Presidency’s Denial Of Campaign Promises Betrayal Of Trust – LP, Afenifere, Arewa Youths

Muhammadu BuhariThe Presidency has received knocks for denying that a campaign document titled “My Covenant With Nigerians”, originated from the All Progressives Congress, APC.
The Labour Party, Afenifere and Arewa Youth Consultative Forum in their various reactions yesterday, expressed disappointment in the Presidency’s denial of the document, saying it amounts to a betrayal of confidence.
The document, which had gone viral online, contained a list of electoral promises purportedly made by then Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), who was the APC candidate in the April 28 presidential election, which he promised to fulfil within 100 days, if he is elected as president.
It its reaction, the Pan-Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, described the denial as the highest level of perfidy.
National Publicity Secretary of Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin, said: “It is what I will call the swindling of the electorate; it is also what I call obtaining under false pretence. We saw all the promises flying around and APC never disowned those promises.
“They erected billboards all around major cities. I was thinking they would say it was because they met a different thing on the ground. But to tell us that those things were not promised is the highest level of perfidy. It is most unfortunate.
“That is the price the electorate would pay for not asking questions”.
On his part, National President of the AYCF, Alhaji Yerima Shettima said: “It is one thing for politicians to go to the field and make promises, and another thing for them to implement those promses.
“However, we should not be in a hurry. They have their reasons. Perhaps, it is as a result of the challenges they are facing.
“Of course, they are aware of these problems. But I think it amounts to a betrayal to tell Nigerians what you would do and you fail to do it”.
National Secretary of the Labour Party, Dr. Kayode Ajulo, in his reaction to the Presidency’s denial said: “The ethnic slant in the appointments so far is just too obvious, and we cannot afford to just ignore these ominous signs.
“Do the praise singers of the President expect Nigerians to fold their hands and watch or join them in cheering the President as he tows the dangerous path of sectionalism and nepotism?
“It is uncharitable, breach of social contract and utter deceit and conspiracy against Nigerians for Buhari to deny the knowledge of these campaign promises”.

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  1. It is instructive to note that all these critics – Afenifere, Labour and AYCF were supporters and praise-singers of Jonathan and recipients of the looted millions of dollars that the ex-president desperately spent to contest the last elections. While these critics were blind, the people of Nigeria were wise to vote Jonathan and PDP out of Aso Rock and Buhari and Osinbajo in. In the event, PDP has been rendered into a regional party of the Eastern part of Nigeria. Instead of these critics to bury their heads in shame, they are exhibiting their ignorance to the achievements of Buhari in the last 100 days. Again Nigerians will ignore them because light has replaced darkness, boko haram and insecurity are being seriously hammered, the Refineries are working, corruption and indiscipline are being stamped out, petrol is available at affordable prices, the states are being bailed out of financial quagmire, appointments are being made with competence, merit and intergrity as the major considerations, and spread as much as possible. Capital flight has taken flight, and the youths have a hope and a future. Nigeria’s dignity has been restored, all due to the painstaking, deliberate, unrushed, honest and meditative style of Buhari and Osinbajo which Nigerians, minus the few blind praise-singers of yesteryears, approve of. Buhari deserves praises and not criticism!