Return economy to Jonathan’s era and resign, PDP tells Buhari

Sanusi gave the advice, yesterday, during the traditional Sallah Durbar (Hawan Nasarawa) at Government House, Kano. The emir’s advice came as the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to step down from office; but not without returning the country’s economic indices and prices to the point they were when he took over.

The All Progressives Congress, APC, however, insisted that whatever economic challenges facing the country were as a result of PDP’s misrule and looting of the country’s resources. Presidentcy reacts In its reaction, the Presidency speaking through Mr. Femi Adesina, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President said: “The President is open to positive contributions on how the country’s economic problems can be resolved in the shortest possible time, and he’s already doing as the respected emir counselled.

All hands are on deck, and in the not too distant future, the results shall be evident.”change-buhari Sanusi, the immediate past Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, during the durbar at the Government House, said consulting experts would help in enunciating proper solution to the economic crisis and reduce the hardship people were currently facing in the country.

The emir urged wealthy Nigerians to support the less-privileged in the society in order to alleviate their sufferings. He added that Nigerians, irrespective of religious beliefs and political inclinations, should continue to pray for economic growth and development of the country. He also urged the people of Kano to remain law-abiding and be their brother’s keepers, irrespective of religion or ethnic background. Mr. Sanusi appealed to the state government to help the people to acquire skills that would make them self-reliant.

In his remarks, acting governor of the state, Prof. Hafiz Abubakar, said that paying salary of workers was not a privilege but an obligation, which the state had continued to meet. He pointed out that the economic crunch had made it difficult for no fewer than 28 states out of the 36 in the country to pay workers’ salary.

Mr. Abubakar said the state government was spending N62 million weekly for the feeding of boarding school students across the state. He called on the people to continue to pray for peace, unity and progress in the country. Return economy to Jonathan’s era and resign — PDP The PDP on its part, in a statement, expressed surprise at what it described as the lackadaisical reaction of Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun to the recession, saying it was reflective of her ignorance, lack of patriotism or confirmation by the president that ministers were noise makers. Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/09/return-economy-to-jonathans-era-and-resign-pdp-tells-buhari/

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