PDP Accuses Tinubu Govt Of Misrule, Corruption, Threat To Democracy At 99th NEC Meeting
PDP Accuses Tinubu Govt Of Misrule, Corruption, Threat To Democracy At 99th NEC Meeting
The committee accused the Tinubu-led government of widespread corruption and inconsistency in governance.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has issued a strongly worded communique following the 99th meeting of its National Executive Committee (NEC), held on Tuesday, May 27, 2025.
In its official statement, the NEC expressed grave concerns about the country’s condition under the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and Bola Tinubu’s leadership.
It expressed “serious concern over the sorry and melancholic state of affairs of our Nation under the irredeemably exploitative insensitive and anti-people All Progressives Congress (APC) administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.”
The PDP’s NEC condemned the current security challenges, citing the rise in banditry, kidnapping, and terrorism across Nigeria.
It noted that the “wanton killings, banditry, kidnapping, marauding of communities and other acts of terrorism in various parts of our country,” were “emboldened by President Tinubu’s apparent negligence and abdication of his Constitutional duty to ensure the safety and security of the nation and her citizens”.
Economic mismanagement also featured prominently in the communique, as the party decried rising poverty and hardship, allegedly caused by poorly implemented policies.
It lamented the “worsening economic hardship and extreme poverty in the country occasioned by the ill-advised and ill-implemented polices of the Tinubu administration; hike in fuel price, wanton increase in electricity tariff, multiple taxes and unexplained charges on services, resulting in collapse of the productive sector, closure of millions of businesses, massive loss of jobs, rise in criminality and general sense of misery across the country”.
The committee accused the Tinubu-led government of widespread corruption and inconsistency in governance.
It lamented the “diversion of public funds that pervades the Tinubu administration, resulting in infrastructural retrogression and loss of investors’ confidence in our system”.
Reaffirming its position as the leading opposition party, the NEC warned against alleged attempts to suppress multi-party democracy.
It said, “Furthermore, NEC stands in firm resistance to the sinister plot by the Tinubu-led APC to turn Nigeria into a one-Party totalitarian state as evidenced in the desperate attempts to stifle and annihilate opposition parties through open siege, threats and intimidation of opposition figures and institutions of democracy in Nigeria. It is clear that this plot is borne out of APC’s mortal fear of inevitable defeat in 2027 due to its dismal failure in government.”
The PDP reiterated its commitment to democratic principles and governance.
The meeting also saw the ratification of key committees and planning for the party’s upcoming National Convention.
“Pursuant to the provisions of the PDP Constitution, NEC received and ratified the composition of the Committee on the National Convention and approved the conduct of the National Convention on Thursday 28th to Saturday 30th August 2025,” it said.
Governor Ahmadu Fintiri will serve as Chairman of the National Convention Committee, alongside Governor Ademola Adeleke as Vice Chairman and Governor Peter Mbah as Secretary.
The Zoning Committee will be chaired by Governor Douye Diri, with Governor Dauda Lawal as Vice Chairman and Governor Caleb Mutfwang as Secretary.
On internal party matters, the NEC noted developments regarding the position of National Secretary.
It said, “NEC also received the Resolution of the South East Zonal Executive with regard to the issue of the National Secretary of our Party. NEC resolved to consider the Resolution of the South East Zonal Executive at the next NEC meeting scheduled to hold on Monday, 30th June, 2025.”
Concluding the session, the party emphasised its unity and resolve, saying, “the PDP remains strong, resilient, united and determined now, more than ever before in leading the charge to rescue our Nation from the vicious grip of the APC”.
The communique was signed by Amb. Iliya Damagum, Acting National Chairman of the PDP.
