The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has issued a blistering condemnation of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, describing it as “irredeemably exploitative, insensitive, and anti-people,” following the 99th assembly of its Nationwide Government Committee (NEC) held on Tuesday, Might 27, 2025.
In a communique learn by the Appearing Nationwide Chairman, Ambassador Iliya Damagum, the PDP NEC painted a dire portrait of the nation underneath the All Progressives Congress (APC), accusing the Tinubu-led authorities of deepening insecurity, {economic} collapse, and a brazen assault on Nigeria’s democracy.
Nation in Disaster Underneath APC – PDP
NEC members unanimously expressed “critical concern over the sorry and melancholic state of affairs” within the nation, blaming what they termed “wholesale corruption, coverage inconsistency, and treasury-looting” for Nigeria’s worsening {economic} and social situations.
They condemned rising insecurity, citing the “wanton killings, banditry, kidnappings, and group invasions” throughout the nation, which they claimed had been emboldened by Tinubu’s “obvious negligence and abdication” of his constitutional duties.
{Economic} Distress and Mass Poverty
The occasion additionally decried what it known as the “ill-advised and ill-implemented” {economic} insurance policies of the APC authorities, together with gas subsidy elimination, electrical energy tariff hikes, and a number of tax regimes which have allegedly led to “the collapse of the productive sector, closure of hundreds of thousands of companies, and large job losses.”
NEC described the present {economic} actuality as one marked by “excessive poverty and a normal sense of distress,” warning that the nation is on the point of deeper collapse if pressing steps usually are not taken.
Accusations of One-Party State Plot
The PDP accused the APC of plotting to undermine Nigeria’s democracy by turning the nation right into a one-party state. The NEC warned that Tinubu’s administration is resorting to “siege, threats, and intimidation” of opposition figures and establishments as a consequence of its “mortal worry of inevitable defeat in 2027.”
Democracy, Unity, and 2025 Conference
Regardless of these challenges, the NEC reaffirmed the PDP’s dedication to democracy, rule of legislation, and the supremacy of the individuals’s will. The occasion introduced it has ratified preparations for its upcoming Nationwide Conference scheduled for August 28–30, 2025.
Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa was named Chairman of the Nationwide Conference Committee, with Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun as Vice Chairman and Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu as Secretary.
As well as, the Zoning Committee was additionally ratified, to be chaired by Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa, with Governors Dauda Lawal (Zamfara) and Caleb Mutfwang (Plateau) serving as Vice Chairman and Secretary, respectively.
South-East Management Dispute Deferred
NEC acknowledged the decision of the South East Zonal Government concerning the Party’s Nationwide Secretary however deferred its resolution to the subsequent NEC assembly slated for Monday, June 30, 2025.
PDP Reaffirms Energy and Resolve
In conclusion, the PDP reassured Nigerians of its resilience and readiness to rescue the nation from what it described as “the vicious grip of the APC.” The communique declared, “The PDP stays sturdy, united, and extra decided than ever to steer the cost in salvaging our nation.”
This assembly marks the PDP’s boldest and most direct assault on the Tinubu administration because the 2023 normal election, signaling a deepening political divide forward of the 2027 presidential race.
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Learn the communiqué in full under:
Communique Issued on the finish of the 99th Assembly of the Nationwide Government Committee (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) As we speak, Tuesday, Might 27, 2025
The Nationwide Government Committee (NEC) of our nice Party, at its 99th assembly at this time, Tuesday, Might 27, 2025 completely examined the State of affairs of the Nation and the Party and resolved as follows:
1. NEC expresses critical concern over the sorry and melancholic state of affairs of our Nation underneath the irredeemably exploitative insensitive and anti-people All Progressives Congress (APC) administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
2. NEC condemns the worsening insecurity; the wanton killings, banditry, kidnapping, marauding of communities and different acts of terrorism in numerous components of our nation, emboldened by President Tinubu’s obvious negligence and abdication of his Constitutional responsibility to make sure the protection and safety of the nation and her residents.
3. NEC additionally laments the worsening {economic} hardship and excessive poverty within the nation occasioned by the ill-advised and ill-implemented polices of the Tinubu administration; hike in gas worth, wanton enhance in electrical energy tariff, a number of taxes and unexplained costs on providers, leading to collapse of the productive sector, closure of hundreds of thousands of companies, huge lack of jobs, rise in criminality and normal sense of distress throughout the nation.
4. NEC condemns the coverage inconsistency, wholesale corruption, huge treasury-looting, finances padding and diversion of public funds that pervade the Tinubu administration leading to infrastructural retrogression and lack of buyers’ confidence in our system.
NEC restates the PDP demand that President Tinubu administration ought to rescind all its anti-people insurance policies and take sensible steps to handle the insecurity and {economic} recession within the nation.
5. Moreover, NEC stands in agency resistance to the sinister plot by the Tinubu-led APC to show Nigeria right into a one-Party totalitarian state as evidenced within the determined makes an attempt to stifle and annihilate opposition events by way of open siege, threats and intimidation of opposition figures and establishments of democracy in Nigeria. It’s clear that this plot is borne out of APC’s mortal worry of inevitable defeat in 2027 as a consequence of its dismal failure in authorities.
6. On the a part of the PDP, NEC restates our Party’s perception in Democracy, the Rule of Regulation and the Supremacy of the Will of the individuals as expressed by way of their free and unhindered democratic participation in multi-party politics and governance.
The profitable convening of the 99th NEC assembly clearly communicates our Party’s unity and focus regardless of the challenges.
7. Pursuant to the provisions of the PDP Structure, NEC acquired and ratified the composition of the Committee on the Nationwide Conference and accepted the conduct of the Nationwide Conference on Thursday twenty eighth to Saturday thirtieth August 2025.
8. NEC additionally acquired and ratified the composition of the Committee on the Zoning of Nationwide Places of work forward of the Nationwide Conference.
The members of the Zoning Committee are Gov. Douye Diri -Chairman, Gov. Dauda Lawal -Vice Chairman and Gov. Caleb Mutfwang -Secretary.
The members of the Nationwide Conference Committee are Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri- Chairman, Gov. Ademola Adeleke- Vice Chairman and Gov. Peter Mbah – Secretary.
9. NEC additionally acquired the Decision of the South East Zonal Government with regard to the problem of the Nationwide Secretary of our Party. NEC resolved to contemplate the Decision of the South East Zonal Government on the subsequent NEC assembly scheduled to carry on Monday, thirtieth June, 2025.
10. NEC reassures Nigerians that the PDP stays sturdy, resilient , united and decided now, greater than ever earlier than in main the cost to rescue our Nation from the vicious grip of the APC.
Offered by
Amb. Iliya Damagum
Appearing Nationwide Chairman
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
