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Tuesday 25 February 2014

A Party Without a Manifesto?




The All Progressive Congress is yet to have an articulated Manifesto months after its formation and about 11 months to the general elections.Does this say anything about the attitude of the party and what they stand for?
Well,i did not say the party has no manifesto,a chieftain of the APC,Senator Danjuma Goje said so.Hear  him''since i am not going to be a governor,we have not yet articulated in detail,the manifesto of our candidate;even the manifesto of APC has not been properly articulated and circulated.I do not want to pre-empt the party.At the right time,i will give you the details'',he said.
But come to think of it,who says the APC does not have a manifesto?Must it be written for it to be accepted as existing?My answer is in the negative.Every right thinking Nigerian knows the manifesto of the APC.The APC is the only one-human or corporate-that did not commend the recently signed Anti-gay Law.We know their manifesto on that.The APC will repeatedly attack a woman who spent 255 million naira without appropriation while celebrating,protecting and shielding a man who spent 163 billion naira without approval.Their manifesto on Anti-corruption is very clear too.The APC prefers to play politics with our National Budget and confirmation of both Service Chiefs and Ministers.On this too,we know their manifesto on Security and Welfare.The APC must take power at all cost and also refuse to participate in the National Conference.Here too we know their manifesto on the Unity of Nigeria.
Hence,since the APC lacks a clear-cut manifesto,these questions beg for answers;What is the working plan of the party?How do they intend to lead 170 million people if given power?Should this type of party be trusted with power in 2015?Instead of spending time in producing a manifesto for the party to give it a direction,the APC led by its National Publicity Secretary prefer to cluelessly tongue-lash the President,his party and the federal government with every given oppurtunity.May God save Nigerians from this gang of desperados.

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