2019: PDP ‘II restore hope to Nigerians ―Babawande

Deputy Secretary of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in the United States of America, Mr Olufemi Babawande.

The Deputy Secretary of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in the United States of America, Mr Olufemi Babawande, has said that the party will restore hope to Nigerians in the 2019 general elections.

He said this in an electronic mail to the Tribune Online, on Wednesday, that the party would reduce the current economic hardships in the country, describing it as a focussed political party in the country.

He commended the leadership of the party for embracing internal democracy as manifested at the just concluded Special Non-Elective National Convention, held in Abuja, last weekend.

He expressed confidence in the Senator Ahmed Makarfi led caretaker committee saying the party would be strengthened to take over power in 2019.

He said it was quite disheartening to note that, no fewer than 112 million Nigerians, live below the poverty level, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.

Babawande recalled that the government of PDP provided “focused leadership” through institutional and sectorial reforms which impacted positively on the country, saying the PDP tamed inflation at a single digit, maintained price stability, and drove the economy to become the largest in Africa.

“We also made Nigeria to be the number one foreign direct investment destination in the continent,” he said.

The Deputy Scribe said that the PDP era ensured that prices of food remained stable while the country was able to regain its goodwill internationally because the party pursued programmes and policies that were not only rewarding but practicable as it was replicated by other countries across the globe.

“We can recall that our Agricultural Transformation Agenda transformed key agricultural value chains, boosted local production and created a new generation of young commercial farmers.”

“The introduction of electronic wallet checked corrupt practices in the distribution of fertilizer and made it available to farmers like all other agro inputs.”

“In the same vein, the YouWin programme empowered a crop of young Nigerians to go into entrepreneurship and in turn employed others,” he said.