The National Volunteers for Lamido (NVL) has declared that if
16 years of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is still far better than the All
Progressive Congress (APC) 30 months of calamity under President Muhammadu
Buhari, reports ITRealms.
NVL, a political support group in a press statement made
available to ITRealms in Abuja, noted that whatever the PDP did, it left the
scene over two years ago and that exit provided Nigerians the opportunity to
gauge the standard of performance.
The National Coordinator of NVL, Umar Danjani Hadeja,
insisted that “From the economy, foreign relations where an APC government has
decided to make caricature of the country, its leadership and people, security,
wage theft, misapplication of resources and the lack of vision at all levels.
This is total disaster.”
The group also accused the Senior Special Assistant to the
President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, of deliberately choosing
to feed the public with falsehood and obvious inaccuracies, deliberate
misinformation and even mischief bordering on denial and selective amnesia.
Reacting to Shehu’s attempted response to a recent interview
granted by a former Governor of Jigawa state, Alhaji Sule Lamido, wherein he
fielded questions on his presidential ambition and the state of his party, the
PDP, as well as some snippets on reasoned insights on President Muhammadu
Buhari's leadership style, the All Progressives Congress government and the
future of Nigeria and the place of her youth.
The group particularly caricatures the Presidential
Spokesperson for relishing in quackery whenever he ventures into the laborious
attempts at rebuttals or rejoinders, more often with scant regard for the
truth.
“Clearly, Garba's attempted response to the said Sule Lamido
interview is yet another classic example
of the PR disaster and liability that he now represents for the Buhari
administration. Surely, we would care less for this misfortune of an appointee
of Mr. President who is fishing and scavenging desperately for ‘stuff’ that
would make him look useful in a job he clearly does not know how to do. His
brazen and intellectually lazy import-substitution mission for issues never
raised in the interview in the effort to tar Alhaji Sule Lamido with a dirty brush
is at best mischievous, unprofessional and a
damning verdict on Garba” NVL boss said.
While describing the attempt by Shehu “to tar Alhaji Sule
Lamido with a dirty brush” as mischievous, unprofessional and a damning verdict
on the presidential spokesman, the group also expressed concern over the feeble
and failed attempt to address or “attack” the facts of the matter raised in the
interview.
It took a swipe at the presidential spokesman for falsely
accusing Lamido of impugning the integrity of the nation's judicial system and
the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission when, in actual fact “the
government is itself destroying” these two institutions.
It said: “Where, for instance, did Garba see any reference
to these institutions in the said interview? Did he at all read the interview
or in the classic case of playing the 'Boss', lazily rely on some subordinates
who supposedly drew his attention to a publication he never sighted? And as if
this was not shameful enough, he brazenly proceeded to blindly issue a
'rejoinder' to a publication he apparently knew nothing about. This is a
further injury to the image, integrity and ethics of the journalism profession.”
According to the group, Shehu has thrown up the poverty of
the government's effort to water down any serious effort to address our
national ills, adding: “His usual habit of ignoring facts was manifest in his
attempt to defend his party rather than the government's confused approach to
implementing the agenda it promised.”
The group said Lamido would not be deterred, distracted or
cowed by the shenanigans of the likes of Shehu, stressing that as a statesman
and nationalist whose sole driving impetus is improvement in the material
condition of the ordinary Nigerian citizen as well as carving a place of high
repute for Nigeria in the comity of nations, “Alhaji Sule Lamido is forging
ahead with steely determination and singleness of purpose.
“Lamido will continue to speak truth to power and call out
the APC government in all its numerous failings. No amount of name-calling,
falsehood, character assassination or intimidation will do the trick. Not from
Garba Shehu, not from anyone else. The APC government must shape up or ship
out, or else expect the Sule Lamidos of this country and they are in the majority now, to continue to call it out.”
Still comparing the PDP government with the current
administration, the group further drew attention to what is called confusion
and lies, cross messaging and open confrontation among various officials of
government even while brazenly engaged in corrupt practices of various kinds as
widely reported in the media.
It said: “This is worse than a calamity for a developing
nation like ours. Garba should encourage the government he serves to
investigate those cases instead of chasing shadows and silhouettes. If you
check the markets, prices have skyrocketed. There is unemployment, poverty and hunger, which bad
effects have shot over the roofs, while some officials, including Garba, are
smiling as they hide their loots from this government. These stories have
become daily doses of media reportage. Time shall tell.”
Maintaining that the antecedents of everyone given
opportunity of service speaks for him or her, the group contended that Lamido
comes across as a deliverer of promise, challenging anyone in doubt to visit
Jigawa State to understand the difference between the Lamido years and the
present reality.
NVL said: “Every visible productive project of stature
dotting the entire landscape was initiated and completed by him.
“The essential Alhaji Sule Lamido is a quintessential leader
who is and still loved by the people, among whom he lives to date. He speaks
his mind, no matter who is involved. In the process, he has encountered and
also survived the vicissitudes of politics while serving his fatherland. This
has, over the years, shaped his vision with courage of conviction and strength
of character. You may confirm by the kind and nature of people around him and
his associates.
“Unlike Alhaji Sule Lamido, Garba is inconsequential
inconsistent, foul mouthed and practicing quackery as public affairs
management. Therefore, our final word and free consultancy for Garba is this: ‘Attend
a refresher course on how not to be a Public Affairs assistant. We understand
one such course is scheduled for some time in the year 2019, otherwise, you
will remain an albatross on President Buhari's neck. Nigerians are watching.’”
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