PDP would’ve killed Nigeria by now –Ngige

Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, on Sunday said the election of President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015 saved Nigeria from total destruction.

He said the Peoples Democratic Party under former President Goodluck Jonathan would have destroyed the country through corrupt practices.

Ngige stated this during a meeting with the leaders of the All Progressives Congress in the 327 wards in Anambra State.

He said the Buhari government inherited an alarming debt burden running into trillions of naira.

The minister also said those who blamed the Buhari government for the hardship in the country did not have proper information.

He said if the PDP had continued in power after the 2015 elections, most Nigerians would have become paupers by now

“What we saw when we came in was horrible – total decay and destruction.

“The PDP was out to kill this country. We thank God for the intervention in the 2015 general elections. In the Federal Ministry of Works alone, we inherited a debt of N400bn; in the power sector over N200bn was inherited, and so and so forth.

“The Dasukigate you hear was a loan of trillions of naira they collected and shared among themselves. The corruption was terrible and massive.”

The minister, who entertained questions ranging from high cost of kerosene, poor power supply to general hardship in the country from the APC members at the meeting, said the Buhari government had lined up relief measures to mitigate the hardship.

He said the incentives would come in various forms of empowerment, including job creation, skill acquisition, and good governance.

Ngige assured them that the prices of most commodities would soon come down.

The minister said the contracts for the second Niger Bridge as well as that of Onitsha/Enugu Expressway had been perfected, assuring the APC members that by next year the people of South-East would have cause to salute the APC government of Buhari.

He enjoined the APC members to persevere in their followership of the party, stressing that loyalty was virtuous.

“Some people are complaining that President Buhari is favouring certain people from certain section of the country, without knowing that such people have been loyal to the President since 2003. Loyalty pays,” the minister stated.

He said the APC would win the governorship election in Anambra State in 2017.

“By next year, those who are currently occupying the Anambra State Government House, will just run away, and the APC will take over,” Ngige stated.