road.
“The only option left for President Buhari is to accept his failures, as
Nigerians rally behind the PDP Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar,
to rescue our nation and return her to the path of good governance,
development, national cohesion and economic prosperity.”