A former Deputy National Chairman of the
Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Bode George, said he refrained from
criticising the policies of the All Progressives Congress-led Federal
Government because resolving the crisis in his party was more important.
George said it was unnecessary to
condemn the policies of the APC now because the party had pleaded with
Nigerians that they should be given time.
Speaking in an interview with our
correspondent on Thursday, George said he refused to comment on the
increase in fuel price because the PDP had to remove the speck in its
eyes before seeing that of the APC.
When asked to comment about the fuel
price increase, he said, “No comment. No comment for now. It is not yet
time to criticise President Muhammadu Buhari or the All Progressives
Congress because we in the PDP are in a crisis and we are trying to
rebuild our own house.
“We have to remove the speck in our own
eyes before we can see the one in the eyes of the others. The APC and
the President have asked for time to deliver on their campaign promises
and we are watching. For now, whether it is fuel price hike or other
government policies, I will say no comment.
“We are busy holding meetings in order
to rebuild the PDP and it would be unnecessary to make any comment yet.
As I speak to you, I am in the middle of a meeting; our party is trying
to resolve its crisis.
“The next general election is still very
far away. It is three years away from here. In the fourth year of this
government, when elections are around the corner, this present
government would have almost finished its tenure. It is then we can roll
out our plans and be able to make a good critique of the Buhari
government.”
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