The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the House of Representatives on Tuesday slammed the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government, saying that “the worst PDP government is 100 times better than the best of the present APC administration.”
The caucus stated this at an inaugural ceremony of an ad-hoc committee to review the extent of the on-going crisis in the party and the current political developments in the country.
The caucus leader and Minority Leader of the House, Leo Ogor (Delta), while inaugurating the committee said its term of reference is also to review the various peace efforts initiated by genuine leaders of the party.
Besides reviewing the extent of the on-going crisis in the party and the current political developments in the country, the committee is also expected to “recommend the way forward in all the efforts to ensure the unity of the party within the House, coherence and interest of members.”
The committee which is led by the chairman, House Committee on Ports and Harbours, Patrick Asadu, from Enugu is to submit its report within two weeks from the date of its first sitting.
In his inaugural address, Asadu said that the option of failure to recover and rediscover the party does not actually exist, adding, “it takes only a cursory look at the almost two years of the present government for all to acknowledge that Nigeria needs its beloved party, the PDP, in whatever shape or form, not just as a vibrant democratic party, but also as the party that forms and runs the government of Nigeria”.
“The PDP cannot and will not be allowed to die just like that while the rot that is noticeable in this government continues”, he said, adding that “we have to recover, rediscover and re-energise our party, to provide Nigerians with a government Nigerians actually crave and deserve”.
Hitting the APC government further for alleged impoverishment of the people and leading the nation to avoidable recession, the lawmaker said, “The PDP government was not and could never have been perfect, and few human endeavours are totally perfect, but the worst of the PDP government is 100 times better than the best of the present APC government”.
