Akeredolu should not set Ondo state on fire ― PDP

ON OCTOBER 12, 202010:28 PMIN POLITICS

By Dayo Johnson – Akure

 

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State has raised the alarm over the attack of its members and supporters by political thugs of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) after the declaration of the results of the election.

 

It has therefore called on the governor-elect, Rotimi Akeredolu, to call his party members to order and “should not set Ondo State on fire.

 

The Publicity Secretary of the party in the state, Kennedy Peretei, in a statement alleged that ” since the declaration of the Ondo Governorship Election Results, All Progressives Congress (APC) thugs have stepped up their acts of recklessness and irresponsibility by attacking supporters of our party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

 

“A particular case in point was the destruction of PDP Secretariat and Eyitayo Jegede’s Campaign Office in Ijare, Ifedore Local Government Area of the state by APC thugs under the guise of celebrating the victory of Akeredolu.

Presidency on Sunday insisted that removal subsidy on petroleum products had been long overdue, noting that the subsidy regime was seen as a game changer by successive administrations but the courage to implement the reforms was lacking until the coming of President Muhammadu Buhari

A statement issued by Senior Special Assistant to the president on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, in Abuja, noted that Buhari was taking both popular and unpopular decisions as a leader because he had the courage to do so as the circumstances dictate.

It observed that though that more than the expectations of critics, history would be kind to President Buhari for eliminating the evil of corruption embedded in subsidies.

While the presidency noted the argument of critics as to the timing of the subsidy removal, it admonished that what President Buhari need now is the support of all including the opposition

“Subsidy removal in these sectors had long been foreseen by successive administrations as game changers in search of solutions to move forward with the nation’s development. These are reforms that are necessary and overdue. “Blueprint upon blueprint, timeline upon timeline had come and gone but courage to take bold decisions was not there,” it said.