* Decries APC ‘inept’ leadership
National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Iyorchia Ayu, has expressed optimism of his party returning to power arising from the 2023 general elections.
He alleged that the inept rule of the APC at the Federal level has pulled the country backwards economically and deserves to be kicked out by Nigerians.
Ayu said this during a gala night hosted by the Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike for PDP governors at the Banquet Hall of Government House, Port Harcourt on Sunday.
Ayu said the APC leadership had been unable to harness the rich diversity of Nigerians into better fortunes that should strengthen the bond of brotherhood and promote peaceful coexistence.
He said: “Unfortunately, a very poor leadership has presented Nigeria at home and abroad as an extremely divided country.
Nigeria, according to him, would bounce back with the PDP in the saddle, describing the party’s project to succeed Buhari as realisable.
He said: “The PDP will definitely produce the next president and take the country back to the days when we were in power, when we cleared all foreign debts, when we were developing this country at reasonable speed; when we became the richest country on the African continent. But today we are the poverty capital of the world. All that will change.”
Governors present at the gala night were: Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia); Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri (Adamawa); Udom Emmanuel (Akwa Ibom); Mohammed Bala (Bauchi); Samuel Ortom (Benue); Seyi Makinde (Oyo) and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu).
Also in attendance were the Deputy Governors of Rivers and Zamfara, Dr Ipalibo Harry-Banigo and Mahdi Aliyu Mohammed Gusau respectively; the National Secretary, Senator Sam Anyanwu and other dignitaries.