• Caution against further devaluation of naira
• Say 2023 election should be of concern to all
By Lateef Ibrahim, Abuja
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as well as its presidential flag bearers, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and Senator Ifeanyi Okowa on Tuesday expressed great worry at the unabating insecurity situation in the country.
The PDP and its presidential bearers for the 2023 general election equally cautioned that the nation’s economy, which is on its knees at the moment, can hardly afford further devaluation of the Nigerian currency.
The Director of Strategic Communications, of the PDP Presidential Campaign Management Committee, PCMC, Otunba Dele Momodu stated this at a media briefing yesterday in Abuja.
Otunba Momodu, at the briefing attended by other members of the committee, pointed out that the recent security alert by some foreign Embassies and Missions in Nigeria, though dismissed as unwarranted by the government, are just a reminder of “the perilous time we are in at the moment”.
The Director of Strategic Communications of the PCMC of the PDP however called on the nation’s security agencies to be on top of their game to ensure that none of the scary scenarios painted by the security alert come to past.
The PCMC of the PDP equally harped on the need for Nigerians to remain vigilant.
The council further advised that the integrity of the forth coming 2023 elections must remain a subject of concern to all lovers of democracy.
According to Otunba Momodu, “The PDP and our presidential flag bearers are worried by the unabating insecurity in the country.
“The recent security alert by some foreign Embassies and Missions in Nigeria, though dismissed as unwarranted by the government, are just a reminder of the perilous time we are in at the moment.
“We call on security agencies to be at the top of their game to ensure that none of the scary scenarios painted by the security alert come to past, while we also caution Nigerians to remain vigilant”, he said .
Continuing, the Director of Strategic Communications of the PCMC of the PDP said, “The declaration by the Central Bank of Nigeria last week that it was going to redesign some denominations in the naira, as expected, generated varied reactions from Nigerians.
“Already, the value on the naira has plummeted since the announcement and efforts must be intensified to address the decline in the value of the naira.
“The economy, which is on its knees at the moment, can hardly afford further devaluation of the Nigerian currency”, it said.
Speaking on the last Friday’s visit of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to the United States of America where he held council meetings with officials of the U.S. Department of State, Otunba Momodu said, “The visit was a means of strengthening bilateral partnership with the U.S. on the economy, poverty reduction and the fight against insecurity”.
He added, “The insight gotten from the visit will arm our candidate and the PDP to deliver on its promises to the people of Nigeria when he comes into power next year through a seamless partnership with the government of the U.S. on the subject of the economy, insecurity and poverty reduction.
