PDP demands Fashola’s resignation over roads comment – TheNigerialawyer

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Minister of
Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, to resign immediately and
apologise to Nigerians over his comments that the terrible state of
roads in the nation is being exaggerated.

In a statement on Friday by the spokesman for the PDP, Kola
Ologbondiyan, the party described Fashola’s statement as
unfortunate, especially coming from the Minister of Works, who
ought to be apologetic for the decrepit state of roads across the
country since the last four years he has been minister.

According to the PDP, the Minister’s comment was a violent
assault on the sensibility of over 200 million Nigerians and
further demonstrated the disdain with which the Buhari
administration holds the citizens who lost their lives and many
more who daily undergo mental and physical torture using the
dilapidated roads.

The statement said, “The PDP holds that the Minister’s comment
must be premeditated and reflects the official position of the
Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress (APC)
administration, which has no regard for Nigerians and only thrives
in propaganda and false claims to cover its failures in
governance.

“Every Nigerian knows that most of the major roads across the
country are in sorry state and that travelling on our roads has
become traumatizing and one of the highest life threatening
experiences in our country since the last four years.

“The comment by the failed Minister of Works is therefore highly
provocative and capable of invoking the anger of Nigerians, because
it shows that either he has not been going through our roads and as
such not in touch with reality or he has exposed himself as
falsehearted official.

“Our party is however not surprised at such comment from the
minister because the Buhari administration, in which he serves,
thrives only in propaganda, blame game, excuses and false
performance claims because it has nothing to offer.

“The Minister’s reprehensible claim is therefore a clear pointer
that Nigerians should not expect any intervention on roads under
the Buhari administration.

“This is the same Minister who boasted that any responsible
government should fix power within six months, only for the Buhari
administration, with him as Minister supervising power, to turn
around and wrecked the gains achieved by previous
administrations”.

The PDP called on Nigerians to note that such leadership
failures characterised by reckless statements is always
characteristic of governments that did not derive from the mandate
of the people at the polls and therefore believes that it is not
answerable to them.

No Person Has Come to Pick Sowore- DSS
Spokesperson
The Department of State Services (DSS) wishes to confirm that it
has received the Court Order for the release of Omoyele SOWORE.

It is important that the public notes that since the receipt of
the Order, no person has turned up at the DSS to take delivery of
him. This becomes imperative for reasons of accountability.

However, the Court has been properly briefed on this development
and the steps being taken to ensure compliance with its Order.

The Service, under the leadership of Yusuf Magaji Bichi (fwc),
as the Director General, is not a lawless organization and will
never obstruct justice or disobey Court Orders. It, therefore,
affirms that it will do all that is needful once the appropriate
processes have been concluded.

Peter Afunanya, Ph.D
Public Relations Officer,
Department of State Services,
National Headquarters,
Abuja