The National Executive Council (NEC) of the United Progressive Party (UPP) have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to as a matter of urgency implement the recommendations of the 2014 National conference.
The Council wondered why the recommendations of the national conference will be swept under the carpet irrespective of the over N7 billion tax payers money spent in putting the Conference together.
This is contained in the communique issued and signed by the National Chairman of the Party, Chief Chekwas Okorie and the Party’s National Secretary, Sadeeq Masalla, and made available to newsmen.
The NEC also frowned at the slow pace at which the present government is going, which it said has resulted in economic hardship and high level of unemployment among the youths.
According to the Communique “NEC called on President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Assembly to implement as a matter of urgent national importance the recommendations of the 2014 National Conference which cost Nigerian tax payers the sum of more than 7 billion Naira in hosting the Conference”.
“NEC observed with sadness the slow pace of governance under President Muhammadu Buhari Notwithstanding the modest and successes recorded in the fight against corruption, Nigerian citizens in general have been undergoing severe economic difficulties.
“Instead of creating new jobs for the teeming unemployed Nigerians, several jobs that existed have been lost thereby putting more people in the job market and many manufacturing as well as Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) are shutting down in large numbers”.
While praying for the President’s quick recovery, UPP commended President Muhammadu Buhari for following due process in transmitting powers to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo before embarking on medical trip.
“NEC commended President Muhammadu Buhari for following due process as prescribed by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in handing over the reins of Government to Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (GCON) as Acting President for the period he is out of the country for medical treatment”
“NEC prayed for the speedy recovery of President Muhammadu Buhari to enable him resume his duties as President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria”, the Communique added.
The NEC also frowned at the lopsidedness in the appointment of Nigerians into critical public offices, adding that the Federal Character provision in the constitution have been breached.
“NEC is not pleased with lopsidedness in the appointment of Nigerians into critical Public Offices by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Federal Character provision in the Nigerian Constitution as been brazenly breached. This attitude of government cannot encourage the growth of nationhood and patriotism”, the Communique noted.
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