Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has claimed that former President Goodluck Jonathan will not join the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2023 elections.
This is as he boasted that
members of the APC cannot contend with the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
Speaking on Tuesday in Asaba, Okowa said that the successful conduct of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP’s National Convention was a pointer to the party’s readiness to rescue Nigeria from the current hopelessness that pervades the country.
He noted that Nigerians were tired of the rising insecurity and economic crisis ravaging the country, adding that the PDP had, through the success of the convention, sent the right message to Nigerians that it was properly positioned to change the ugly narrative and gloom in the country.
According to Okowa, “We are not competing with them anymore because looking through the years of the PDP and that of the APC of about six years plus, the difference is clear; Nigerians are able to see for themselves.
“Though things were very difficult, we were able to build a foundation during the Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration. The reverse is the case in this present administration in such a manner that is not good for our nation.
“The level of insecurity, the economy today, the Naira-to-Dollar situation, indeed, there are too many issues.
“We are getting to a stage now where there is shortage of food for the middle class, not to talk of the low class.
“The high level of unemployment has become unbearable. Farmers cannot even access their farms. We have gotten it all wrong in this current administration, and I believe that Nigerians know the truth.
“Nigerians know that the PDP will do better than the APC; there is no competition, no comparison. It is quite clear that we are not moving in the right direction under the APC government.”
He stressed the need to recreate hope in the nation because a lot of people had lost faith in the country.
“As at today, not only our youths but a lot of Nigerians are feeling very bad about the nation and this kind of situation is not the best for us.
“We need to recreate hope; we need to make them believe that Nigeria is one, that Nigeria is a united country and that there is hope for a new Nigeria.
“With the successful conduct of our national convention, we have sent the message with the right conviction to Nigerians that PDP is truly ready to rescue them.
“The rescue mission is about our country. We know exactly what we are in at the moment; there is so much crisis in everything; crisis in security, crisis in the economy and a lot of people are truly very hungry.
“The number of the poor people is growing by the day and the youths are becoming very restive and they are no longer comfortable with the country they call their own.
“When you look at all these things, with the fact that the economy is nose-diving everyday and when you look at the kind of budget that is being presented to Nigerians, there is cause to worry that it is not something that can actually take us in the right direction.”
