Ogun PDP Says Buhari Is Losing Grip on Government

The Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has made a declaration that with the continued bombing of oil facilities in the Niger Delta by the militants in the area, especially by a group known as the Niger Delta Avengers, President Muhammadu Buhari is gradually losing control of government. The Ogun PDP, in a statement issued by its Publicity Secretary, Malik Olamilekan Ibitoye, argued that what is happening in the region is a confirmation of the saying that Nero sleeps while Rome burns, which it said comes from a story about the Roman emperor Nero, who played the violin, while Rome was in flames. He added that “Our belief is that the Federal Government now occupies itself with unimportant matters and neglect priorities during this emergency period. “To say that Nigeria is going through her worst moment is, to say the least, and the lacklustre approach of President Muhammadu Buhari to issues is condemnable. “The bombings of the facilities of Chevron Oil, Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mobil Oil and the latest bombings in Bayelsa State amongst others are appalling, disgusting, unprecedented and should be condemned by all right-thinking members of the public. “A government that claimed to have defeated the hydra-headed monster called the Boko Haram in the northern part of the country should not find it difficult to crush the Niger Delta Avengers to prevent anarchy and breakdown of law and order in that part of the country. “The bombings are capable of further plunging the nation into serious economic crisis at this time that the price of crude oil has fallen to all time low in the international market. “It is now clear that the Nigerian government should go back to the report of the National Constitutional Conference organised by former president Goodluck Jonathan as this addresses various issues affecting the country. “We cannot fold our arms when issues that are threatening the very existence of Nigeria are playing out daily and we wonder why Buhari has failed to make hay while the sun shines. “Some of the happenings in the country are rubbishing what the PDP achieved for Nigeria from 1999 to 2015 and we must all join hands to put a stop to this mess if we are serious about nation building.”