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Following the uproar which marked the public's displeasure at the directive issued by the All Progressives Congress, APC to its lawmakers to block all legislative proposals brought by the executive until respect for law and order is restored in Rivers state so as to end the impunity by the ruling party, the APC has accused the critics of either ignorance of the workings of democracy or choosing to play to the gallery for selfish interests.
A statement issued by Alhaji Lai Mohammed, interim national publicity secretary of the APC said, "Either way, these critics have rushed to judgment without even taking time to study the directive, without understanding that governance is about people, and without caring about the principles of fairness, justice and equity, and they should cover their faces in shame.
"They say the non-approval of the 2014 budget will pauperize Nigerians, as if the yearly ritual of budget passing since 1999 has benefitted anyone but the fat cats. In any case, of what use is a budget when the lives of citizens are at stake? Are budgets not made for the people? Do they understand that even the budgets are based largely on earnings from oil, which we cannot even produce if the violence in Rivers escalates and spreads to other oil-producing states?, the statement concluded.
A statement issued by Alhaji Lai Mohammed, interim national publicity secretary of the APC said, "Either way, these critics have rushed to judgment without even taking time to study the directive, without understanding that governance is about people, and without caring about the principles of fairness, justice and equity, and they should cover their faces in shame.
"They say the non-approval of the 2014 budget will pauperize Nigerians, as if the yearly ritual of budget passing since 1999 has benefitted anyone but the fat cats. In any case, of what use is a budget when the lives of citizens are at stake? Are budgets not made for the people? Do they understand that even the budgets are based largely on earnings from oil, which we cannot even produce if the violence in Rivers escalates and spreads to other oil-producing states?, the statement concluded.
