By Jude Opara, Abuja

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has advised the main opposition- Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to stop reminding Nigerians of the 16 years the party held sway describing it as a period of total waste.

National Secretary of the APC, Senator John Akpanudoedehe in a statement issued in Abuja Tuesday said the alleged position of the PDP that the present administration has ruined the economy was nothing but an action only laced with sounds and fury.

Akpanudoedehe further argued that it is rather traumatic for the former ruling party to continue to remind Nigerians of their years of waste through their incessant attacks on the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari.

“To all discerning members of the public, the recent comments of the PDP are nothing but an exercise that is full of sounds and fury, signifying nothing.

“It is our belief that Nigerians should be spared the trauma of a reminder of the disaster of PDP’s 16 Years of Misadventure in government. It should allow Nigerians forgive it for the numerous transgressions and agony it had put them through many years of misrule for which their National Chairman had rightly publicly apologised to Nigerians.”

The APC scribe further noted that ordinarily the APC would have allowed the recent attack on the APC to pass but for the fact that it was capable of sending wrong signals to unsuspecting members of the public.

“We would ordinarily have allowed PDP to wallow in its usual illusion – since its descent from power in 2015 – that “Nigerians desire their return to power” how laughable! We are constrained to set the records straight because it borders on the collective sensibilities of Nigerians who have consistently and resoundingly proven in two consecutive cycles of general elections as well as other off-cycle elections, their outright rejection of the contraption called PDP and their (Nigerians) preference and endorsement of APC as the party of choice for the majority of Nigerians.

“Moreso, if falsehood is allowed to fester, it may don the garb of truth. Where lies the moral authority of PDP to even contemplate comparing themselves to APC after its wasteful years in governance; but alas! Instead of burying its heads in shame, and allow sleeping dogs lie, its ranting keep reminding us of the ignominious era where: crude oil was sold at an average of $100 per barrel for a consecutive period of 4 years, which gave an excess of at least $30 per barrel above the budget benchmark and MTEF, and raking in surplus revenues – windfall, if you like – for the country; yet what did Nigeria and Nigerians have to show for that period. Nothing at all.”

The APC equally accused the PDP of running an administration that supervised the brazen looting of the national economy while in power through dubious contracts.

“Billions of dollars reportedly budgeted for the importation of arms to fight terrorism, particularly the Boko Haram, ended up in private accounts of politicians and their cronies which was infestation of the Dasukigate scandal. PDP wasted billions of dollars on marabouts, clergies and traditional rulers to purchase clout and support for its ill-fated political aspirations.

“Projects to the tune of billions of naira were completely abandoned after funds were budgeted accordingly, yet diverted to chase private ambitions might became right in all elections during the PDP era – even in the Governor’s Forum elections; 16 became greater than 19. A salary of public servants were being owed serially and in most cases as was evident from the series of loans taken to pay salaries in the midst of the oil boom. How Sad?”

The PDP had through a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan claimed that Nigerians were eager to return the party to power in 2023, saying they have regretted voting for the APC in 2015.