Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has charged the President Muhammadu Buhari led government to provide good leadership, noting that Nigerians are in pain.
Ortom attributed the pain Nigerians are going through to the continued show of lack of capacity to deliver good leadership by the Buhari’ APC led government.
He declared that the All Progressives Congress (APC) led federal government was in deficit of good governance by failing especially in aspects of security and the economy.
Ortom made the lamentation in Ibadan, Oyo State capital during the inauguration of the 65km Moniya-Ijaiye-Iseyin road by the governor of the state, Engr. Seyi Makinde on Thursday.
He disclosed that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was poised to take over leadership in 2023 to change the fortunes of the nation for the better.
Comparing the state of affairs of the nation when the PDP handed over to the APC in 2015 to the current situation, Ortom argued that it had become clear to every Nigerian that the APC does not have capacity to deliver good governance.
While noting that the security challenges hampered development in the country, Ortom, however, said governors of PDP controlled states continued to defy the challenges to deliver desired leadership and good governance.
According to him, “Let me once again call on the APC led federal government to rise up and give leadership; our people are in pain. From North East to North West, North Central, South South, South East, South West, everyone is faced with security challenges and without security, there can be no meaningful development except in PDP controlled states. I have invited many of my colleagues and I will invite my brother too to commission projects in my own state because we are performing despite all odds.
“The PDP is working despite all the security and economic challenges in the country. PDP has demonstrated leadership that is why we are commissioning this road today. It is amazing and I want to challenge the APC in this country because they have failed.
“They have failed economically, security-wise, socially and politically. The APC government is in deficit. Government is all about providing security for lives and property; government is about providing infrastructure like the one we are doing here today.
“Today, I am here in Oyo state; my brother was in Adamawa which is a PDP controlled state to commission projects and lay foundation; go to Rivers state, everyday what you see is laying of foundation and commissioning of projects; go to Bauchi, Sokoto and to all PDP controlled states, you will see development, that is what leadership is and that is what the people of Nigeria are yearning for.
“Within the space of two years, we are here to commission, amongst others, a 65 kilometres of road duly asphalted with a guarantee of 20 years.
“In 2015, the mantle of leadership was given to the APC but from all indication, it is clear to every Nigerian that APC does not have the capacity to deliver. How much was a dollar when power was given to APC in 2015?
“What was the nature of our security problem in the country when APC took over power in 2015? What was our social relationship and politically too, where are we? But let us work hard and as we pray, whether Christians or Muslims, let us apply work because faith without work is dead.” Governor Ortom said.
