Review macroeconomic, fiscal policies to address the welfare and well-being of Nigerians

..PDP Govs task Tinubu

 

DANIEL DAUDA, Jos 

 

 

Governors under the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP Governors Forum), have tasked President Bola Tinubu to urgently review both macroeconomic and fiscal policies that will address the welfare and well-being of Nigerians.

 

The Forum said they empathized with Nigerians over groaning oppressive economic hardship foisted on the nation by the policies and decisions of the APC-led Federal Government.

 

They Pledged that all PDP Governors will continue to aggressively pursue policies and programs that will reduce the hardship and ensure progress and development.

 

Chairman of the  PDP Governors Forum and Governor of Bauchi State, Senator Bala Muhammed, made this known in a communique issued at the end of the Forum’s 7th meeting held in Government House Little Rayfield, Jos on Saturday.

 

According to the communique:

The Forum notes the concerns of Nigerians, PDP founding fathers, elders and members of our great Party irrespective of seeming divisions within the ranks and files. The Forum wishes to state categorically that it remains resolute in its determination to ensure unity and cohesion of this great Party that Nigerians have come to trust as the best platform for democratic governance.

 

The Forum is constrained to accept the latest postponement of the National Executive Council (NEC) of the Party in empathy with our colleague, H.E. Governor Eno Bassey, whose late dear wife will be buried on the same day earlier scheduled for NEC. Once again, the Forum wishes to commiserate with our colleague and pray that God will grant him and the family the fortitude to bear this irreparable loss.

 

“The Forum is strongly advising the NWC to call NEC by the first week of February 2025 to allow for elaborate consultations with critical stakeholders of the Party.  The period between November and February is to address the existential problems confronting the Party, with a deliberate timeline of activities within the period under review to address issues of leadership and litigations confronting the Party.”

 

While commending the good work that the majority members of the National Assembly are doing, the Forum urged them to critically interrogate all bills to ensure fairness, equity, national balance and even development nationally.

 

They commiserated with the Government and people of Plateau State on the recent Katako market fire incident which destroyed properties worth millions of Naira. I also extended condolence to the Government and people of Jigawa State over the recent tanker expulsion whereby scores of people lost their lives and several others were injured.

 

The forum expresses its gratitude to the government and people of Plateau State for not only hosting the meeting but also extending to all the participants the hospitality for which Jos is reputed.

 

” In particular, the meeting commends the Government of the State for visible and laudable transformation in social services, tourism and transportation that have taken place and encouraged all Nigerians to look forward, with GENUINE HOPE to the replication of this not only presently but after 2027 when the party would reclaim its rightful position in the Nigerian political scene.”