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| Alhaji Lai Mohammed of APC delivering his speech during NIJ students' week 2014 |
Jesuwale Stephen
The
Interim National Publicity Secretary, All Progressive
Congress (APC), Alhaji Lai Mohammed has described Nigeria as a country at
the cross roads while addressing students of the Nigerian Institute Of
Journalism, Ogba, Lagos, during their annual students’ week 2014.
He
said “Our country is at the crossroads and we face perhaps the biggest threat
to our survival as a nation since the civil war.
He
further stated that the country was gradually derailing and government could no
longer be relied upon by the masses and he refers to this act as infidelity
from the federal government , making reference to the missing chibok girls.
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| Alhaji Lai after his speech sharing lighter mood |
Further
speaking, during his speech, he said the masses are left without option
referring to them as helpless people at the grass root level who are of the
opinion that the president of the country should give answers and solutions on
how serenity and orderliness can be restored in the country.
‘’The
man they voted for is president Goodluck Jonathan, then he is the right person
for Nigerians to ask about the welfare and security of all citizens which, in
itself, is the raison d’etre of any Government’’
Alhaji
Mohammed said that the role of APC as, which he refers to as the party strong
opposition party, is to try in its’ possibly and little way it can, to work
tirelessly to ensuring the safety and security in the nation.
He
further stated that the opposition party who are at the presidential sit has
described the APC as unpatriotic and uncooperative because of the solution
preferred to them.
‘’They
said we should fold our arms and queue up behind the governmemt at this time,
rather than criticize the failing of the Government. They say we are
unpatriotic we dared suggest ways to end the insurgency that has eroded our
nation’s dignity. They even say our failure to remain silent has convinced them
that we are indeed behind the insurgency’’.
Alhaji
Lai also added that the APC was been accused by the PDP to be behind the Nyanya
bombing noting that they didn’t mind that one of the suspected masterminds of
the bombing have been arrested in Nigeria and Sudan.
Speaking
further, Alhaji Lai says there is no crime in democracy if the opposition party
offers political alternatives to enhance the interest of the voters, adding
that the APC has performed the role credibility.
‘’The
democratic opposition is also expected to offer political alternatives; to
articulate and promote the interest of the voters; to offer decision proposed
by the Government and major representatives in National Assembly to improve
parliamentary decision making procedures by ensuring debate, reflection and
contradiction; to scrutinize the legislative and budgetary proposals of the government; and to
ensure stability, legitimacy, accountability and transparency in the political
process’’.
Lai
concluded by suggesting that the federal Government should cut the astronomical
cost of running a bloated government and
take urgent measures to diversify the economy and shore up the production of
oil.
However, After his speech, an award of excellence was awarded to Alhaji Lai Mohammed by the student representative council chairman, Ojebola Mathew and presented by the provost of the Institute, Dr. (Mrs.) Elizabeth Ikem for his advise and role in Nigeria politics
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