The All Progressives Congress, APC, has disagreed with the apex Igbo socio-culture group over its recent endorsement of the Atiku/Obi presidential ticket in the 2019 elections.
In a statement signed by Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu National Publicity Secretary , the party warned Ohanzeze to be wary of the restructuring agenda of Atiku, claiming that there is more to it than meets the eye.
“With a few members of Ohaneze falling for Atiku’s antics, it has now become clear that the purported endorsement of Atiku’s presidential ambition does not enjoy the support of most of the Igbos. One of such proofs is the statement by the Anambra State Government’s dissociating the state from the dubious endorsement of Atiku contained in the equally disputed communique.”, the statement said, asking, rhetorically, “besides the deceitful restructuring promise, what else do the Igbo stand to gain from an Atiku presidency? Nothing!
The party then urged the group to take a fresh look at the policy objectives of the APC government.
“Without playing to the gallery, the President Muhammadu Buhari-led APC administration has pursued a deliberate policy of probity, inclusive governance and national spread in the allocation of our national resources and developmental projects across the country.
“In particular, about 69 verifiable road and bridge projects are ongoing in the southeast. This is unprecedented in the history of our nation. Although the contracts for many of the roads were awarded by past PDP administrations, they were either poorly funded or not funded at all, hence work on the road and bridge projects were previously stalled.
Currently, the roads and bridges, which are spread across the five states in the South-east, are in different stages of completion, thanks to the funding sourced by the president Buhari-led APC administration from budgetary allocations, the Sukuk Bond and the Presidential Infrastructure Development Fund.
The APC remains the most sincere political platform working to ensure better inclusion and mainstreaming of all geo-political zones in the governance of the country. We have held constructive, purposeful, country-wide and multi-sectoral conversation on core issues of true federalism and devolution of powers in line with the Party’s Change Agenda,” it concluded.
