*The ruling All Progressives Congress lambasts former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar over his recent public statement, stating Atiku鈥檚 self-serving efforts at minimising the bold, genuine and metamorphic policies and interventions of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu鈥檚 administration simply smack of 鈥榩rimordial political envy and crass desperation for the power that Nigerians have so wisely denied him鈥� over the years

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Sequel to his latest assessment of the current administration鈥檚 performance in the last 365 days, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has lambasted former Vice-President (Alhaji) Atiku Abubakar for what the party described as his 鈥渟elf-serving efforts to minimise the bold, genuine and metamorphic policies and interventions of the present administration only smacks of primordial political envy and crass desperation for the power that Nigerians have so wisely denied him.鈥�

Felix Morka, Esq., National Publicity Secretary of APC, who noted this in a statement, said the former Vice President 鈥渓ives in an alternate reality of prejudice and unpatriotic desire for Nigeria鈥檚 failure so he may scavenge his way to an even more elusive presidency.鈥�

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR

According to the ruling party, Atiku, who was the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 General Elections, has not let up on his 鈥渧ilipending of the outstanding first-year record of achievements of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu鈥檚 administration. In his latest statement, Atiku claimed that Mr. President was not ready for reforms, dismissing his policies as 鈥榯rial and error鈥�.鈥�

Morka also stated: 鈥淎tiku鈥檚 self-serving efforts to minimise the bold, genuine and metamorphic policies and interventions of the present administration only smacks of primordial political envy and crass desperation for the power that Nigerians have so wisely denied him.

鈥淭he former Vice President lives in an alternate reality of prejudice and unpatriotic desire for Nigeria鈥檚 failure so he may scavenge his way to an even more elusive presidency. 鈥�

Some achievements of Tinubu鈥檚 administration, by party scribe

The National Publicity Secretary of APC has argued that contrary to Atiku’s claim, President Tinubu鈥檚 administration, in its first year in office, had attracted over $20 billion into the economy while the stock exchange has ballooned from N18.12 billion in Q1 of 2023 to N93.37 billion in Q1 of 2024.

These developments, Morka noted, represents an increase of over 400 percent with an annual economic growth rate leaping from 2.5 percent to 3.46 percent.

The statement also noted: 鈥淜ey sectors of manufacturing, telecommunications, oil and gas, solid minerals, e-commerce and fintech have continued to attract increased and ceaseless flow of foreign direct investments (FDIs). Yet, Atiku remains willfully blind to the pace of progress that is so self-evident.

鈥淧resident Tinubu set an audacious target of building a $1 trillion economy in the next few years and has put together a bevy of experts and professionals, and introduced far-reaching policies and programmes to drive the actualization of this desirable economic target. The President needs the support and encouragement of Nigerians, not the bile-filled pessimism of partisan Atikus.鈥�

The party equally contended that Atiku鈥檚 鈥渇alse alarm of an imminent food scarcity鈥� boldface ignores the widely acknowledged proactive measures already introduced by President Tinubu to guarantee food security in the country.

鈥淚n December 2023, the Federal Government set a target for the cultivation of 500,000 hectates of land across the federation. Cultivation of rice, maize, wheat and cassava on聽 over 246,231 hectares of land in 30 states of the federation is in progress in addition to approving massive grants and other incentives to farmers.

鈥淭he former Vice President鈥檚 swipe on the administration鈥檚 national security management again betrays his lack of touch with the reality of our current situation.

鈥淣ot only did the administration revamp and reconfigure the country鈥檚 security apparatus, it created a Special Security Fund to boost its superiority and operational effectiveness against merchants of crime and insecurity.

鈥淵et, Atiku turns a blind eye to considerable improvement in our security, especially in the North East where Atiku hails from,鈥� Morka stated.

According to him, same Atiku that accused the administration of lacking compassion for the people and failing to provide palliatives to cushion the transient onerous effects of inevitable and vitally necessary economic policies turns around to recommend a review of social investment policies he suggests were nonexistent.

The APC Publicity Secretary said: 鈥淗e (Atiku) also conveniently ignored ongoing serious negotiations with Labour Unions on the upward review of minimum wage for workers in the country all meant to improve their welfare while the benefits of reforms reach that certain fullness.

鈥淏eyond his preferred economic blueprint of selling off our prized national assets to his friends and cronies, Atiku鈥檚 only notable contribution to Nigeria鈥檚 development has been his unquenched and unquenchable hunger pang for power for his less than altruistic purpose.

鈥淎tiku cannot achieve in eight years what President Tinubu has accomplished in his first year in office. 鈥�

Morka also explained: 鈥淵es, the occasion is the first year anniversary of President Tinubu鈥檚 administration, not four or eight-years in review.

鈥淭he opposition鈥檚 efforts to burden the administration with ceaseless, contrived, unjustified and diversionary reproval is grossly miscalculated and misled.

鈥淭he sheer length of Atiku鈥檚 prevaricative epistle of a statement is testament to the expanse of the administration鈥檚 policy and programme uptake in 365 short days.鈥�

The party added: 鈥淧resident Bola Tinubu remains unshakable in his commitment to building concrete blocks of progress and greatness for Nigeria.

鈥淲hile Atiku and his band of mudslingers idle away, the President will continue, unstoppably, to deliver high-grade infrastructure not only in our nation鈥檚 capital, Abuja, but all around the country.鈥�

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