The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday said President Bola Tinubu should provide a comprehensive account of the nation’s earnings including the proceeds from the removal of subsidy on petroleum products.
PDP made the demand against the backdrop of what it said were allegations that the earnings are being diverted to private pockets of All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders and their cronies.
The opposition party said this in a statement dismissing Tinubu’s New Year speech as being empty and not addressing any of the critical issues plaguing the nation.
The national publicity secretary of PDP, Hon Debo Ologunagba said President Tinubu failed to address the critical issues of insecurity, decayed infrastructure, comatose manufacturing and productive sectors; crushing 28% inflation rate, continuing plunge of the Naira, alarming unemployment, excruciating poverty and economic hardship occasioned by the reckless, ill-advised and insensitive policies and programmes of his administration.
He said the president failed to address the vexatious issue of incompetence, insensitivity, massive profligacy, unbridled treasury-looting inherent in his administration, which have put the nation in dire strait.
“President Tinubu ought to have used the opportunity presented by the New Year to apologise to Nigerians and marshal out steps to address our national challenges, including those responsible for the exiting of multinational manufacturing companies and other businesses from our country.
“What Nigerians demand of President Tinubu is to provide a comprehensive account of our nation’s earnings including the proceeds from the removal of subsidy on petroleum products, especially in the face of allegations that the earnings are being diverted to private pockets of APC leaders and their cronies.
“The National Assembly is invited to step up and perform its Constitutional role of oversight to hold the Executive Arm accountable as the custodian of the purse of the nation,” the statement added.
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