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Nigeria\u2019s Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, on Saturday in Enugu expressed worry over the poor situation of the country\u2019s economy, hinting that business may collapse within the next six months.\nEkweremadu, who spoke at the meeting of the South-East caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, said the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, had shown that it was not a good manager of the economy, stressing that \u201cthere has been an unchecked downfall in our currency; Naira has depreciated to the point of N260 to a dollar; it has never happened in the history of this country\u201d.
\nThis is also as a motion for vote of confidence was passed on him and the members of the South-East Zonal Working Committee of the party. The motion moved by the Deputy Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Chuchu Onyema, was seconded by the Speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly, Hon. Martins Azubuike.
\nThe meeting was equally attended by Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State as well as the Deputy Governor of Ebonyi State and several National Assembly members.
\nThe Deputy Senate President in his speech, cautioned that if something was not done urgently, the Onitsha and Alaba markets would close down in the next six months because the traders would run out of stock.
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\n\u201cSo many people are worried over the situation of Nigerians in the hand of the APC; I don\u2019t know what will happen between now and 2019\u201d, he stated, adding \u201cunless APC changes their style, Nigerians will be begging PDP to come back\u201d.
\nOn the fight against corruption, Ekweremadu accused the President Muhammadu Buhari\u2019s administration of adopting a selective-approach in its anti-corruption war.
\nAccording to him, \u201cthe fight against corruption is selective, most of them media orchestrated; we are prepared to join hands with the government to fight corruption but it must be done in a very civilized way. Even the international community is no longer taking us serious\u201d.
\nHe equally called on Buhari\u2019s government to urgently address all cries of injustice in the country, noting that \u201cthere is a lot of complaints in this country and there is no way injustice and peace can co-exist. Government should address complaints no matter where it is coming from. It should be ensured that everybody has a sense of belonging\u201d.
\nCommenting on the recently conducted Kogi State governorship election, the Deputy Senate President said the substitution of late Abubakar Audu would not stand.
\nHe said, \u201cwhat happened in Kogi is totally unacceptable; no court will accept that; there is no way somebody will run election without a running mate; it will not stand; PDP will retake Kogi State\u201d.
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\nAlso speaking, PDP national publicity secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh accused the APC of running a government of falsehood and propaganda, which he said was bound to fail.
\nHe slammed the government for engaging in what he called \u201cimaginary convictions\u201d, stressing that \u201cyou cannot convict people in the media; the people who have refunded money should not only be named but should be tried publicly and jailed\u201d.
\nOn the on-going pro-Biafra protest, Metuh urged security agencies to respect the people\u2019s rights.
\nHe observed that the right to peaceful protest was protected under democracy and stressed that instead of flexing muscles with innocent and un-armed protesters, security agents should move to the Sambisa forest and battle the Boko Haram sect.
\nEarlier, the zonal vice chairman of the party, Col. Austin Akobundu, (Rtd.) had in his opening remarks stated that \u201cnotwithstanding the apparent victories we achieved at the last general elections in the zone, it is glaring that our party now faces more challenges than it has ever experienced since its formation\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"