The All Progressives Congress, yesterday urged the Niger State Governor Babangida Aliyu and his Jigawa State counterpart, Sule Lamido of the Peoples Democratic Party, to stop advising them.
The party warned the duo against advising the incoming government on how best to lead the nation.
It said they were part of those who tried to resist change during the March 28 and April 11 general elections.
In a statement issued in Lagos by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Lai Mohammed, the APC described the duo’s advice as “ill-intentioned.”
APC said, “Nigerians have switched from pre-election to post-election mode, making the unsolicited advice and the rehash of the vitriolic electioneering campaign rhetoric from the two governors totally out of tune with reality. Our commitment to Nigeria is sacrosanct, irrespective of the state of the economy. Hence, we do not need any cheeky advice from Governors Aliyu and Lamido. We are not making any excuses, but we will let Nigerians and indeed the world know how much the economy has been wrecked and the role of anyone in bringing the economy to its knees.’’
The statement further alleged that the two governors want to devide Nigeria along ethnic, religious and regional lines, saying both of them refused to join the APC when it was leading the crusade for change.
“They made a wrong choice and lost out, and they must live with the consequences of their choice, instead of continuing to snipe at some imaginary enemies. The chance to be part of a historic opportunity to rebuild Nigeria was offered to the two governors on a silver platter, but they chose to put their personal interests above national interest,” the party stated.
However, it pointed out that the change that Nigerians had voted for would not come “overnight but through gradual, painstaking and consistent acts of good governance, discipline and perseverance.”
It noted, “We are, therefore, calling on our compatriots to give their unalloyed support to the incoming administration as it embarks on charting a new path for the long-suffering nation, while shunning the naysayers who, in their own time, frittered away the opportunity to rebuild Nigeria”.
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