THE All Progressives Congress (APC) said yesterday that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was ignorant of the type of restructuring that Nigerians were yearning for.
APC accused PDP of subjecting the issue to what it described as “shallow interpretation” to deceive Nigerians.
Reacting to a statement credited to the spokesperson of People Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Dayo Adeyeye that the party has always supported restructuring, the APC National Publicity Secretary Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi said the statement further confirmed that the party is still not in tune with the aspirations and dreams of the people.
He said while the party organised two national conferences in its 16 years in power, it never made any effort to commence the implementation of the recommendation of the conferences.
Abdullahi said the PDP left them to gather dust, noting that as a later day convert to restructuring, the PDP should know that the APC has dusted the reports from the shelves and was working with it to give Nigerians what they desire.
Abdullahi, in a statement in Abuja, added: “The APC notes the statement issued on Sunday by the spokesperson of PDP, Mr. Dayo Adeyeye, claiming that PDP has always supported restructuring. This should ordinarily be a welcome development, given that it provides opportunity for bi-partisan cooperation on this very important national issue.
“It is indeed amusing that after being in power for 16 years, PDP is just waking up to realise that its constitution prescribed restructuring. If this is not political opportunism, we wonder what it is…
“We welcome PDP and all the parties in opposition to work with us as we strive to meet the aspirations of Nigerians on this very fundamental issue of our national existence.”