The Peoples Democratic Party on Friday urged the President, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) and leaders of the All Progressives Congress to apologise to Nigerians for their alleged misrule.
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He said Buhari and the APC should apologise to Nigerians instead of begging for, what he called, an undeserved place in history.
Ologbondiyan said, “Buhari’s plea to history shows a personal apprehension in confirmation of the failure of his administration and the APC.
“His comment on history, when the residents of the Federal Capital Territory paid him a Christmas visit, demonstrated that the APC had come to the end of its journey and would soon be committed to the dustbin of history.
He added, “The fact that the public is already discussing Buhari’s would-be successor and preparing for 2023 Presidential election, in less than one year of his four-year second term, shows that history will not be kind to the dying APC and its administration that have brought so much pain and setback to our nation.
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“The PDP says there is no way history can be kind to a corrupt, insensitive, deceitful, and debauched APC and its administration that tumbled our nation from one of the fastest-growing economy to world’s poverty capital; destroyed our national unity, promoted strife and bloodletting; turned a blind eye as marauders run over communities and made our nation a large funeral parlour.
He also said the regime failed to account for over N14tn allegedly stolen by their cabal, allowed their leaders to allegedly loot funds meant for infrastructural development and welfare of poor Nigerians.
He also said the regime had increased the Value Added Tax from five per cent to 7.5 per cent and mortgaged the future of the country by accumulating a whopping $83.8bn debt in the last five years. Punch