The All Progressives Congress (APC) says President Bola Tinubu is implementing bold and far-reaching reforms necessary for the nation’s economic recovery, sustainable growth and prosperity.

APC spokesman Felix Morka said this in a statement on Sunday.

The ruling party was reacting to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governor’s advice to Mr Tinubu to throw in the towel in the face of the hardships experienced by Nigerians.

“A federal system like ours operates on the idea of shared, constitutionally delineated responsibilities among the three tiers of government: federal, state and local governments.

“Effective governance requires collaboration and coordination among all three levels to deliver the dividends of democracy to citizens.

“By virtue of their membership of the National Economic Council and National Council of State, governors bear a solemn duty to proffer constructive ideas and solutions to the challenges of governance,” the statement explained.

It said like all citizens, governors were entitled to free speech, adding that such rights must be exercised responsibly.

The ruling party stressed that reckless utterances capable of inflaming passions and social upheaval must be avoided.

It stressed that comparing Nigeria to Venezuela, even under the prevailing challenging economic and security contexts, smacks of righteous indignation.

The ruling party noted that rather than live up to their responsibilities as chief executives of their states, the PDP governors had turned themselves into a band of doomsday vocalists.

It said they were doing this by raising their voices “to deafening decibels intended to drown the groans of their citizens battered by their critical inertia, ineptitude and dismal performance.”

The APC statement also mentioned that the PDP governors’ call for Mr Tinubu to throw in the towel was nothing short of self-indictment, pointing out that it was embarrassing that they could not justify the recent massive federal allocations to their states.

“Our people are going through transient but painful difficulties that the administration is supremely determined to mitigate as these policies begin to yield desired results.

“Nigerians deserve to live in peace and security, with access to basic social and economic amenities.

“Our party urges patience during these turbulent times as our nation soars unstoppably to firmer grounds and a more prosperous future,” the APC statement said. 

(NAN)